iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund holds CA$434.79M in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.19%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$19.00 a year. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. The inception date on file is August 7, 2019.

Its biggest positions are iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond ETF (XBB.TO), iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Mkt ETF (ITOT), and iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI ETF (XEF.TO). iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond ETF alone accounts for 37.55% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

XCNS.TO last closed at CA$26.29 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +6.28%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +5.63%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.68%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +6.09% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +11.73%; the weakest is 2022 at −11.25%. Of the 6 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 7 years is 7.61%. The reported beta is 0.95. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$24.76 to CA$27.00. The latest close sits 6.18% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.