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About ISHARES GLOBAL REAL ESTATE IDX ETF COM UNIT
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Inception date
Aug 26, 2008
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.
The fund is passively managed to provide a concentrated and diversified exposure to globally-listed real estate equities that the index committee believes are likely to benefit the most from the securitization of real estate. To curate the portfolio, various fundamental factors are considered, including financial strength, market position and organizational quality, and local economic factors. Eligible companies must also meet investability and liquidity requirements, including a minimum market capitalization of $750 million. The committee selects the top 75 companies while ensuring proportional geographic representation. Holdings are market-cap-weighted, with individual security weights capped at 4%. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks98.94%
Finance98.52%
Miscellaneous0.42%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.06%
UNIT0.84%
Cash0.22%
Stock breakdown by region
North America68.68%
Asia13.69%
Europe11.27%
Oceania6.36%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
CGR invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 98.52% stocks, and Miscellaneous, with 0.42% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
CGR top holdings are Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Prologis, Inc., occupying 4.17% and 4.13% of the portfolio correspondingly.
CGR last dividends amounted to 0.16 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.16 CAD in dividends, which shows a 0.74% decrease.
CGR assets under management is 214.84 M CAD. It's risen 1.73% over the last month.
CGR fund flows account for 4.23 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, CGR pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.45%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.16 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
CGR shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Aug 26, 2008, and its management style is Passive.
CGR expense ratio is 0.73% meaning you'd have to pay 0.73% of your investment to help manage the fund.
CGR follows the Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
CGR invests in stocks.
CGR price has risen by 3.00% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.44% increase. See more dynamics on CGR price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.57% over the last month, showed a −2.28% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 14.53% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.57% over the last month, showed a −2.28% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 14.53% in a year.
CGR trades at a premium (0.24%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.