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iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$40.73
Change
$0.05 (0.11%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 24, 2012): 9.32%

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 2.21% 6.10% 14.80% 6.10% 12.16% 5.05% 10.93% 15.16% 9.63% 9.77% 8.26% 8.63% 7.69% 8.36%
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 598 / 728 422 / 727 291 / 717 422 / 727 434 / 704 178 / 674 94 / 601 361 / 560 207 / 542 99 / 477 136 / 451 186 / 402 120 / 368 69 / 335
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 3.57% -4.14% 2.20% -0.13% -1.55% -2.07% -0.84% 5.99% 2.94% 1.52% 2.26% 2.21%
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

8.19% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.60% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 16.80% -3.86% 17.16% 7.38% -7.13% 23.60% -1.62% 25.84% -1.34% 11.20%
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 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 2
Category Rank 13/ 333 147/ 365 195/ 392 216/ 448 106/ 474 57/ 521 443/ 557 196/ 592 110/ 659 263/ 697

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.84% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.13% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.26
Energy 13.82
Consumer Services 12.70
Industrial Services 10.07
Basic Materials 8.24
Other 23.91

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 3.16
Canadian National Railway Co 3.16
Thomson Reuters Corp 3.08
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.98
CGI Inc Cl A 2.98
Pembina Pipeline Corp 2.98
Enbridge Inc 2.95
Intact Financial Corp 2.92
Metro Inc 2.89
Loblaw Cos Ltd 2.87

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.77% 13.02% 10.59%
Beta 0.76% 0.79% 0.78%
Alpha 0.04% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.78% 0.63% 0.68%
Sortino 1.21% 0.76% 0.76%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 89.96% 88.31% 86.79%
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 5 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 9.74% 10.77% 13.02% 10.59%
Beta 0.71% 0.76% 0.79% 0.78%
Alpha 0.02% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.89% 0.90% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.74% 0.78% 0.63% 0.68%
Sortino 1.66% 1.21% 0.76% 0.76%
Treynor 0.10% 0.11% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 90.33% 89.96% 88.31% 86.79%

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 July 24, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $198

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund is to invest primarily in a portfolio of securities which make up the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), selected by BlackRock Canada from time to time, that closely matches the characteristics of the index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 07-24-2012
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 07-24-2012

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 No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.33%
Management Fee 0.30%
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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