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iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$48.29
Change
$0.38 (0.80%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 24, 2012): 10.07%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.04% 1.46% 8.42% 4.51% 20.78% 15.95% 11.08% 14.55% 11.89% 11.41% 10.89% 9.64% 10.31% 8.60%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average -0.29% -0.58% 7.87% 2.49% 17.19% 12.64% 8.17% 10.97% 11.01% 9.68% 8.80% 7.99% 9.18% 6.94%
Category Rank 40 / 753 48 / 751 380 / 736 38 / 751 186 / 726 79 / 705 49 / 672 31 / 599 243 / 559 142 / 542 79 / 489 116 / 461 171 / 424 96 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.21% -1.46% 2.81% -0.89% 6.67% 1.77% 2.64% 0.30% 3.80% -2.92% 2.42% 2.04%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.19% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.60% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.86% 17.16% 7.38% -7.13% 23.60% -1.62% 25.84% -1.34% 11.20% 19.98%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 2
Category Rank 149/ 388 209/ 416 222/ 459 111/ 485 62/ 531 448/ 557 204/ 592 112/ 660 270/ 699 267/ 725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.84% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.13% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.94
US Equity 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.70
Energy 12.17
Consumer Services 11.55
Industrial Services 10.63
Basic Materials 8.41
Other 24.54

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Thomson Reuters Corp 3.22
Great-West Lifeco Inc 3.14
Intact Financial Corp 3.09
Enbridge Inc 3.04
Fortis Inc 3.02
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.96
TMX Group Ltd 2.95
Royal Bank of Canada 2.91
Pembina Pipeline Corp 2.84
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.81

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.13% 13.12% 10.81%
Beta 0.75% 0.79% 0.79%
Alpha 0.03% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.90% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.66% 0.75% 0.67%
Sortino 1.22% 1.01% 0.79%
Treynor 0.10% 0.12% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 90.56% 90.98% 88.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.87% 11.13% 13.12% 10.81%
Beta 0.75% 0.75% 0.79% 0.79%
Alpha 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.90% 0.90% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.73% 0.66% 0.75% 0.67%
Sortino 4.34% 1.22% 1.01% 0.79%
Treynor 0.20% 0.10% 0.12% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 94.76% 90.56% 90.98% 88.02%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date July 24, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $285

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund is to invest primarily in a portfolio of securities which make up the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), selected by BlackRock Canada from time to time, that closely matches the characteristics of the index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.33%
Management Fee 0.30%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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