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iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XIN : TSX)

International Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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2024, 2023, 2022

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(12-04-2025)
$42.12
Change
$0.17 (0.41%)
Open $42.11
Day Range $42.02 - $42.16
Volume 23,829

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 06, 2001): 5.17%

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 3.40% 8.04% 14.27% 17.95% 18.54% 19.34% 17.35% 10.40% 14.91% 10.22% 10.38% 8.36% 9.77% 8.59%
Benchmark 2.68% 9.86% 17.82% 25.91% 26.15% 24.41% 21.38% 10.27% 12.91% 9.98% 10.09% 7.98% 9.20% 8.28%
Category Average 1.35% 11.90% 11.90% 17.86% 17.70% 19.62% 17.58% 7.07% 10.02% 7.99% 8.28% 6.27% 7.51% 6.66%
Category Rank 40 / 836 301 / 825 273 / 813 377 / 790 357 / 790 388 / 758 373 / 717 121 / 692 46 / 668 101 / 642 109 / 589 84 / 526 66 / 469 80 / 405
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 0.91% -0.40% 4.45% 1.99% -2.19% -0.93% 4.87% 0.15% 0.71% 2.42% 2.01% 3.40%
Benchmark 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.84% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.12% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.52% 5.57% 15.92% -10.68% 22.52% -0.50% 18.46% -5.72% 18.11% 12.07%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 2
Category Rank 333/ 360 28/ 409 286/ 470 376/ 530 126/ 591 510/ 642 40/ 672 142/ 694 81/ 724 378/ 759

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.52% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.68% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.52
Income Trust Units 0.81
Cash and Equivalents 0.62
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.89
Consumer Goods 14.56
Industrial Goods 11.97
Healthcare 10.04
Technology 9.30
Other 30.24

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.43
Asia 32.79
Africa and Middle East 1.05
Latin America 0.06
North America 0.03
Other 0.64

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 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 MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.84% 11.59% 12.01%
Beta 0.81% 0.83% 0.87%
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.78% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.28% 1.03% 0.60%
Sortino 3.21% 1.93% 0.73%
Treynor 0.15% 0.14% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.80% 92.62% 88.96%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 7.45% 9.84% 11.59% 12.01%
Beta 0.94% 0.81% 0.83% 0.87%
Alpha -0.05% 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.73% 0.78% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.96% 1.28% 1.03% 0.60%
Sortino 5.15% 3.21% 1.93% 0.73%
Treynor 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.17% 93.80% 92.62% 88.96%

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 06, 2001
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,593
52 Week High $42.65
52 Week Low $32.50
Annual Dividend $0.95
Annual Yield -
Index MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars 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 MSCI EAFE Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI® EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted Index provided by MSCI that includes securities from Europe, Australasia and the Far East, hedged 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

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Fees

MER 0.49%
Management Fee 0.50%

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