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About ISHARES ESG AWARE MSCI CANADA INDX UNITS
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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.
The fund invest in a portfolio of Canadian stocks from large- to small-cap companies with favorable ESG qualities. The underlying index screens the MSCI Canada Investable Market Index (parent index) to exclude securities of companies involved in tobacco or controversial weapons, producers and retailers of civilian firearms, thermal coal and oil sands, as well as companies involved in severe business controversies. For each industry, MSCI identifies key ESG issues (such as climate change, resource scarcity, and demographic shifts). Each company is then rated based on their exposure and strategic response to the key issues, in comparison to their industry peers. The underlying index is then optimized quarterly to maximize exposure to companies with higher ESG ratings, while providing investment results comparable to those of the parent index.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Industrial Services
Stocks99.87%
Finance38.38%
Non-Energy Minerals13.99%
Industrial Services10.39%
Technology Services6.49%
Commercial Services5.57%
Transportation5.55%
Energy Minerals5.23%
Utilities3.86%
Retail Trade3.70%
Distribution Services2.38%
Process Industries1.56%
Miscellaneous1.27%
Electronic Technology0.62%
Consumer Non-Durables0.41%
Producer Manufacturing0.31%
Health Technology0.09%
Consumer Services0.05%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.13%
Cash0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XESG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 38.38% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 13.99% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XESG top holdings are Royal Bank of Canada and Shopify, Inc. Class A, occupying 6.30% and 5.00% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XESG last dividends amounted to 0.19 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.18 CAD in dividends, which shows a 3.47% increase.
XESG assets under management is 485.70 M CAD. It's risen 6.48% over the last month.
XESG fund flows account for 15.06 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, XESG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.41%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.19 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
XESG shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 18, 2019, and its management style is Passive.
XESG expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XESG follows the MSCI Canada IMI Extended ESG Focus Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XESG invests in stocks.
XESG price has risen by 6.40% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 20.52% increase. See more dynamics on XESG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.85% over the last month, showed a 4.44% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 23.88% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.85% over the last month, showed a 4.44% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 23.88% in a year.
XESG trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.