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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

Canadian Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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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

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$48.57
Change
$0.08 (0.18%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 06, 2006): 6.66%

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 2.31% 7.05% 18.53% 7.05% 16.38% 6.12% 8.09% 14.09% 9.84% 11.09% 9.32% 9.63% 6.64% 8.66%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.03% 3.60% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 566 / 728 157 / 727 11 / 717 157 / 727 65 / 704 102 / 674 393 / 601 454 / 560 182 / 542 39 / 477 52 / 451 95 / 402 223 / 368 51 / 335
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 3 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.25% -3.41% 3.63% 0.80% -0.40% -4.44% -1.81% 8.89% 3.56% 2.05% 2.53% 2.31%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.78% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.33% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 25.58% -3.26% 6.89% 7.65% -5.87% 28.26% 11.04% 17.85% -11.01% 17.43%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 4 1
Category Rank 2/ 333 124/ 365 392/ 392 201/ 448 72/ 474 2/ 521 46/ 557 550/ 592 594/ 659 37/ 697

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.26% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Services 28.32
Technology 20.03
Basic Materials 14.23
Consumer Services 11.80
Financial Services 10.94
Other 14.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Shopify Inc Cl A 10.27
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 9.21
Canadian National Railway Co 8.53
Brookfield Corp Cl A 6.71
Constellation Software Inc 6.03
Waste Connections Inc 4.96
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.67
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.33
National Bank of Canada 3.20
Nutrien Ltd 3.01

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.54% 15.42% 12.95%
Beta 1.00% 0.91% 0.89%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.43% 0.56% 0.60%
Sortino 0.62% 0.75% 0.74%
Treynor 0.06% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 93.12% 93.39% 93.46%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.36% 14.54% 15.42% 12.95%
Beta 0.91% 1.00% 0.91% 0.89%
Alpha 0.03% -0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.83% 0.84% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.91% 0.43% 0.56% 0.60%
Sortino 2.05% 0.62% 0.75% 0.74%
Treynor 0.12% 0.06% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 97.24% 93.12% 93.39% 93.46%

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 November 06, 2006
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $82

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is comprised of securities of Canadian issuers selected by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. based on criteria for identifying companies that demonstrate growth characteristics.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 11-03-2006
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 11-06-2006

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 BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.55%
Management Fee 0.50%
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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