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iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF (XEN : TSX)

Canadian Equity

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2018

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(04-25-2024)
$33.58
Change
$0.02 (0.06%)
Open $33.38
Day Range $33.38 - $33.58
Volume 940

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2007): 5.63%

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 4.50% 5.61% 14.21% 5.61% 14.88% 5.01% 10.80% 17.72% 8.87% 8.56% 8.05% 9.35% 7.60% 7.53%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.04% 3.60% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 39 / 728 543 / 727 376 / 717 543 / 727 135 / 704 185 / 674 106 / 601 120 / 560 310 / 542 247 / 477 172 / 451 128 / 402 125 / 368 121 / 335
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 4.01% -5.34% 4.09% 2.77% -1.20% -3.34% -3.47% 8.46% 3.30% 0.09% 0.97% 4.50%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.21% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.62% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 10.38% -8.06% 21.95% 10.73% -7.93% 16.64% 0.09% 28.05% -3.31% 12.41%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 1
Category Rank 170/ 333 269/ 365 88/ 392 32/ 448 154/ 474 477/ 521 388/ 557 99/ 592 224/ 659 147/ 697

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.05% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.06% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.93
Income Trust Units 1.07

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.40
Energy 18.87
Technology 11.42
Basic Materials 10.74
Industrial Services 10.38
Other 19.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.54
Latin America 0.46

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 9.96
Toronto-Dominion Bank 9.69
Shopify Inc Cl A 8.67
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 7.62
Canadian National Railway Co 7.08
Bank of Montreal 6.59
Suncor Energy Inc 4.43
Sun Life Financial Inc 2.97
BCE Inc 2.88
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.76

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 Jantzi Social Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.18% 16.29% 13.33%
Beta 1.04% 1.02% 1.02%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.49% 0.51%
Sortino 0.94% 0.60% 0.56%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.84% 88.20% 87.47%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 13.97% 14.18% 16.29% 13.33%
Beta 1.08% 1.04% 1.02% 1.02%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.95% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.72% 0.61% 0.49% 0.51%
Sortino 1.53% 0.94% 0.60% 0.56%
Treynor 0.09% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 92.90% 90.84% 88.20% 87.47%

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 May 14, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $112
52 Week High $34.22
52 Week Low $28.64
Annual Dividend $0.80
Annual Yield -
Index Jantzi Social 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 Jantzi Social Index® Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the Jantzi Social Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is comprised of securities of Canadian issuers selected by Jantzi based on criteria for identifying companies that reflect a higher standard of environmental and social performance.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 05-14-2007
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 05-14-2007

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian -
Registrar -
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.55%
Management Fee 0.50%

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