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About ISHARES CORE CDN LONG TERM BD INDEX UNIT
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Inception date
Nov 6, 2006
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.
The fund provides exposure to long-term Canadian bonds issued domestically in Canada and denominated in Canadian dollars. The fund selects a broadly diversified range of bonds, which may include federal, provincial, corporate, and municipal bonds. The index consists of semi-annual pay fixed rate bonds with an investment grade rating and remaining maturity of at least 10 years. Constituents are weighted by market value. If it is not possible or practical to hold the securities from the index, the fund may utilize a representative sampling approach in which securities are chosen to provide the same investment characteristics as the index. The index is rebalanced daily.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government71.45%
Corporate27.42%
Municipal0.59%
Cash0.54%
Stock breakdown by region
North America99.86%
Asia0.09%
Europe0.05%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XLB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 71.45% stocks, and Corporate, with 27.42% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XLB top holdings are Canada Treasury Bonds 2.0% 01-DEC-2051 and Canada Treasury Bonds 2.75% 01-DEC-2055, occupying 3.76% and 3.76% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XLB last dividends amounted to 0.06 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.06 CAD in dividends,
XLB assets under management is 850.51 M CAD. It's fallen 1.29% over the last month.
XLB fund flows account for −311.01 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, XLB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.95%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.06 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XLB shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Nov 6, 2006, and its management style is Passive.
XLB expense ratio is 0.20% meaning you'd have to pay 0.20% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XLB follows the FTSE Canada Long Term Overall Bond Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XLB invests in bonds.
XLB price has risen by 0.05% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.00% decrease. See more dynamics on XLB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −2.62% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 1.10% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −2.62% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 1.10% in a year.
XLB trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.