iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSE.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSE.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$63.84M.

The largest positions on file are iShares 1-5 Year U.S IG Corp Bd ETF CADH (XIGS.TO), iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), and iShares Core Canadian 15+ Yr Fdrl Bd ETF (XFLB.TO). iShares 1-5 Year U.S IG Corp Bd ETF CADH alone accounts for 27.98% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for XSE.TO is CA$17.17, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +0.20%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at −0.28%. The trailing distribution yield is 4.49%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +8.26%; the weakest is 2022 at −12.00%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is −0.58% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 9.84%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.7. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$17.13 to CA$18.17. The latest close sits 0.23% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.