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iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF (XAD : TSX)

Sector Equity

Close
(05-29-2026)
$105.12
Change
$0.07 (0.07%)
Open $104.87
Day Range $103.50 - $105.15
Volume 2,725

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 06, 2023): 28.68%

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 -2.40% -5.29% -1.44% 1.26% 37.79% 29.74% - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 3.81% 7.00% 13.54% 7.89% 40.10% 28.50% 21.54% 16.52% 15.51% 18.30% 14.14% 13.56% 12.35% 12.61%
Category Average 11.53% 1.65% 1.65% 6.29% 31.67% 17.93% 19.11% 14.41% 8.69% 13.25% 11.96% 12.45% 11.99% 13.18%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 12.39% 5.66% 5.65% 0.22% 7.21% 3.72% -5.39% 2.88% 6.92% 5.72% -8.21% -2.40%
Benchmark 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32% 3.81%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.39% (May 2025)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.21% (March 2026)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - - - 25.84% 41.32%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53% 20.41% 15.55%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

41.32% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.84% (2024)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 99.90
International Equity 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 93.11
Basic Materials 6.54
Consumer Goods 0.12
Industrial Services 0.12
Healthcare 0.07
Other 0.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.90
Latin America 0.10

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
General Electric Co 19.43
Raytheon Technologies Corp 15.10
Boeing Co 10.25
General Dynamics Corp 4.78
Howmet Aerospace Inc 4.75
TransDigm Group Inc 4.54
L3harris Technologies Inc 4.33
Lockheed Martin Corp 3.92
Northrop Grumman Corp 3.89
Rocket Lab Corp 3.27

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating  out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 20.25% - - -
Beta 0.92% - - -
Alpha 0.02% - - -
Rsquared 0.24% - - -
Sharpe 1.58% - - -
Sortino 2.98% - - -
Treynor 0.35% - - -
Tax Efficiency 99.44% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date September 06, 2023
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $173
52 Week High $112.00
52 Week Low $78.55
Annual Dividend $0.44
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

XAD seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance, net of expenses, of an Index selected at the discretion of BlackRock Canada that is designed to measure the performance of U.S. companies in the aerospace & defense sector, as determined by the Index Provider. XAD currently seeks to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index.

Investment Strategy

XAD's current principal investment strategy is to employ a Replicating Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, XAD may also invest by employing a Sampling Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives. More information on these investment strategies and additional investment strategies that may be used by BlackRock Canada and/or BTC in managing this iShares Fund can be found under the heading Investment Strategies .

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.44%
Management Fee 0.39%

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