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iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF (XSHG : TSX)

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade A

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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Close
(12-04-2025)
$39.64
Change
$0.01 (0.03%)
Open $39.64
Day Range $39.64 - $39.64
Volume 700

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 06, 2021): 2.93%

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 0.46% 1.79% 2.65% 4.41% 5.62% 7.74% 6.41% 3.37% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.38% 1.73% 2.10% 3.82% 4.80% 6.41% 5.04% 2.67% 1.93% 2.38% 2.68% 2.37% 2.10% 2.09%
Category Average 0.32% 1.85% 1.85% 3.28% 4.10% 5.98% 4.71% 2.20% 1.72% 2.01% 2.23% 1.92% 1.71% 1.68%
Category Rank 15 / 293 64 / 280 24 / 276 17 / 266 17 / 260 17 / 222 19 / 207 33 / 195 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 0.60% 0.56% 0.84% 0.42% 0.25% 0.19% 0.38% 0.30% 0.16% 0.50% 0.83% 0.46%
Benchmark 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.12% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.89% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -4.41% 6.57% 6.84%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - 110/ 195 17/ 207 30/ 225

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.84% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.41% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 99.32
Cash and Equivalents 0.68

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.19
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.68
Financial Services 0.13

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.66
Bank of Montreal 6.03% 07-Sep-2028 1.38
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 5.05% 07-Oct-2027 1.33
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.73% 27-Jun-2031 1.27
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.68% 01-Feb-2029 1.21
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 1.16
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 1.16
Bank of America Corp 3.62% 16-Mar-2027 1.15
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 1.10
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.95% 29-May-2027 1.08

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.35% - -
Beta 1.09% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.93% - -
Sharpe 0.98% - -
Sortino 3.08% - -
Treynor 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 79.07% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 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 0.78% 2.35% - -
Beta 0.76% 1.09% - -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.93% - -
Sharpe 3.44% 0.98% - -
Sortino 22.80% 3.08% - -
Treynor 0.04% 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 73.89% 79.07% - -

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 06, 2021
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $40
52 Week High $39.92
52 Week Low $37.87
Annual Dividend $1.44
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

XSHG seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance, net of expenses, of an ESG-oriented Index selected at the discretion of BlackRock Canada. The ESG-oriented Index will generally be comprised of fixed income securities of issuers that a meet minimum standard for overall ESG attributes and which are not materially involved in specified business activities or severe controversies, in each case, as determined by the index provider.

Investment Strategy

XSHG’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Sampling Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, XSHG may also invest by employing a Replicating Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

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 0.17%
Management Fee 0.15%

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