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iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XMS : TSX)

U.S. Equity

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Close
(01-28-2026)
$38.63
Change
-$0.04 (-0.10%)
Open $38.70
Day Range $38.63 - $38.70
Volume 301

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 05, 2016): 8.49%

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 -1.09% -0.90% 0.38% 5.59% 5.59% 9.57% 9.21% 3.80% 6.91% 6.18% 8.81% 7.53% 8.66% -
Benchmark -1.89% 1.07% 11.51% 12.28% 12.28% 23.58% 23.49% 13.30% 16.12% 16.11% 17.37% 15.60% 15.40% 14.71%
Category Average -1.41% 8.14% 8.14% 8.65% 8.65% 17.46% 17.92% 8.84% 11.58% 11.97% 13.45% 11.36% 11.59% 11.04%
Category Rank 420 / 1,391 1,035 / 1,379 1,284 / 1,359 959 / 1,294 959 / 1,294 1,126 / 1,250 1,083 / 1,164 1,022 / 1,108 988 / 1,063 966 / 998 860 / 924 786 / 852 660 / 767 -
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 3.75% 2.83% -1.22% -2.45% 1.93% 0.39% -1.11% 1.38% 1.03% -2.35% 2.61% -1.09%
Benchmark 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.50% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 18.16% -1.05% 26.03% 2.59% 20.35% -10.89% 8.50% 13.70% 5.59%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - 2 3 2 4 3 2 4 4 3
Category Rank - 239/ 767 489/ 852 299/ 924 899/ 998 781/ 1,063 312/ 1,108 1,084/ 1,164 1,180/ 1,250 959/ 1,294

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.03% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.89% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 92.76
International Equity 5.88
Canadian Equity 1.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.89
Financial Services 14.67
Healthcare 13.35
Consumer Goods 9.40
Consumer Services 7.30
Other 26.39

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.13
Europe 4.99
Latin America 0.89

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (XMU) 100.00

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 USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.95% 12.47% -
Beta 0.50% 0.71% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -
Rsquared 0.30% 0.55% -
Sharpe 0.55% 0.38% -
Sortino 1.02% 0.54% -
Treynor 0.11% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 94.25% 92.78% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.27% 9.95% 12.47% -
Beta 0.19% 0.50% 0.71% -
Alpha 0.03% -0.02% -0.04% -
Rsquared 0.12% 0.30% 0.55% -
Sharpe 0.42% 0.55% 0.38% -
Sortino 0.60% 1.02% 0.54% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.11% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 92.03% 94.25% 92.78% -

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 April 05, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $57
52 Week High $39.15
52 Week Low $33.01
Annual Dividend $0.41
Annual Yield -
Index MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) 100% Hedged to CAD 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

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The applicable Index for XMS is the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) 100% Hedged to CAD Index. Under normal market conditions, XMS will primarily invest in securities of one or more iShares ETFs and/or international equity securities. XMS will seek to hedge any resulting U.S. dollar or other foreign currency exposure, as applicable, back to Canadian dollars.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

  • Orlando Montalvo

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 0.33%
Management Fee 0.30%

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