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iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF (XCS : TSX)

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade C

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(01-28-2026)
$36.03
Change
$0.42 (1.18%)
Open $35.93
Day Range $35.57 - $36.08
Volume 37,352

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2007): 4.79%

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 2.31% 10.01% 32.82% 49.38% 49.38% 33.00% 22.65% 13.76% 15.02% 14.74% 14.94% 10.18% 9.32% 11.91%
Benchmark 2.39% 10.22% 33.22% 50.19% 50.19% 33.59% 23.21% 14.13% 15.33% 14.92% 15.05% 10.25% 9.39% 12.00%
Category Average 2.62% 16.19% 16.19% 24.55% 24.55% 20.63% 15.72% 8.27% 10.95% 11.11% 11.88% 8.08% 7.55% 8.55%
Category Rank 105 / 198 43 / 197 10 / 197 1 / 196 1 / 196 8 / 193 24 / 192 27 / 190 35 / 182 25 / 175 39 / 170 47 / 163 56 / 154 22 / 149
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.60% -2.27% 2.49% -1.84% 7.15% 6.12% 1.46% 9.36% 8.81% 2.26% 5.15% 2.31%
Benchmark 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

25.22% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 38.18% 2.64% -18.04% 16.14% 13.36% 20.19% -9.22% 4.31% 18.41% 49.38%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 1
Category Rank 1/ 149 83/ 154 128/ 163 126/ 170 103/ 175 133/ 182 72/ 190 129/ 192 91/ 193 1/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

49.38% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.04% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 89.82
Income Trust Units 6.55
US Equity 3.20
International Equity 0.43

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 43.27
Energy 18.85
Real Estate 9.87
Financial Services 6.52
Industrial Services 4.32
Other 17.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.57
Europe 0.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
G Mining Ventures Corp 2.20
Torex Gold Resources Inc 2.03
K92 Mining Inc 1.82
Discovery Silver Corp 1.73
Orla Mining Ltd 1.61
Energy Fuels Inc 1.55
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp 1.51
Aris Mining Corp 1.48
Exchange Income Corp 1.37
Fortuna Mining Corp 1.36

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.70% 15.56% 19.89%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 1.29% 0.81% 0.58%
Sortino 3.07% 1.31% 0.80%
Treynor 0.18% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 96.46% 95.08% 93.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.37% 13.70% 15.56% 19.89%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 2.92% 1.29% 0.81% 0.58%
Sortino 11.79% 3.07% 1.31% 0.80%
Treynor 0.39% 0.18% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 98.39% 96.46% 95.08% 93.40%

Fund Details

Start Date May 14, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $221
52 Week High $36.08
52 Week Low $18.13
Annual Dividend $0.42
Annual Yield -
Index S&P/TSX SmallCap 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 Canadian Equity Funds seek to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each iShares Canadian Equity Fund, other than XVX, is to invest primarily in and hold the Index Securities of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index in substantially the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index.

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

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.60%
Management Fee 0.55%

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