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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio (GBAL : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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Close
(05-08-2024)
$46.72
Change
-$0.13 (-0.28%)
Open $46.68
Day Range $46.68 - $46.72
Volume 228

As at April 30, 2024

As at April 30, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 5.94%

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 -2.43% 2.52% 15.10% 4.26% 12.62% 8.81% 4.60% - - - - - - -
Benchmark -1.57% 3.31% 11.56% 4.12% 9.21% 7.74% 3.11% 5.05% 4.84% 5.39% 5.04% 6.48% 6.12% 6.83%
Category Average -1.99% 10.80% 10.80% 2.42% 6.62% 4.42% 1.99% 5.55% 4.00% 4.27% 3.94% 4.83% 4.01% 4.42%
Category Rank 1,559 / 1,734 647 / 1,734 30 / 1,723 265 / 1,734 50 / 1,683 42 / 1,631 159 / 1,453 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -0.92% 1.80% 1.56% -0.19% -3.43% -0.91% 6.60% 3.57% 1.70% 2.77% 2.24% -2.43%
Benchmark -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.60% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.04% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - 12.84% -12.82% 15.54%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 1 4 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - 223/ 1,424 1,199/ 1,563 32/ 1,682

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.54% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.82% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 28.26
Canadian Corporate Bonds 18.90
Canadian Equity 17.77
Canadian Government Bonds 15.39
International Equity 14.93
Other 4.75

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.06
Financial Services 16.02
Technology 15.60
Healthcare 4.95
Industrial Goods 4.76
Other 21.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.85
Europe 9.91
Asia 4.86
Latin America 0.21
Africa and Middle East 0.08
Other 0.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 30.05
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 17.87
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 13.42
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 10.70
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 10.63
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 8.75
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 5.79
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 2.79

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 9.95% - -
Beta 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.92% - -
Sharpe 0.23% - -
Sortino 0.29% - -
Treynor 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility 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 9.58% 9.95% - -
Beta 1.15% 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.92% - -
Sharpe 0.79% 0.23% - -
Sortino 1.93% 0.29% - -
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 91.90% - - -

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 September 02, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $71
52 Week High $47.58
52 Week Low $39.22
Annual Dividend $1.07
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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 08-12-2020
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 08-21-2020

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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%

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