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iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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(12-04-2025)
$25.56
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $25.61
Day Range $25.53 - $25.61
Volume 7,130

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 07, 2019): 6.40%

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 1.24% 5.71% 10.40% 10.42% 12.67% 15.81% 11.67% 5.52% 6.54% 6.39% - - - -
Benchmark 1.71% 6.86% 13.93% 12.08% 15.49% 18.78% 15.08% 7.46% 7.99% 7.83% 8.39% 7.39% 7.54% 7.46%
Category Average 0.98% 10.69% 10.69% 9.77% 11.48% 15.41% 11.30% 5.11% 7.16% 6.24% 6.64% 5.57% 5.84% 5.65%
Category Rank 634 / 1,754 713 / 1,748 1,107 / 1,744 788 / 1,717 733 / 1,712 916 / 1,651 860 / 1,603 826 / 1,475 946 / 1,333 701 / 1,258 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.84% -0.78% 2.06% 0.37% -1.36% -1.01% 2.16% 1.68% 0.54% 1.52% 2.85% 1.24%
Benchmark 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.29% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.27% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 10.33% 6.57% -11.19% 10.56% 11.99%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 4 3 2 3
Category Rank - - - - - 275/ 1,272 1,176/ 1,359 897/ 1,501 534/ 1,609 1,138/ 1,662

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.99% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.19% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 27.43
Canadian Corporate Bonds 19.01
US Equity 18.04
International Equity 12.92
Canadian Equity 10.15
Other 12.45

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 58.05
Technology 9.93
Financial Services 8.13
Consumer Services 2.93
Basic Materials 2.74
Other 18.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.58
Europe 7.01
Asia 3.87
Multi-National 2.05
Africa and Middle East 0.17
Other 0.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 37.49
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 18.79
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 10.52
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 10.39
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 9.44
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 5.72
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (USIG) 5.60
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 2.05

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.73% 7.43% -
Beta 0.89% 0.88% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.89% 0.91% -
Sharpe 1.09% 0.53% -
Sortino 2.40% 0.75% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 90.98% 85.46% -
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 5.06% 6.73% 7.43% -
Beta 0.73% 0.89% 0.88% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.89% 0.89% 0.91% -
Sharpe 1.84% 1.09% 0.53% -
Sortino 3.97% 2.40% 0.75% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 91.98% 90.98% 85.46% -

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 August 07, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $288
52 Week High $25.82
52 Week Low $22.22
Annual Dividend $0.59
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

XCNS 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.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, XCNS invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which XCNS invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XCNS is managed in accordance with a long-term SAA of approximately 40% equity exposure and approximately 60% fixed income exposure.

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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%

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