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Fund Price: $20.00 (as at May 24, 2013)  1-day chg: $.006582 0.03%  YTD: 1.46%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.40% 0.95% 0.95%
3 Months 1.55% 2.46% 2.19%
6 Months 2.11% 1.91% 1.89%
1 Year 4.93% 4.69% 4.57%
2 Year Avg - 5.60% 7.02%
3 Year Avg - 5.37% 6.25%
4 Year Avg - 5.77% 6.20%
5 Year Avg - 5.01% 5.43%
10 Year Avg - 4.59% 4.91%
15 Year Avg - 4.77% 4.79%
20 Year Avg - 5.80% 5.75%
Since Inception - - -
 
2012 2.83% 3.37% 3.21%
2011 - 7.00% 9.83%
2010 - 5.71% 5.46%
 
3 year risk - 2.65 2.87
3 year beta - 0.71 1.00

*Globe Canadian Fixed Income Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Canadian Fixed Income Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Apr 13): 4.93 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 12): 2.70 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 1 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 1 High

Fund Objectives

iShares DEX Short Term Corporate Universe + Maple Bond Index Fund Seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of DEX Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index, net of expenses.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Managed by: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: September 2011
Asset Class: Canadian Fixed Income
Quartile Rank: - (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $42.2 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.25%
Management Fee: 0.25%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
-
Subsequent:
-
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
-
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Bond Type March 31, 2013

Bond Term March 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at March 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at May 24, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Bank of Montreal, 3.49%, JUN/10/16 Bond 2.78   1.06 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, 3.18%, NOV/02/20 Bond 2.08   1.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bank of Nova Scotia, 3.61%, FEB/22/16 Bond 1.86   0.9 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  CIBC, 3.40%, JAN/14/16 Bond 1.71   0.92 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bank of Nova Scotia, 3.35%, NOV/18/14 Bond 1.69   -0.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, 3.36%, JAN/11/16 Bond 1.48   0.93 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  TELUS Corp., 4.95%, MAR/15/17 Bond 1.26   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Wells Fargo & Co, 4.38%, JUN/30/15 Bond 1.2   -0.26 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Golden Credit Card Trust, 3.51%, MAY/15/16 Bond 1.2   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  BCE Inc., 4.85%, JUN/30/14 Bond 1.11   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to May 24, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
May 24, 2013 0.0553 0.0553 0.6929 19.999
Apr 30, 2013 0.0582 0.0582 0.6947 20.098
Mar 28, 2013 0.0518 0.0518 0.6365 20.077
Feb 28, 2013 0.0574 0.0574 0.6440 20.069
Jan 31, 2013 0.0580 0.0580 0.5865 19.958
Dec 31, 2012 0.0587 0.0587 0.5285 19.990
Nov 30, 2012 0.0587 0.0587 0.5292 20.045
Oct 31, 2012 0.0581 0.0581 0.5309 20.022
Sep 28, 2012 0.0602 0.0602 0.5389 20.044
Aug 31, 2012 0.0605 0.0605 0.4787 19.977
Jul 31, 2012 0.0568 0.0568 0.4182 19.952
Jun 29, 2012 0.0593 0.0593 0.3614 19.927
May 31, 2012 0.0571 0.0571 0.3022 19.938
Mar 30, 2012 0.0592 0.0592 0.2451 19.915
Dec 30, 2011 0.0594 0.0594 0.1859 19.960
Nov 30, 2011 0.0605 0.0605 0.1265 19.886