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iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF (XAW : TSX)

Global Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018

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Close
(05-02-2024)
$39.21
Change
$0.25 (0.64%)
Open $39.15
Day Range $38.96 - $39.22
Volume 31,530

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2015): 9.83%

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 3.04% 10.65% 19.75% 10.65% 22.36% 11.18% 9.31% 15.87% 10.84% 9.85% 10.12% 11.19% 9.72% -
Benchmark 2.94% 10.27% 20.07% 10.27% 23.05% 11.13% 9.29% 15.98% 11.08% 10.21% 10.43% 11.39% 9.83% 10.93%
Category Average 2.78% 18.53% 18.53% 9.49% 18.77% 8.26% 6.74% 13.89% 8.87% 8.06% 8.20% 8.89% 7.44% 8.02%
Category Rank 777 / 2,078 660 / 2,054 724 / 2,008 660 / 2,054 551 / 1,936 420 / 1,805 357 / 1,645 366 / 1,508 323 / 1,448 285 / 1,231 238 / 1,069 158 / 923 158 / 786 -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.72% -1.03% 3.04% 2.99% -0.21% -4.16% -0.50% 6.31% 2.31% 1.51% 5.80% 3.04%
Benchmark 1.71% -0.97% 2.98% 3.28% -0.19% -4.15% -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.86% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.07% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - 5.39% 15.88% -1.74% 19.37% 12.43% 18.23% -11.77% 18.16%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average 8.33% 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08%
Quartile Ranking - - 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
Category Rank - - 352/ 892 379/ 1,062 354/ 1,212 744/ 1,417 698/ 1,500 570/ 1,620 742/ 1,774 601/ 1,933

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.37% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.77% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 61.66
International Equity 37.98
Cash and Equivalents 0.21
Canadian Equity 0.06
Other 0.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 36.10
Technology 21.24
Financial Services 8.03
Healthcare 7.46
Consumer Services 6.53
Other 20.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 62.02
Multi-National 36.10
Europe 1.70
Latin America 0.16
Africa and Middle East 0.01
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) 53.35
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 25.16
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 10.94
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 4.68
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) 3.76
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) 2.11

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.85% 13.24% -
Beta 0.99% 0.98% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.99% -
Sharpe 0.55% 0.70% -
Sortino 0.82% 0.94% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 92.50% 93.31% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.13% 12.85% 13.24% -
Beta 0.97% 0.99% 0.98% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.99% 0.99% -
Sharpe 1.59% 0.55% 0.70% -
Sortino 3.81% 0.82% 0.94% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.07% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 96.69% 92.50% 93.31% -

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 February 10, 2015
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,465
52 Week High $39.94
52 Week Low $32.75
Annual Dividend $0.62
Annual Yield -
Index MSCI ACWI ex Canada IMI
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 MSCI ACWI ex Canada IMI Index (the "Index"), net of expenses. The Index captures large, mid and small cap representation across 22 of 23 developed markets countries (excluding Canada) and 23 emerging markets countries. The Index covers approximately 99% of the global equity opportunity set outside Canada.

Investment Strategy

The primary investment strategy of the fund is to invest in securities of one or more exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock or an affiliate, and/or securities of the constituent issuers included in the Index, such that the resulting portfolio will have characteristics that closely match the characteristics of the Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 02-10-2015
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 08-05-2020

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 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%

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