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About iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF
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Inception date
Apr 6, 2011
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Eligible dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46431P1062
The fund provides exposure to consumer-staples companies issued by Canadian issuers that are included in the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index which weights its constituents by market-cap with single security capping at 25%. The fund is primarily designed for investors seeking long-term capital growth while exposed to a diversified portfolio of Canadian consumer-staples equities. The index is rebalanced and reweighted quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Retail Trade
Stocks99.87%
Retail Trade86.19%
Consumer Non-Durables7.04%
Distribution Services5.26%
Health Technology1.37%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.13%
Cash0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XST invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Retail Trade, with 86.19% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 7.04% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XST top holdings are Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and Loblaw Companies Limited, occupying 25.16% and 25.00% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XST last dividends amounted to 0.10 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.12 CAD in dividends, which shows a 19.00% decrease.
XST assets under management is 325.95 M CAD. It's fallen 0.26% over the last month.
XST fund flows account for 67.68 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, XST pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.77%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.12 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
XST shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 6, 2011, and its management style is Passive.
XST expense ratio is 0.61% meaning you'd have to pay 0.61% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XST follows the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XST invests in stocks.
XST price has fallen by −5.02% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.29% increase. See more dynamics on XST price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −2.95% over the last month, have fallen by −2.95% over the last month, showed a −1.88% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 12.42% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −2.95% over the last month, have fallen by −2.95% over the last month, showed a −1.88% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 12.42% in a year.
XST trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.