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iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(04-23-2024)
$19.37
Change
$0.26 (1.35%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2007): 2.25%

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 7.39% 7.75% 14.00% 7.75% 7.74% -2.97% 3.76% 22.34% 7.84% 6.18% 4.26% 7.10% 5.57% 3.90%
Benchmark 7.49% 7.92% 14.37% 7.92% 8.22% -2.72% 3.99% 22.48% 7.82% 6.15% 4.23% 7.10% 5.60% 3.95%
Category Average 2.60% 14.10% 14.10% 6.51% 10.11% 0.73% 4.35% 17.73% 7.77% 6.08% 4.99% 6.38% 4.84% 4.30%
Category Rank 1 / 217 85 / 214 132 / 213 85 / 214 153 / 213 182 / 211 113 / 201 33 / 193 109 / 185 104 / 177 116 / 167 86 / 165 87 / 141 109 / 136
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.18% -4.07% 0.58% 6.06% -1.34% -5.28% -2.62% 4.73% 3.73% -0.41% 0.75% 7.39%
Benchmark -1.16% -4.06% 0.59% 6.09% -1.31% -5.24% -2.58% 4.84% 3.76% -0.37% 0.77% 7.49%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

25.22% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -2.70% -13.50% 38.18% 2.64% -18.04% 16.14% 13.36% 20.19% -9.22% 4.31%
Benchmark -2.34% -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79%
Category Average 3.45% -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 3 2 3
Category Rank 121/ 135 135/ 140 1/ 162 94/ 167 138/ 177 139/ 184 108/ 189 148/ 201 76/ 210 144/ 213

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.18% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.04% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 87.13
Income Trust Units 9.29
US Equity 2.58
International Equity 1.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 31.50
Energy 20.75
Real Estate 11.23
Financial Services 7.09
Healthcare 5.59
Other 23.84

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.00
Asia 1.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Hudbay Minerals Inc 1.53
Athabasca Oil Corp 1.38
Chartwell Retirement Residences - Units 1.37
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp 1.33
Vermilion Energy Inc 1.26
Russel Metals Inc 1.25
Secure Energy Services Inc 1.20
Tilray Brands Inc 1.14
Altus Group Ltd 1.09
Equinox Gold Corp 1.09

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.58% 24.80% 20.25%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.35% 0.22%
Sortino 0.18% 0.45% 0.21%
Treynor 0.02% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 76.95% 87.95% 77.90%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.91% 16.58% 24.80% 20.25%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 0.26% 0.15% 0.35% 0.22%
Sortino 0.68% 0.18% 0.45% 0.21%
Treynor 0.04% 0.02% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 85.91% 76.95% 87.95% 77.90%

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 May 14, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $137

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Canadian Equity Funds seek to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each iShares Canadian Equity Fund, other than XVX, is to invest primarily in and hold the Index Securities of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index in substantially the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 05-14-2007
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 05-14-2007

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian -
Registrar -
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 0.60%
Management Fee 0.55%
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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