iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (GCNS.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (GCNS.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. It has been trading since September 2, 2020. Total net assets stand at CA$84.85M.

The largest positions on file are iShares 1-5 Year Laddr Govt Bd ETF Comm (CLF.TO), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (XUSR), and iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Yr Cdn Corp Bd ETF (XSHG). iShares 1-5 Year Laddr Govt Bd ETF Comm alone accounts for 18.08% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

GCNS.TO last closed at CA$51.54 on September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +9.96%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +5.99%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.11%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +15.50% and 2022 returned −10.97%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +7.47%.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 7.85%. The reported beta is 1.24. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$47.10 to CA$52.49. The latest close sits 9.43% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.