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About iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF
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Inception date
Mar 18, 2019
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46436P1018
The fund tracks an index of Canadian government and corporate bonds with an investment-grade credit rating, at least one year to maturity, and favorable ESG qualities. Investments are expected to have similar return and risk characteristics as the Bloomberg MSCI Canadian Aggregate ESG Focus Index, the parent index. The underlying index sets itself apart from its parent index by using an optimizer, which is run monthly, to maximize the underlying indexs overall MSCI ESG Score, while minimizing active total risk versus the parent index and minimizing index turnover. The index is rebalanced monthly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government66.75%
Corporate33.16%
Cash0.09%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.66%
Europe1.13%
Oceania0.21%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XSAB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 66.75% stocks, and Corporate, with 33.16% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XSAB top holdings are Canada Treasury Bonds 1.25% 01-JUN-2030 and Canada Treasury Bonds 3.25% 01-JUN-2035, occupying 1.65% and 1.55% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XSAB last dividends amounted to 0.05 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.05 CAD in dividends,
XSAB assets under management is 200.16 M CAD. It's risen 1.88% over the last month.
XSAB fund flows account for 37.95 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, XSAB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.15%. The last dividend (Aug 29, 2025) amounted to 0.05 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XSAB shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 18, 2019, and its management style is Passive.
XSAB expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XSAB follows the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Canadian Aggregate ESG Focus Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XSAB invests in bonds.
XSAB price has risen by 0.55% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.04% decrease. See more dynamics on XSAB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.08% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 2.26% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.08% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 2.26% in a year.
XSAB trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.