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

XSC.TO

Expense ratio 0.43% Yield 4.25% Assets CA$64.97M Since September 1, 2015 Family BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$17.15

+CA$0.02 (+0.12%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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XSC.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	−1.33%	−1.33%	CA$98.67	CA$296.01
3 years	+12.98%	+4.15%	CA$112.98	CA$338.93
5 years	+6.11%	+1.19%	CA$106.11	CA$318.33
10 years	+17.09%	+1.59%	CA$117.09	CA$351.27

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XSC.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−7.77%+6.48%−1.17%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−1.17%
2025	+3.92%
2024	+4.78%
2023	+6.48%
2022	−7.77%
2021	−0.58%
2020	+4.01%
2019	+5.39%
2018	+0.22%
2017	+2.12%
2016 (partial year)	−0.46%

XSC.TO Monthly Returns

−8%+6%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.2	+0.6	−1.3	+0.2	+0.6	+0.1	−0.6	+0.1	−1.4	+0.2	—	—
2025	+0.9	+0.4	−0.1	−0.0	+0.4	+0.6	−0.1	+0.9	+0.6	+0.2	+0.3	−0.2
2024	−0.2	+0.1	+0.5	−0.7	+0.8	+0.9	+1.2	+1.0	+1.1	−0.6	+0.8	−0.2
2023	+1.8	−0.9	+1.3	+0.1	−0.5	−0.0	+0.5	+0.1	−0.5	+0.0	+2.3	+2.2
2022	−1.8	−1.2	−1.4	−2.1	+0.1	−2.6	+2.4	−1.8	−1.5	+0.3	+1.9	−0.3
2021	−0.5	−1.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.5	+0.4	+0.2	+0.3	−0.5	−0.4	−0.7	+0.9
2020	+0.8	−0.2	−7.9	+5.8	+1.5	+0.8	+1.8	−0.1	−0.2	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0
2019	+1.1	+0.6	+0.8	+0.5	+0.1	+0.9	−0.1	+0.8	−0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2
2018	−0.3	−0.2	−0.0	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.0	+0.4	−0.3	−0.4	+0.2	+0.4
2017	+0.3	+0.5	+0.3	+0.6	+0.2	−0.6	−0.2	+0.5	−0.2	+0.4	+0.3	+0.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XSC.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 4.55%
Beta (3y): 0.37
Best year: +6.48%
Worst year: −7.77%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	SHY	iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	34.61%
2	XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S IG Corp Bd ETF CADH	17.53%
3	SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF	14.41%
4	FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	9.3%
5	XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian ST Corp Bd ETF	5.5%
6	TIP	iShares TIPS Bond ETF	4.58%
7	XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond ETF	4.1%
8	XSTH.TO	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF CADH	4%
9	XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bd ETF	3.39%
10	XFLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian 15+ Yr Fdrl Bd ETF	2.44%

Analysis

Data-derived

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$64.97M. The expense ratio is 0.43%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$43.00 a year.

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 34.61% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 99.85% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XSC.TO last closed at CA$17.15 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is −1.33%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.59% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 4.25%.

2026 is still running; the total return is −1.17% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +6.48%; the weakest is 2022 at −7.77%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$17.10 to CA$18.11. The latest close sits 0.29% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 4.55%. The reported beta is 0.37. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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