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iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio (GGRO : TSX)

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024

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Close
(06-12-2026)
$74.03
Change
$0.50 (0.68%)
Open $73.56
Day Range $73.56 - $73.96
Volume 1,263

As at May 31, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 13.01%

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 5.61% 7.92% 10.97% 10.59% 25.53% 20.91% 20.77% 17.07% 12.53% - - - - -
Benchmark 5.15% 6.07% 8.76% 9.98% 23.45% 18.11% 17.88% 15.07% 10.83% 11.60% 11.04% 10.15% 9.60% 10.30%
Category Average 3.43% 6.98% 6.98% 7.48% 18.09% 14.06% 14.19% 11.13% 7.90% 9.72% 8.61% 7.63% 7.12% 7.53%
Category Rank 56 / 1,290 59 / 1,288 128 / 1,284 170 / 1,284 152 / 1,260 37 / 1,221 54 / 1,149 14 / 1,120 52 / 1,001 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 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 3.41% 1.78% 1.96% 3.61% 2.49% -0.72% 0.34% 0.66% 1.80% -4.06% 6.51% 5.61%
Benchmark 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10% 1.51% 2.14% -4.22% 5.33% 5.15%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.75% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.32% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - 17.86% -14.39% 18.95% 22.74% 17.20%
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 4 1 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - 64/ 986 857/ 1,083 58/ 1,131 112/ 1,212 131/ 1,239

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.74% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 34.61
Canadian Equity 23.45
International Equity 21.80
Canadian Government Bonds 13.25
Canadian Corporate Bonds 3.91
Other 2.98

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 26.83
Financial Services 23.37
Fixed Income 19.14
Basic Materials 5.92
Industrial Goods 5.03
Other 19.71

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.91
Europe 13.04
Asia 8.41
Africa and Middle East 0.30
Latin America 0.27
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 36.80
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 23.76
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 19.79
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 6.87
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 6.86
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 2.00
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 1.96
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 1.96

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.00% 11.20% -
Beta 1.10% 1.08% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.93% -
Sharpe 1.59% 0.86% -
Sortino 3.23% 1.37% -
Treynor 0.14% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 96.50% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 9.74% 10.00% 11.20% -
Beta 1.01% 1.10% 1.08% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.90% 0.93% -
Sharpe 2.16% 1.59% 0.86% -
Sortino 4.61% 3.23% 1.37% -
Treynor 0.21% 0.14% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 97.33% 96.50% - -

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 Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $252
52 Week High $74.57
52 Week Low $59.30
Annual Dividend $1.02
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

GGRO 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. The iShares ETFs in which GGRO invests generally employ ESG- oriented investment strategies or primarily invest in government bonds.

Investment Strategy

GGRO invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which GGRO invests generally employ ESG-oriented investment strategies or primarily invest in government bonds. GGRO is permitted to invest in iShares ETFs that employ a broad spectrum of ESG-oriented investment strategies, including, (i) socially responsible investing , whereby the security selection and/or portfolio construction process are influenced by inves

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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%

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