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

Fund Overview

iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSI.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is January 20, 2015. The fund holds CA$44.76M in total net assets.

Its biggest positions are iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF (SHYG), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (FALN), and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY). iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corp Bd ETF alone accounts for 22.98% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

XSI.TO last closed at CA$16.55 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +1.55%. Measured over 5 years, that is +1.36% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 4.42%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +7.51%; the weakest is 2022 at −8.90%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +0.27% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$16.51 to CA$17.28. The latest close sits 0.24% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 6.34%. The reported beta is 0.45. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.