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iShares Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHC : TSX)

Health Care Equity

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(12-04-2025)
$70.78
Change
-$0.44 (-0.62%)
Open $71.37
Day Range $70.56 - $71.37
Volume 6,483

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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iShares Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 12, 2011): 10.42%

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 3.33% 9.34% 2.40% 3.32% -3.35% 6.48% 3.02% 1.88% 6.81% 6.59% 6.99% 7.09% 8.34% 6.70%
Benchmark 3.42% 10.28% 6.76% 5.26% 1.67% 10.64% 6.82% 4.86% 7.44% 8.34% 8.56% 8.93% 9.62% 8.22%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 33 / 51 36 / 51 43 / 51 28 / 50 35 / 50 32 / 48 30 / 41 23 / 40 12 / 38 20 / 35 17 / 34 14 / 31 11 / 29 13 / 29
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund -0.58% -5.91% 6.23% 1.59% -2.87% -3.74% -3.94% 0.35% -2.85% 4.80% 0.97% 3.33%
Benchmark -0.17% -3.25% 6.66% 0.57% -2.81% -5.42% -3.48% 0.91% -0.60% 4.16% 2.38% 3.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.67% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.77% (December 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 8.13% -5.20% 17.06% 2.66% 22.02% 8.73% 21.12% -3.46% 2.09% 1.68%
Benchmark 27.73% -8.68% 14.01% 11.82% 17.06% 13.59% 15.28% -1.72% 1.42% 9.95%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 2 4
Category Rank 22/ 25 6/ 29 6/ 29 25/ 32 3/ 34 29/ 35 6/ 38 23/ 40 18/ 41 42/ 48

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.02% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.20% (2016)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 68.76
International Equity 30.82
Cash and Equivalents 0.36
Other 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 94.77
Consumer Services 2.16
Consumer Goods 1.77
Industrial Goods 0.39
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.36
Other 0.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.88
Europe 24.85
Asia 5.86
Latin America 0.11
Other 0.30

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) 100.00

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 Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - Health Care Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.52% 12.97% 12.59%
Beta 1.04% 1.06% 0.95%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% 0.77%
Sharpe -0.03% 0.37% 0.44%
Sortino 0.08% 0.52% 0.50%
Treynor 0.00% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 65.15% 87.61% 89.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.09% 11.52% 12.97% 12.59%
Beta 1.00% 1.04% 1.06% 0.95%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.86% 0.84% 0.77%
Sharpe -0.42% -0.03% 0.37% 0.44%
Sortino -0.59% 0.08% 0.52% 0.50%
Treynor -0.05% 0.00% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency - 65.15% 87.61% 89.00%

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 April 12, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $520
52 Week High $72.78
52 Week Low $60.00
Annual Dividend $2.88
Annual Yield -
Index S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged 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

The iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged Index, net of expenses, and, to the extent possible, hedge any resulting foreign currency exposure back to Canadian dollars.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) is to invest primarily in shares of a U.S. iShares Fund such that the resulting portfolio will have characteristics that closely match the characteristics of the S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged Index, and to hedge any resulting foreign currency exposure back to Canadian dollars.

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 0.66%
Management Fee 0.63%

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