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iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF

Cdn Corp Fixed Income

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-07-2026)
$19.84
Change
-$0.02 (-0.10%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 22, 2010): 4.39%

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 -1.53% 0.22% 0.84% 0.22% 4.03% 6.53% 6.67% 4.70% 3.01% 4.49% 3.58% 3.70% 3.60% 3.99%
Benchmark -1.77% 0.25% 0.57% 0.25% 2.77% 5.76% 5.74% 3.94% 2.27% 3.11% 2.79% 3.03% 2.91% 3.02%
Category Average -1.65% -0.04% 0.15% -0.04% 2.52% 5.31% 5.21% 3.39% 1.63% 2.79% 2.28% 2.42% - -
Category Rank 53 / 144 38 / 144 20 / 142 38 / 144 20 / 130 10 / 112 19 / 112 20 / 102 16 / 94 14 / 89 18 / 86 8 / 82 8 / 77 7 / 73
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.53% 0.85% 0.56% 0.28% 0.48% 1.49% 0.69% 0.27% -0.34% 0.86% 0.91% -1.53%
Benchmark -0.59% 0.75% 0.27% 0.04% 0.18% 1.54% 0.68% 0.27% -0.63% 0.89% 1.16% -1.77%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.15% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.22% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.65% 4.41% 0.64% 8.57% 8.61% 0.32% -9.28% 8.85% 8.26% 5.43%
Benchmark 3.59% 3.48% 0.96% 8.01% 8.57% -1.32% -10.12% 8.32% 7.09% 4.33%
Category Average - - - 7.34% 7.62% -1.82% -10.25% 7.57% 6.68% 4.15%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Category Rank 3/ 70 15/ 76 26/ 78 15/ 85 20/ 86 20/ 92 38/ 101 10/ 108 24/ 112 14/ 122

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.85% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.28% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 98.79
Cash and Equivalents 0.58
Canadian Government Bonds 0.34
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.15
Foreign Government Bonds 0.13
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.42
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.87
Europe 0.13

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Air Canada 4.63% 15-Aug-2029 1.71
Telus Corp 6.25% 22-Apr-2030 1.32
Bell Canada 5.63% 27-Dec-2029 1.10
Rogers Communications Inc 5.63% 15-Apr-2055 0.86
Telus Corp 6.75% 22-Apr-2035 0.80
BELL CANADA 5.88% 12-May-2056 0.66
Inter Pipeline Ltd 6.88% 26-Mar-2079 0.66
Inter Pipeline Ltd 6.63% 19-Nov-2079 0.65
BELL CANADA 5.38% 12-May-2056 0.57
KEYERA CORP 6.88% 13-Jun-2079 0.55

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.96% 4.86% 5.16%
Beta 0.94 0.97 1.01
Alpha 0.01 0.01 0.01
Rsquared 0.98% 0.97% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.72 0.05 0.42
Sortino 1.81 0.03 0.28
Treynor 0.03 0.00 0.02
Tax Efficiency 72.58% 42.53% 58.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.78% 3.96% 4.86% 5.16%
Beta 0.88 0.94 0.97 1.01
Alpha 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
Rsquared 0.97% 0.98% 0.97% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.57 0.72 0.05 0.42
Sortino 0.49 1.81 0.03 0.28
Treynor 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.02
Tax Efficiency 54.89% 72.58% 42.53% 58.91%

Fund Details

Start Date September 22, 2010
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $225

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund (XHB) seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the DEX HYBrid Bond Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of XHB is to invest in a regularly rebalanced portfolio of corporate bonds that closely matches the characteristics of the DEX HYBrid Bond Index.

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

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.50%
Management Fee 0.45%
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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