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iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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

2023, 2012

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NAVPS
(04-16-2024) 		$27.41
Change
-$0.05 (-0.18%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 5.26%

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 2.22% 5.37% 13.84% 5.37% 13.08% 5.63% 4.93% 9.58% 6.76% 6.88% 5.98% 6.34% 5.49% 5.76%
Benchmark 1.80% 5.77% 13.57% 5.77% 12.38% 6.05% 3.87% 6.63% 5.64% 5.56% 5.88% 6.44% 5.97% 7.01%
Category Average 1.96% 12.03% 12.03% 4.49% 10.15% 3.31% 3.22% 7.67% 4.79% 4.62% 4.52% 5.09% 4.15% 4.67%
Category Rank 483 / 1,733 495 / 1,733 264 / 1,709 495 / 1,733 257 / 1,682 264 / 1,613 290 / 1,430 213 / 1,354 175 / 1,299 129 / 1,164 199 / 1,004 217 / 933 189 / 822 213 / 689
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.53% -1.76% 1.86% 1.45% -0.36% -3.28% -0.81% 5.72% 3.03% 0.41% 2.65% 2.22%
Benchmark 1.29% -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.06% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.72% -1.29% 9.30% 5.50% -2.51% 15.19% 10.58% 11.06% -11.08% 12.78%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 4 2 1 1 2 3 1
Category Rank 340/ 680 734/ 804 67/ 913 772/ 999 453/ 1,143 190/ 1,255 269/ 1,340 380/ 1,421 901/ 1,560 125/ 1,681

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.19% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.08% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 25.76
Canadian Government Bonds 18.91
International Equity 18.86
Canadian Equity 14.59
Canadian Corporate Bonds 12.40
Other 9.48

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 39.63
Exchange Traded Fund 18.03
Technology 10.32
Financial Services 8.18
Energy 3.65
Other 20.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 80.88
Multi-National 18.03
Europe 0.77
Latin America 0.22
Asia 0.09
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 27.00
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 25.61
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 15.03
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 14.97
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 6.38
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 4.01
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) 4.01
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 3.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.72% 9.88% 7.73%
Beta 1.03% 1.14% 0.77%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.88% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.27% 0.52% 0.59%
Sortino 0.35% 0.60% 0.56%
Treynor 0.03% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 82.26% 86.65% 81.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.30% 9.72% 9.88% 7.73%
Beta 1.05% 1.03% 1.14% 0.77%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.91% 0.88% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.95% 0.27% 0.52% 0.59%
Sortino 2.28% 0.35% 0.60% 0.56%
Treynor 0.08% 0.03% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 91.15% 82.26% 86.65% 81.40%

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 June 21, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1,275

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in one or more exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock Canada or affiliate ("iShares ETFs") that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 06-21-2007
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 06-17-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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