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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio (GBAL.TO)
About this ETF
This portfolio is designed to deliver sustained capital appreciation and generate income over the long term. It achieves this by primarily allocating its assets to various exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered by BlackRock Canada or its affiliates, known as iShares ETFs. These underlying iShares ETFs, in turn, provide exposure to a combination of fixed income and/or equity securities. A notable characteristic of the selected iShares ETFs is their typical focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies, or their principal concentration in government bonds.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| NVIDIA CORP NVDA | 3.14% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RY.TO | 2.00% |
| TORONTO DOMINION TD.TO | 1.95% |
| BROADCOM INC AVGO | 1.89% |
| SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING INC CLA SHOP.TO | 1.49% |
| BANK OF MONTREAL BMO.TO | 1.22% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU | 1.16% |
| CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE CM.TO | 1.07% |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BNS.TO | 1.07% |
| ASML HOLDING NV ASML.AS | 1.00% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.74% |
| 3 months | +6.95% |
| 6 months | +6.46% |
| Year to date | +9.01% |
| 1 year | +15.87% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +14.68% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +7.41% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 10.10% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.51 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.24 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.32 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -6.76% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -20.66% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -20.66% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.68 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.85 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | CAD 0.3310 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | CAD 0.2390 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-05 | CAD 0.1636 |
| 2025-09-24 | 2025-09-29 | CAD 0.3230 |
| 2025-06-25 | 2025-06-30 | CAD 0.3340 |
| 2025-03-26 | 2025-03-31 | CAD 0.2190 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-03 | CAD 0.2395 |
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-27 | CAD 0.2110 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024-06-28 | CAD 0.2980 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-28 | CAD 0.1930 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-04 | CAD 0.4025 |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-29 | CAD 0.1950 |
| 2023-06-26 | 2023-06-30 | CAD 0.2800 |
| 2023-03-22 | 2023-03-31 | CAD 0.1800 |
| 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-05 | CAD 0.1550 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-29 | CAD 0.1770 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | CAD 0.2530 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-31 | CAD 0.1550 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-06 | CAD 0.1510 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-10-01 | CAD 0.1525 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | CAD 0.1677 |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-31 | CAD 0.1859 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-06 | CAD 0.4010 |
Splits
| 2025-12-30 | 981:1000 |
| 2021-12-30 | 99:100 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 66 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 40.7% |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 38.6% |
| iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio XGRO.TO | 0.20% | 3.55B | 32.8% |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 31.9% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2050 ETF ITDF | 0.11% | 84.03M | 29.5% |
