iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio (XBAL.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio (XBAL.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$3.37B. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd is the fund family on file. It has been trading since June 21, 2007.

The largest positions on file are iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Mkt ETF (ITOT), iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond ETF (XBB.TO), and iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI ETF (XEF.TO). iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Mkt ETF alone accounts for 28.14% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XBAL.TO is CA$36.11, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +12.93%. Measured over 5 years, that is +7.39% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.22%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +15.76%; the weakest is 2022 at −11.19%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +9.60% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$32.42 to CA$36.91. The latest close sits 11.38% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 10.32%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.14. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.