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iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF (COW : TSX)

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Fundata ESG Grade E

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(12-04-2025)
$64.55
Change
$0.05 (0.08%)
Open $64.30
Day Range $64.30 - $64.73
Volume 6,018

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 19, 2007): 7.94%

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 -3.71% -7.23% 0.14% 0.32% 1.72% 5.75% -3.46% 3.33% 11.06% 9.26% 9.77% 7.44% 8.42% 9.01%
Benchmark 0.97% 11.70% 23.39% 25.13% 28.75% 30.39% 19.52% 12.89% 17.64% 14.06% 13.94% 11.61% 11.60% 11.71%
Category Average 4.38% 29.54% 29.54% 20.83% 24.68% 28.39% 21.89% 8.77% 12.87% 13.94% 13.62% 12.64% 13.40% 12.32%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 7.29% -5.50% 5.91% -2.32% 0.14% -3.31% 4.39% 1.20% 2.18% 0.27% -3.91% -3.71%
Benchmark 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.25% (March 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.97% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.96% 14.17% 14.58% -13.66% 25.51% 11.77% 31.72% 12.47% -9.11% 6.13%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average 16.21% -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53% 20.41%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.72% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.66% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 88.64
International Equity 6.58
Canadian Equity 4.79

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 54.59
Industrial Goods 23.16
Basic Materials 17.59
Consumer Services 4.24
Financial Services 0.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.43
Europe 4.30
Latin America 1.47
Africa and Middle East 0.81

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Deere & Co 8.95
Corteva Inc 8.78
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 8.27
Ingredion Inc 6.19
Mosaic Co 6.11
Tyson Foods Inc Cl A 6.06
Bunge Global SA 5.83
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc 5.58
AGCO Corp 5.58
Nutrien Ltd 3.80

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.09% 18.97% 16.50%
Beta 0.91% 1.08% 0.93%
Alpha -0.19% -0.06% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.52% 0.52% 0.52%
Sharpe -0.42% 0.51% 0.50%
Sortino -0.47% 0.81% 0.65%
Treynor -0.07% 0.09% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency - 92.19% 92.39%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.35% 15.09% 18.97% 16.50%
Beta 0.83% 0.91% 1.08% 0.93%
Alpha -0.19% -0.19% -0.06% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52%
Sharpe -0.01% -0.42% 0.51% 0.50%
Sortino -0.04% -0.47% 0.81% 0.65%
Treynor 0.00% -0.07% 0.09% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 42.04% - 92.19% 92.39%

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 December 19, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $230
52 Week High $70.36
52 Week Low $58.00
Annual Dividend $1.34
Annual Yield -
Index Manulife Asset Management Global Agriculture 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

iShares Global Agriculture Index Fund seeks to track, less fees and expenses, the MFC Global Agriculture Index. It invests in equity and equity-related securities involved in the agricultural sector. MFC employs a proprietary quantitative, multi-factor, bottom-up, selection process to select and weight the top companies.

Investment Strategy

COW’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Replicating Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, COW may invest by employing a Sampling Strategy, 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.

  • Jennifer Hsui

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 0.71%
Management Fee 0.65%

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