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About iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Trust Units
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Inception date
Sep 2, 2020
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46437R1064
The fund aims for income and long-term capital growth by holding a portfolio of iShares ETFs that provide exposure to global equity and fixed income securities. These ETFs generally employ a broad spectrum of ESG-oriented investment strategies, or primarily invest in government bonds. Holding non-ESG iShares ETFs is also possible provided that doing so does not materially worsen the funds ESG attributes and is still consistent with its objective. Target allocation is approximately 40% equity and 60% fixed income, but GCNS can also invest across multiple asset classes, including commodities. Additionally, the fund is also permitted, but not required, to hedge some or large portion of its exposure to USD or other foreign currencies back to the Canadian dollar. The funds currency hedging strategy and allocation of exposure among asset classes are determined at the sole discretion of BlackRock Canada and/or BTC. GCNS portfolio is generally rebalanced at least annually.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.57%
Cash0.43%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GCNS top holdings are iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF Trust Units and iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF, occupying 20.52% and 16.98% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GCNS last dividends amounted to 0.30 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.23 CAD in dividends, which shows a 24.67% increase.
GCNS assets under management is 48.15 M CAD. It's risen 3.41% over the last month.
GCNS fund flows account for 20.00 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, GCNS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.03%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.30 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
GCNS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Sep 2, 2020, and its management style is Active.
GCNS expense ratio is 0.26% meaning you'd have to pay 0.26% of your investment to help manage the fund.
GCNS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GCNS invests in funds.
GCNS price has fallen by −0.44% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.65% increase. See more dynamics on GCNS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.64% over the last month, showed a 4.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.23% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.64% over the last month, showed a 4.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.23% in a year.
GCNS trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.