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About iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund
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Inception date
Apr 12, 2011
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46431T1084
The fund provides exposure to global companies engaged in the production or extraction of base metals. The underlying index is a subset of the S&P/TSX Global Mining Indexa market-cap-weighted index of global companies in the mining industry, listed on either US or Canadian exchanges. XBM specifically includes companies that are classified in any of the three GICS sub-industries: aluminum, copper, and diversified metals and mining. In addition, firms must also meet certain size and liquidity screens to be selected. Holdings are weighted by market-cap and are constrained such that no individual security exceeds 10% weight of the portfolio. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.91%
Non-Energy Minerals96.37%
Electronic Technology1.76%
Process Industries1.33%
Industrial Services0.44%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.09%
Cash0.09%
Stock breakdown by region
North America78.84%
Europe11.09%
Oceania9.76%
Latin America0.31%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XBM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Non-Energy Minerals, with 96.37% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 1.76% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XBM top holdings are BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs and Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., occupying 9.75% and 9.39% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XBM last dividends amounted to 0.15 CAD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.13 CAD in dividends, which shows a 11.61% increase.
XBM assets under management is 248.26 M CAD. It's risen 7.58% over the last month.
XBM fund flows account for −37.68 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, XBM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.28%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.15 CAD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
XBM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 12, 2011, and its management style is Passive.
XBM expense ratio is 0.63% meaning you'd have to pay 0.63% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XBM follows the S&P/TSX Base Metals. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XBM invests in stocks.
XBM price has risen by 9.02% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 14.24% increase. See more dynamics on XBM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.40% over the last month, showed a 20.26% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.23% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.40% over the last month, showed a 20.26% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.23% in a year.
XBM trades at a premium (0.05%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.