iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSC.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSC.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd is the fund family on file. It has been trading since September 1, 2015. Total net assets stand at CA$68.04M.

Its biggest positions are iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 1-5 Year U.S IG Corp Bd ETF CADH (XIGS.TO), and iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF (SHYG). iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF alone accounts for 34.58% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 99.78% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XSC.TO last closed at CA$17.41 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +1.10%. Measured over 5 years, that is +1.16% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 4.18%.

2026 is still running; the price is +0.02% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +6.48%; the weakest is 2022 at −7.77%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$17.39 to CA$18.12. The latest close sits 0.12% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 4.98%. The reported beta is 0.35. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.