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About ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE IMI INDX ETF UNIT
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Inception date
Apr 10, 2013
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 offers broad, unbiased coverage of equities in developed international countries, excluding US and Canada. Unlike many competing funds, it includes smaller firms in marketlike proportion, making it more representative overall. Despite the challenges presented by small-caps, XEF provides the exposure well. The depth of coverage and flexibility of the product makes it suitable for long- and short-term investors alike. XEFs only blemish is common to all funds that track a variant of the popular EAFE index: It excludes Canadian firms. However, XEF is a great choice for long-term exposure to developed markets outside North America.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks96.25%
Finance23.88%
Health Technology9.86%
Producer Manufacturing8.71%
Consumer Non-Durables8.19%
Electronic Technology7.80%
Technology Services6.03%
Consumer Durables4.84%
Retail Trade3.23%
Utilities3.21%
Process Industries2.95%
Non-Energy Minerals2.87%
Energy Minerals2.78%
Communications2.61%
Commercial Services2.17%
Transportation2.09%
Distribution Services1.59%
Consumer Services1.57%
Industrial Services1.48%
Health Services0.31%
Miscellaneous0.08%
Bonds, Cash & Other3.75%
ETF3.31%
Cash0.33%
UNIT0.06%
Temporary0.06%
Mutual fund0.00%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe62.02%
Asia26.18%
Oceania7.11%
North America3.44%
Middle East1.25%
Africa0.01%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XEF invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 23.88% stocks, and Health Technology, with 9.86% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
XEF top holdings are iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and SAP SE, occupying 3.31% and 1.41% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XEF last dividends amounted to 0.41 CAD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.64 CAD in dividends, which shows a 57.20% decrease.
XEF assets under management is 11.94 B CAD. It's risen 12.51% over the last month.
XEF fund flows account for 2.52 B 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, XEF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.44%. The last dividend (Jan 3, 2025) amounted to 0.41 CAD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
XEF shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 10, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
XEF expense ratio is 0.23% meaning you'd have to pay 0.23% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XEF follows the MSCI EAFE IMI. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XEF invests in stocks.
XEF price has risen by 8.35% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.37% increase. See more dynamics on XEF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.56% over the last month, showed a 5.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.26% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.56% over the last month, showed a 5.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.26% in a year.
XEF trades at a premium (0.51%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.