Fixed Income

XSC

iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

Overview

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Performance

Performance

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Distributions

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DRIP/PACC

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
5.41 -0.34 1.04 - 1.57
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
0.02 0.17 2.12 3.82 5.41 -1.00 5.28 - 14.18
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 5.64 3.80 -0.43 -7.76 6.40

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets as of Mar 18, 2024 CAD 58,213,674
Inception Date Sep 1, 2015
Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Asset Class Fixed Income
Units Outstanding as of Mar 18, 2024 3,300,000
CUSIP 46435H100
Number of Underlying Holdings as of Mar 15, 2024 5558
Price as of Mar 18, 2024 17.64
Number of Holdings as of Mar 15, 2024 8

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Investment Program* DRIP
12m Trailing Yield as of Mar 15, 2024 4.18%
Eligible for Registered Plans Yes
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution per Share as of Mar 18, 2024 0.06
DRIP Price as of Feb 23, 2024 17.71
Distribution Yield as of Mar 15, 2024 4.28%
Weighted Avg YTM as of Mar 15, 2024 5.38%
Weighted Avg Coupon as of Mar 15, 2024 5.31%
Weighted Avg Maturity as of Mar 15, 2024 6.18 yrs
Effective Duration as of Mar 15, 2024 3.88 yrs

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics provide investors with specific non-traditional metrics. Alongside other metrics and information, these enable investors to evaluate funds on certain environmental, social and governance characteristics. Sustainability Characteristics do not provide an indication of current or future performance nor do they represent the potential risk and reward profile of a fund. They are provided for transparency and for information purposes only. Sustainability Characteristics should not be considered solely or in isolation, but instead are one type of information that investors may wish to consider when assessing a fund.


The metrics are not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. Unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, the metrics do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodologies behind Sustainability Characteristics using the links below.

MSCI ESG Fund Rating (AAA-CCC) as of Feb 21, 2024 A
MSCI ESG % Coverage as of Feb 21, 2024 85.60
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10) as of Feb 21, 2024 6.51
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile as of Feb 21, 2024 91.43
Fund Lipper Global Classification as of Feb 21, 2024 Bond Global High Yield CAD
Funds in Peer Group as of Feb 21, 2024 70
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES) as of Feb 21, 2024 136.20
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity % Coverage as of Feb 21, 2024 71.41
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All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of Feb 21, 2024, based on holdings as of Jan 31, 2024. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time.

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities.


Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics are updated monthly, subject to the availability of data. Sustainability Characteristics do not evaluate the ESG-related investment objectives of, or any ESG strategies used by, a fund and are not indicative of how well ESG factors are integrated by a fund. Providers other than MSCI ESG Research may also prepare ESG ratings or scores using their own methodologies, which may be different than the methodology used by MSCI ESG Research.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of Mar 15, 2024 0.08%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of Mar 15, 2024 0.02%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of Mar 15, 2024 0.07%
MSCI - Thermal Coal as of Mar 15, 2024 0.02%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of Mar 15, 2024 0.03%
MSCI - Oil Sands as of Mar 15, 2024 0.43%
MSCI - Tobacco as of Mar 15, 2024 0.13%

Business Involvement Coverage as of Mar 15, 2024 65.99%
Percentage of Fund not covered as of Mar 15, 2024 34.01%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 0.02% and for Oil Sands 0.63%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.


Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics are updated monthly, subject to the availability of data. Sustainability Characteristics do not evaluate the ESG-related investment objectives of, or any ESG strategies used by, a fund and are not indicative of how well ESG factors are integrated by a fund. Providers other than MSCI ESG Research may also prepare ESG ratings or scores using their own methodologies, which may be different than the methodology used by MSCI ESG Research.

Ratings

Fees

Fees

Management Fee 0.40%
Management Expense Ratio (MER) 0.44%

Risk Indicator

Risk Indicator

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Low to Medium
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Medium to High
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Holdings

Holdings

as of Mar 15, 2024
Issuer Weight (%)
CANADA HOUSING TRUST NO.1 24.51
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 7.77
ONTARIO (PROVINCE OF) 6.21
QUEBEC (PROVINCE OF) 3.30
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 3.11
Issuer Weight (%)
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 2.49
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.97
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.83
BANK OF MONTREAL 1.33
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.81
as of Mar 15, 2024
Ticker Name Sector Market Value Weight (%) Notional Value
Ticker Name Sector Weight (%) Notional Value ISIN Location of Risk Exchange Currency FX Rate
Ticker Name Sector Weight (%) Notional Value ISIN Location of Risk Exchange Currency FX Rate
Holdings are subject to change. Source: BlackRock

In general, the values shown for “market value,” “weight,” and “notional value” (the “calculated values”) are based on a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor and do not reflect the impact of fair valuation, if applicable (the “vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining the Fund’s net asset value (the “valuation price”), and the calculated values may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.

Where a Fund invests directly or indirectly in Russian equity securities, as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts evidencing ownership of Russian equity securities and for which trading has been suspended, the calculated values for such securities are based on the Fund’s valuation price.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Mar 15, 2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Mar 15, 2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Geographic exposure relates principally to the domicile of the issuers of the securities held in the product, added together and then expressed as a percentage of the product’s total holdings. However, in some instances it can reflect the location where the issuer of the securities carries out much of their business.
as of Mar 15, 2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Mar 15, 2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Allocations are subject to change.

Literature

Literature