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About iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF
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Inception date
Nov 19, 2009
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46432H1038
The fund is passively managed to track an index of investment-grade Canadian bonds. The portfolio is comprised of semi-annual pay fixed-coupon bonds issued in Canada. It may include federal, provincial, corporate, and municipal bonds. Securities must have a minimum credit rating of A with remaining term to maturity of at least one year. Government securities represent 60% of the market value weight, with corporate bonds representing 40%. If it is not possible or practical to hold all the constituent securities, the fund may utilize a representative sampling approach in which securities are chosen to provide the same investment characteristics of the index. The index is rebalanced daily.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government50.43%
Corporate48.71%
Securitized0.46%
Municipal0.19%
Miscellaneous0.12%
Cash0.10%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Asia0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XQB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 50.43% stocks, and Corporate, with 48.71% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XQB last dividends amounted to 0.05 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.05 CAD in dividends,
XQB assets under management is 494.30 M CAD. It's risen 2.36% over the last month.
XQB fund flows account for 159.35 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, XQB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.35%. The last dividend (Aug 29, 2025) amounted to 0.05 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XQB shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Nov 19, 2009, and its management style is Passive.
XQB expense ratio is 0.13% meaning you'd have to pay 0.13% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XQB follows the FTSE Canada Liquid Universe Capped Bond Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XQB invests in bonds.
XQB price has risen by 0.84% over the last month, See more dynamics on XQB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.73% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.13% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.73% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.13% in a year.
XQB trades at a premium (0.00%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.