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iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2022, 2018

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NAVPS
(05-21-2026)
$10.68
Change
$0.04 (0.35%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 2010): 9.63%

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 8.06% 7.65% 13.26% 6.11% 34.88% 29.33% 22.68% 15.81% 13.25% 18.38% 12.74% 11.60% 11.24% 11.72%
Benchmark 2.87% 5.19% 9.86% 6.01% 29.45% 22.34% 16.74% 13.04% 11.73% 13.62% 10.98% 10.71% 9.72% 9.94%
Category Average 3.27% 2.73% 4.58% 3.00% 15.45% 12.77% 10.42% 8.57% 7.41% 9.53% 7.26% 7.09% 6.36% 6.86%
Category Rank 1 / 365 1 / 363 9 / 360 92 / 363 9 / 359 1 / 339 1 / 334 2 / 331 1 / 322 4 / 319 4 / 316 4 / 292 3 / 273 1 / 256
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 5.24% 3.13% 1.23% 2.71% 3.42% 2.04% 3.06% 3.58% -1.44% 2.27% -2.59% 8.06%
Benchmark 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91% 2.96% 0.65% 0.78% 6.21% -3.73% 2.87%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.59% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.51% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 21.07% 12.04% -9.50% 19.36% 1.29% 29.30% -14.59% 12.77% 27.52% 28.22%
Benchmark 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11% 23.78%
Category Average 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92% 11.54%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 1
Category Rank 2/ 253 4/ 262 254/ 291 3/ 311 240/ 319 1/ 322 317/ 330 63/ 334 2/ 336 1/ 340

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.30% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.59% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.01
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.00
Income Trust Units 4.20
International Equity 0.39
Canadian Government Bonds 0.26
Other 0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 76.83
Fixed Income 9.34
Real Estate 4.20
Energy 4.03
Utilities 3.00
Other 2.60

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.58
Latin America 0.39
Europe 0.01
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares S&P/TSX Cdn Preferred Share Idx ETF (CPD) 19.02
iShares Core Canadian Corp Bond Index ETF (XCB) 9.38
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 8.75
Royal Bank of Canada 7.97
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.92
Manulife Financial Corp 6.81
National Bank of Canada 6.60
Bank of Montreal 5.48
Great-West Lifeco Inc 3.98
Power Corp of Canada 3.82

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.34% 12.59% 13.69%
Beta 1.02 1.06 1.14
Alpha 0.05 0.01 0.01
Rsquared 0.73% 0.75% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.55 0.83 0.75
Sortino 3.46 1.35 0.96
Treynor 0.17 0.10 0.09
Tax Efficiency 88.72% 81.60% 77.86%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.60% 11.34% 12.59% 13.69%
Beta 0.66 1.02 1.06 1.14
Alpha 0.13 0.05 0.01 0.01
Rsquared 0.37% 0.73% 0.75% 0.74%
Sharpe 2.95 1.55 0.83 0.75
Sortino 8.39 3.46 1.35 0.96
Treynor 0.43 0.17 0.10 0.09
Tax Efficiency 93.18% 88.72% 81.60% 77.86%

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 April 14, 2010
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,331

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

FIE's investment objective is to maximize total return for Unitholders, consisting of distributions and capital appreciation and to provide Unitholders with a stable stream of monthly cash distributions of $0.05 per Unit ($0.60 per annum). There can be no assurance that FIE will achieve its stated investment objective, including making distributions at its targeted rate. Currently, FIE is paying monthly cash distributions of $0.04 per Unit ($0.48 per annum).

Investment Strategy

FIE invests in the FIE Portfolio. Up to 25% of the assets in the FIE Portfolio may be invested in securities of other Canadian issuers. To construct the FIE Portfolio, BTC, the sub-adviser to FIE, refers to a model portfolio (the Model Portfolio ) provided by Manulife Investment Management. The Model Portfolio is provided quarterly, or more frequently if required to reflect any corporate actions affecting the constituents of the Model Portfolio.

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

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 50
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.74%
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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