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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF (CBO : TSX)

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade B

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2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016

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(01-28-2026)
$18.56
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $18.55
Day Range $18.55 - $18.57
Volume 11,752

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 25, 2009): 3.04%

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 -0.22% 0.36% 2.14% 4.55% 4.55% 5.60% 5.88% 3.14% 2.28% 2.87% 3.06% 2.84% 2.60% 2.50%
Benchmark -0.27% 0.33% 1.60% 3.77% 3.77% 4.74% 4.80% 2.53% 1.83% 2.38% 2.47% 2.39% 2.16% 2.03%
Category Average -0.20% 1.33% 1.33% 3.22% 3.22% 4.19% 4.41% 2.12% 1.52% 1.99% 2.12% 1.92% 1.75% 1.66%
Category Rank 156 / 293 137 / 290 10 / 277 10 / 263 10 / 263 22 / 226 21 / 208 41 / 196 53 / 187 39 / 181 28 / 171 30 / 163 31 / 147 29 / 143
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.88% 0.46% 0.22% 0.10% 0.37% 0.32% 0.26% 0.57% 0.93% 0.44% 0.14% -0.22%
Benchmark 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22% -0.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.19% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.93% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 1.64% 0.66% 1.37% 4.20% 5.87% -1.11% -4.64% 6.44% 6.65% 4.55%
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 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1
Category Rank 37/ 143 49/ 147 73/ 163 18/ 171 25/ 181 110/ 187 133/ 196 23/ 208 39/ 226 10/ 263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.65% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.64% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 95.26
Canadian Government Bonds 3.79
Cash and Equivalents 0.94
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.06
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
North West Redwater Partnershp 2.80% 01-Mar-2031 2.79
Sun Life Financial Inc 5.12% 15-May-2031 2.31
Sun Life Financial Inc 2.06% 01-Oct-2030 1.98
Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 4.91% 30-Jun-2031 1.88
Greater Toronto Airports Auth 7.10% 04-Jun-2031 1.70
OMERS Realty Corp 4.96% 10-Feb-2031 1.41
Alectra Inc 2.49% 17-Feb-2027 1.15
AIMCo Realty Investors LP 2.71% 01-Jun-2029 1.09
Magna International Inc 4.95% 31-Oct-2030 1.06
OMERS Realty Corp 5.38% 14-Nov-2028 1.04

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.44% 2.87% 2.44%
Beta 1.12% 1.17% 1.17%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.77% -0.15% 0.28%
Sortino 2.44% -0.33% -0.27%
Treynor 0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 78.06% 48.07% 54.66%
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 1.11% 2.44% 2.87% 2.44%
Beta 0.90% 1.12% 1.17% 1.17%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.93% 0.95% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.68% 0.77% -0.15% 0.28%
Sortino 2.89% 2.44% -0.33% -0.27%
Treynor 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 70.05% 78.06% 48.07% 54.66%

Fund Details

Start Date February 25, 2009
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $785
52 Week High $18.73
52 Week Low $18.28
Annual Dividend $0.63
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE TMX Canada 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund, seeks to provide a return based on investing and holding the securities that constitute the DEX 1-5 Yr Corporate Bond Index, less fees and expenses. CBO provides suitable investors exposure to a well-diversified corporate bond portfolio, with staggered maturity levels from 1 to 5 years.

Investment Strategy

CBO’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Sampling Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, CBO may invest by employing a Replicating Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

  • James Mauro

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.28%
Management Fee 0.25%

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