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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio (GBAL : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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2023

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Close
(06-11-2025)
$53.09
Change
$0.02 (0.04%)
Open $53.76
Day Range $53.03 - $53.76
Volume 776

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 8.03%

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 4.00% 0.22% 1.51% 2.87% 14.22% 15.23% 11.76% 7.47% - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.47% -1.84% 0.98% 0.80% 11.81% 12.20% 10.05% 5.83% 6.31% 6.62% 6.42% 6.01% 6.79% 6.61%
Category Average 2.61% 0.46% 0.46% 1.76% 9.03% 10.05% 6.90% 4.09% 6.21% 5.55% 5.13% 4.79% 5.31% 4.62%
Category Rank 28 / 1,812 181 / 1,769 330 / 1,763 233 / 1,768 17 / 1,742 17 / 1,667 14 / 1,621 63 / 1,460 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 1.86% 2.83% 0.72% 2.40% 0.36% 3.79% -1.32% 2.61% 0.03% -3.47% -0.17% 4.00%
Benchmark 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.60% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.04% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 12.84% -12.82% 15.54% 18.40%
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 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 221/ 1,413 1,196/ 1,555 34/ 1,661 93/ 1,714

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.40% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.82% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 26.31
Canadian Corporate Bonds 19.90
Canadian Equity 18.83
Canadian Government Bonds 15.42
International Equity 14.72
Other 4.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.92
Financial Services 17.52
Technology 16.64
Basic Materials 4.56
Consumer Services 4.13
Other 19.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 85.03
Europe 10.14
Asia 4.37
Latin America 0.25
Africa and Middle East 0.21

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 28.22
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 18.92
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 13.10
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 11.03
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 11.02
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 9.03
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 5.98
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 2.69

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.39% - -
Beta 1.06% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.90% - -
Sharpe 0.81% - -
Sortino 1.57% - -
Treynor 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 92.77% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.63% 9.39% - -
Beta 1.03% 1.06% - -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.78% 0.90% - -
Sharpe 1.32% 0.81% - -
Sortino 2.61% 1.57% - -
Treynor 0.10% 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 94.25% 92.77% - -

Fund Details

Start Date September 02, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $130
52 Week High $53.76
52 Week Low $46.44
Annual Dividend $0.97
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

GBAL seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GBAL invests generally track indices that employ an ESG-oriented index methodology or that provide exposure to government bonds indices.

Investment Strategy

GBAL invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GBAL invests generally track indices that employ ESG-oriented index methodologies or that provide exposure to government bonds.

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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%

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