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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(03-09-2026)
$19.13
Change
$0.01 (0.06%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

No data available


Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2011): -

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.74% 0.92% 2.29% 1.19% 3.60% 5.40% 5.02% 3.09% 2.22% 2.29% 2.52% 2.54% 2.22% 2.14%
Category Average 0.57% 0.77% 1.90% 0.97% 3.05% 4.65% 4.49% 2.68% 1.83% 1.96% 2.12% 2.06% 1.80% 1.78%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund - - - - - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22% -0.27% 0.45% 0.74%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

-

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71% 3.77%
Category Average 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17% 3.22%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 96.93
Canadian Government Bonds 1.04
Cash and Equivalents 0.92
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.70
Mortgages 0.32
Other 0.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.02
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.92
Financial Services 0.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.91
Europe 0.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 0.89
TORONTO DOMINION BANK 3.69% 09-Jan-2032 0.78
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK 3.65% 13-Jan-2032 0.77
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 0.74
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.57% 09-Dec-2031 0.73
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.73% 27-Jun-2031 0.73
Bank of Montreal 4.71% 07-Nov-2027 0.70
Royal Bank of Canada 4.63% 01-May-2028 0.70
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 0.70
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.61% 10-Sep-2030 0.68

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating  out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation - - - -
Beta - - - -
Alpha - - - -
Rsquared - - - -
Sharpe - - - -
Sortino - - - -
Treynor - - - -
Tax Efficiency - - - -

Fund Details

Start Date September 13, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,279

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the FTSE Canada Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of XSH is to invest in a regularly rebalanced portfolio of bonds, 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 0.10%
Management Fee 0.09%
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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