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iShares International Fundamental Index ETF

International Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025

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NAVPS
(02-05-2026)
$34.80
Change
-$0.50 (-1.40%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 14, 2007): 5.43%

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 2.36% 6.45% 16.21% 34.51% 34.51% 23.44% 20.63% 14.33% 14.22% 11.87% 11.83% 9.18% 9.94% 9.17%
Benchmark 1.29% 3.97% 11.82% 27.50% 27.50% 19.06% 17.94% 10.03% 9.81% 9.51% 10.45% 8.13% 9.22% 8.08%
Category Average 0.26% 1.27% 6.06% 17.77% 17.77% 14.21% 14.06% 6.71% 7.09% 7.22% 8.64% 6.27% 7.50% 6.45%
Category Rank 21 / 860 27 / 834 15 / 822 15 / 787 15 / 787 25 / 756 29 / 721 13 / 693 16 / 671 16 / 641 44 / 592 34 / 531 53 / 471 38 / 410
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 5.66% 2.08% 1.36% -0.44% 4.30% 1.96% 1.54% 3.85% 3.53% 2.58% 1.38% 2.36%
Benchmark 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.59% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.49% 16.25% -7.71% 11.60% 0.82% 13.80% -2.68% 15.21% 13.28% 34.51%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1
Category Rank 90/ 410 277/ 471 243/ 531 516/ 592 471/ 641 108/ 671 91/ 693 247/ 721 247/ 756 15/ 787

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.51% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.71% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 87.82
Canadian Equity 11.49
Income Trust Units 0.66
US Equity 0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.43
Consumer Goods 13.00
Energy 8.75
Basic Materials 7.75
Industrial Goods 7.01
Other 34.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 58.43
Asia 29.29
North America 11.62
Africa and Middle East 0.60
Latin America 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.15
Shell PLC 1.65
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05
TotalEnergies SE 1.01
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.98
Royal Bank of Canada 0.97
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 0.90
Nestle SA Cl N 0.88
Toyota Motor Corp 0.85
Banco Santander SA 0.83

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares International Fundamental Index ETF

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.89% 10.77% 12.34%
Beta 0.92% 0.89% 0.99%
Alpha 0.04% 0.05% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.86% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.73% 1.04% 0.63%
Sortino 4.11% 1.77% 0.80%
Treynor 0.17% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.96% 91.62% 87.98%
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 7 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 5.60% 8.89% 10.77% 12.34%
Beta 0.74% 0.92% 0.89% 0.99%
Alpha 0.12% 0.04% 0.05% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.87% 0.86% 0.89%
Sharpe 4.92% 1.73% 1.04% 0.63%
Sortino - 4.11% 1.77% 0.80%
Treynor 0.37% 0.17% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 96.17% 93.96% 91.62% 87.98%

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 February 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) $196

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

iShares International Fundamental Index Fund seeks to track, less fees and expenses the FTSE RAFI Developed ex US 1000 Index, composed of the largest 1000 listed companies incorporated outside the U.S., ranked by 4 fundamental measures of size: sales, cash flows, book value and dividends. It represents 25 separate country/regional indices from Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

Investment Strategy

CIE’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Replicating Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, CIE may invest by employing a Sampling Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

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

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.72%
Management Fee 0.65%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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