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iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF (CVD : TSX)

High Yield Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022

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Close
(04-17-2024)
$16.37
Change
$0.05 (0.31%)
Open $16.34
Day Range $16.34 - $16.38
Volume 5,735

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2011): 3.47%

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 1.04% 3.24% 5.78% 3.24% 2.78% 1.50% 1.48% 6.84% 3.13% 3.06% 2.92% 3.62% 3.62% 3.28%
Benchmark 0.83% 4.14% 9.32% 4.14% 11.08% 7.29% 2.94% 4.89% 3.41% 3.99% 3.87% 5.46% 5.00% 5.66%
Category Average 1.04% 7.26% 7.26% 1.57% 7.54% 1.83% 0.64% 4.84% 2.38% 2.44% 2.46% 3.43% 2.65% 2.59%
Category Rank 145 / 300 52 / 300 271 / 298 52 / 300 290 / 294 218 / 288 118 / 281 75 / 274 100 / 266 103 / 242 97 / 229 137 / 201 65 / 190 81 / 173
Quartile Ranking 2 1 4 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.14% -0.02% 1.23% 0.39% -2.05% -1.24% 0.03% 0.14% 2.29% 1.29% 0.87% 1.04%
Benchmark 1.23% -1.13% -0.73% 1.08% 2.51% -1.32% 1.59% 2.42% 0.89% 1.39% 1.87% 0.83%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.20% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.41% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 2.44% 0.15% 10.96% 3.50% -1.03% 9.22% 2.98% 5.97% -3.72% 2.41%
Benchmark 8.91% 14.93% 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36%
Category Average 2.69% -2.71% 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 4 2 3 3 1 1 4
Category Rank 121/ 172 42/ 183 134/ 200 179/ 228 69/ 240 162/ 265 198/ 273 58/ 275 12/ 285 284/ 294

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.96% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.72% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 53.88
Canadian Equity 46.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Real Estate 24.38
Consumer Goods 19.77
Consumer Services 13.90
Utilities 11.38
Industrial Services 6.38
Other 24.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Morguard REIT - Pfd 8.23
WildBrain Ltd - Debenture 7.25
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust - Debenture 5.47
NFI Group Inc - Pfd 5.37
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc - Debenture Cl B 5.27
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc - Debenture Cl C 4.79
Cineplex Inc - Debenture 4.13
NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT - Pfd 4.06
NorthWest Healthcare Proprts REIT - Debenture Cl G 3.91
WELL Health Technologies Corp - Pfd 3.63

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.10% 8.22% 6.30%
Beta 0.06% 0.53% 0.28%
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.01% 0.21% 0.09%
Sharpe -0.26% 0.18% 0.33%
Sortino -0.45% 0.06% 0.09%
Treynor -0.19% 0.03% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency - 37.81% 41.58%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 4.28% 4.10% 8.22% 6.30%
Beta -0.06% 0.06% 0.53% 0.28%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.00% 0.01% 0.21% 0.09%
Sharpe -0.45% -0.26% 0.18% 0.33%
Sortino -0.05% -0.45% 0.06% 0.09%
Treynor 0.30% -0.19% 0.03% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 18.37% - 37.81% 41.58%

Fund Details

Start Date June 14, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $92
52 Week High $17.10
52 Week Low $14.52
Annual Dividend $0.88
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE TMX Canada Convertible 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 Advantaged Convertible Bond Index Fund seeks to track, less fees and expenses, the DEX Convertible Bond Index -an equally weighted index, rebalanced monthly, of convertible bonds from Canadian issuers. They must be a) on a Canadian exchange b) in CAD$; c) not currently in default of payment of either interest or principal; d) with a minimum monthly volume of $500,000, e) a minimum outstanding amount of $50 million.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 05-18-2012
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 06-17-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.49%
Management Fee 0.45%

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