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iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (GCNS : TSX)

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2023

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Close
(04-29-2026)
$49.24
Change
-$0.21 (-0.42%)
Open $49.18
Day Range $49.18 - $49.18
Volume 248

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 5.89%

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 -2.75% -0.82% 0.36% -0.82% 9.63% 9.23% 10.14% 7.29% 5.96% - - - - -
Benchmark -1.98% 0.25% -0.49% 0.25% 4.63% 7.55% 6.92% 5.07% 3.11% 2.88% 3.49% 3.59% 3.77% 3.93%
Category Average -2.92% 0.53% 0.53% -0.13% 6.09% 6.62% 6.63% 4.05% 3.21% 5.17% 3.83% 3.72% 3.59% 3.85%
Category Rank 434 / 971 794 / 967 556 / 963 794 / 967 51 / 955 61 / 925 21 / 873 23 / 861 25 / 787 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.14% 2.61% 1.94% 0.85% 1.21% 2.47% 1.57% -0.29% -0.08% 0.56% 1.42% -2.75%
Benchmark -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23% -1.50% 0.33% 1.93% -1.98%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.44% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.75% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - 7.93% -11.13% 12.10% 13.58% 10.58%
Benchmark 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56% 6.36%
Category Average 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38% 7.43%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 3 1 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - 48/ 787 483/ 830 5/ 873 17/ 925 38/ 953

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.58% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.13% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 29.69
Canadian Corporate Bonds 23.61
US Equity 17.09
Canadian Equity 12.10
International Equity 11.23
Other 6.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 58.22
Technology 12.17
Financial Services 12.12
Basic Materials 3.23
Industrial Goods 2.37
Other 11.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.64
Europe 6.89
Asia 4.18
Africa and Middle East 0.14
Latin America 0.14
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 18.20
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 17.78
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 15.80
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 12.87
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 12.25
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 10.22
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 7.91
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 4.99

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.06% 6.98% -
Beta 0.94% 0.91% -
Alpha 0.03% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.69% 0.73% -
Sharpe 1.02% 0.46% -
Sortino 2.02% 0.65% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 90.08% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.12% 6.06% 6.98% -
Beta 0.82% 0.94% 0.91% -
Alpha 0.06% 0.03% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.69% 0.69% 0.73% -
Sharpe 1.36% 1.02% 0.46% -
Sortino 2.05% 2.02% 0.65% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 90.64% 90.08% - -

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 September 02, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $64
52 Week High $51.00
52 Week Low $43.60
Annual Dividend $1.02
Annual Yield -
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

GCNS seeks to provide income and long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GCNS invests generally track indices that employ an ESG-oriented index methodology or that provide exposure to government bonds indices.

Investment Strategy

GCNS invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GCNS invests generally track indices that employ ESG-oriented index methodologies or that provide exposure to government bonds..

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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%

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