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iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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2023, 2022, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(12-19-2024) 		$45.72
Change
-$0.20 (-0.44%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 24, 2012): 10.15%

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 3.80% 6.86% 14.97% 23.59% 27.22% 15.21% 12.33% 14.55% 10.82% 11.99% 9.84% 9.80% 9.96% 8.92%
Benchmark 6.37% 10.66% 16.91% 25.77% 30.69% 15.61% 10.90% 13.91% 11.92% 12.54% 10.25% 10.17% 10.75% 8.96%
Category Average 5.35% 8.49% 14.17% 21.52% 25.96% 13.04% 9.68% 12.40% 10.12% 10.55% 8.40% 8.32% 8.64% 7.35%
Category Rank 682 / 742 603 / 727 330 / 722 253 / 716 345 / 716 189 / 690 78 / 645 126 / 583 250 / 549 178 / 513 145 / 477 125 / 452 154 / 408 115 / 380
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.94% 1.52% 2.26% 2.21% -1.46% 2.81% -0.89% 6.67% 1.77% 2.64% 0.30% 3.80%
Benchmark 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.19% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.60% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 16.80% -3.86% 17.16% 7.38% -7.13% 23.60% -1.62% 25.84% -1.34% 11.20%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 2
Category Rank 13/ 348 149/ 381 206/ 409 222/ 452 104/ 478 62/ 523 440/ 549 203/ 584 112/ 651 261/ 690

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 99.93
US Equity 0.07

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.41
Energy 13.02
Consumer Services 11.50
Industrial Services 10.56
Utilities 7.74
Other 24.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.13
Royal Bank of Canada 3.00
Enbridge Inc 2.99
Fortis Inc 2.99
Great-West Lifeco Inc 2.95
Canadian National Railway Co 2.95
Pembina Pipeline Corp 2.92
Intact Financial Corp 2.90
National Bank of Canada 2.89
Thomson Reuters Corp 2.85

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 11.06% 13.34% 10.73%
Beta 0.76% 0.80% 0.79%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.79% 0.67% 0.70%
Sortino 1.44% 0.88% 0.83%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 91.51% 90.30% 88.37%
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 7.43% 11.06% 13.34% 10.73%
Beta 0.75% 0.76% 0.80% 0.79%
Alpha 0.04% 0.04% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.90% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 2.70% 0.79% 0.67% 0.70%
Sortino 10.49% 1.44% 0.88% 0.83%
Treynor 0.27% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 95.91% 91.51% 90.30% 88.37%

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) $271

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 07-24-2012
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 07-24-2012

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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