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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio (XGRO : TSX)

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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(01-28-2026)
$35.78
Change
-$0.09 (-0.25%)
Open $35.89
Day Range $35.73 - $35.89
Volume 79,653

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 5.74%

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 -0.38% 2.23% 10.79% 16.96% 16.96% 18.70% 17.42% 9.56% 10.66% 10.79% 11.79% 9.36% 9.62% 9.67%
Benchmark -1.10% 0.84% 8.95% 13.15% 13.15% 17.29% 16.54% 8.63% 9.16% 9.66% 10.58% 9.30% 9.60% 8.99%
Category Average -0.47% 7.36% 7.36% 11.72% 11.72% 13.84% 13.03% 6.22% 7.43% 7.54% 8.59% 6.72% 7.01% 6.80%
Category Rank 525 / 1,282 209 / 1,265 159 / 1,259 150 / 1,246 150 / 1,246 128 / 1,219 80 / 1,138 107 / 1,090 88 / 993 85 / 945 63 / 860 90 / 777 76 / 707 42 / 627
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 3.38% -0.38% -2.57% -1.92% 4.31% 2.85% 1.68% 2.40% 4.07% 1.92% 0.69% -0.38%
Benchmark 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.40% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.79% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 10.12% 11.78% -6.24% 17.96% 11.42% 15.17% -11.00% 14.92% 20.47% 16.96%
Benchmark 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57% 13.15%
Category Average 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99% 11.72%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Category Rank 53/ 627 156/ 707 579/ 777 123/ 860 213/ 945 189/ 993 490/ 1,090 148/ 1,138 182/ 1,219 150/ 1,246

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.47% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.00% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 34.45
International Equity 24.87
Canadian Equity 20.74
Canadian Government Bonds 8.75
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.27
Other 4.92

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 23.87
Fixed Income 18.77
Technology 16.41
Financial Services 11.71
Basic Materials 4.80
Other 24.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.86
Multi-National 23.87
Europe 0.86
Latin America 0.24
Asia 0.10
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 35.97
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 21.19
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 19.69
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 12.20
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 4.18
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 2.98
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (USIG) 1.89
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 1.89

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 Growth ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.24% 9.74% 9.67%
Beta 1.02% 1.02% 0.99%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.95% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.53% 0.81% 0.82%
Sortino 3.51% 1.26% 1.06%
Treynor 0.12% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 94.66% 92.48% 90.03%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.85% 8.24% 9.74% 9.67%
Beta 0.91% 1.02% 1.02% 0.99%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.94% 0.95% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.71% 1.53% 0.81% 0.82%
Sortino 3.56% 3.51% 1.26% 1.06%
Treynor 0.15% 0.12% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 94.85% 94.66% 92.48% 90.03%

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 June 21, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $4,016
52 Week High $36.13
52 Week Low $27.25
Annual Dividend $0.67
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

The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

XGRO invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which XGRO invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XGRO is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 80% equity exposure and approximately 20% 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 0.17%

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