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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$19.13
Change
$0.02 (0.10%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2011): 2.78%

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 0.90% 2.12% 4.02% 0.90% 8.11% 6.50% 3.64% 2.21% 2.80% 3.13% 3.07% 2.74% 2.72% 2.52%
Benchmark 0.83% 1.78% 3.39% 0.83% 6.73% 5.12% 2.67% 1.53% 2.06% 2.29% 2.35% 2.03% 1.91% 1.80%
Category Average 0.71% 1.51% 2.89% 0.71% 5.96% 4.67% 2.29% 1.26% 1.72% 1.93% 1.85% 1.63% 1.58% 1.35%
Category Rank 48 / 330 25 / 321 10 / 317 48 / 330 22 / 304 25 / 263 44 / 250 57 / 237 38 / 227 27 / 218 15 / 204 26 / 184 26 / 179 22 / 169
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.26% 0.59% -0.36% 0.95% 0.80% 1.65% 0.54% 1.52% -0.20% 0.77% 0.44% 0.90%
Benchmark 0.05% 0.53% -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.43% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-2.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.62% 2.17% 0.92% 1.68% 4.53% 6.24% -0.62% -4.55% 6.63% 7.16%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank 11/ 165 51/ 178 59/ 183 58/ 203 20/ 217 11/ 227 90/ 233 150/ 247 27/ 260 26/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.16% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 96.76
Canadian Government Bonds 1.04
Cash and Equivalents 0.89
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.77
Mortgages 0.54

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.06
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.89
Financial Services 0.06
Other -0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 0.96
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 0.80
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 0.77
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.23% 01-Feb-2030 0.75
Bank of Montreal 4.71% 07-Nov-2027 0.73
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 0.73
Royal Bank of Canada 4.63% 01-May-2028 0.72
Bank of Montreal 4.31% 01-May-2027 0.70
Royal Bank of Canada 5.10% 03-Apr-2029 0.66
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.48% 18-Jan-2028 0.64

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.25% 3.19% 2.44%
Beta 1.13% 1.18% 1.14%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe -0.03% 0.15% 0.36%
Sortino 0.28% -0.08% -0.27%
Treynor 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 63.14% 56.13% 50.57%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.06% 3.25% 3.19% 2.44%
Beta 1.07% 1.13% 1.18% 1.14%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.96% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.75% -0.03% 0.15% 0.36%
Sortino 6.40% 0.28% -0.08% -0.27%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 81.14% 63.14% 56.13% 50.57%

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) $1,525

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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