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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$30.81
Change
-$0.08 (-0.25%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 08, 2006): 6.82%

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 2.38% 4.04% 14.52% 4.04% 9.29% 1.61% 7.09% 16.47% 8.18% 8.54% 6.54% 7.99% 6.48% 6.28%
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 2.88% 13.24% 13.24% 5.34% 9.89% 1.74% 7.86% 13.92% 7.75% 7.60% 6.53% 7.55% 6.30% 6.18%
Category Rank 366 / 458 416 / 453 120 / 451 416 / 453 333 / 448 308 / 437 337 / 410 97 / 396 192 / 387 132 / 360 204 / 336 150 / 308 145 / 268 150 / 256
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.75% -3.37% 1.50% 0.90% -1.95% -3.34% -3.43% 7.09% 6.44% 0.91% 0.71% 2.38%
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

13.35% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 12.91% -11.43% 20.99% 5.26% -8.64% 25.96% -2.94% 25.06% -4.25% 9.26%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1
Category Rank 37/ 244 240/ 267 82/ 303 250/ 334 248/ 359 2/ 381 295/ 396 289/ 408 284/ 431 98/ 442

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.43% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.29
Income Trust Units 9.71

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.12
Real Estate 12.98
Energy 11.67
Utilities 9.58
Telecommunications 8.33
Other 27.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fiera Capital Corp Cl A 3.32
Enbridge Inc 2.47
Allied Properties REIT - Units 2.45
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.39
TC Energy Corp 2.37
Aecon Group Inc 2.20
Capital Power Corp 2.13
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.02
Exchange Income Corp 2.00
BCE Inc 1.96

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.25% 17.05% 13.60%
Beta 0.86% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.89% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.44% 0.42%
Sortino 0.57% 0.48% 0.39%
Treynor 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 78.27% 80.43% 75.34%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 12.15% 12.25% 17.05% 13.60%
Beta 0.88% 0.86% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.89% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.40% 0.41% 0.44% 0.42%
Sortino 0.99% 0.57% 0.48% 0.39%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 82.02% 78.27% 80.43% 75.34%

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 September 08, 2006
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $896

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund aims to tracks the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index, less fees and expenses. To qualify, securities must: a) be common stock or income trust listed on the TSE and in the S&P Canada Broad Market Index (BMI); b) have increased ordinary cash dividends for at least 5 consecutive years; c) have a minimum C$ 300 million market cap.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 05-18-2012
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 06-18-2020

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 0.66%
Management Fee 0.60%
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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