BlackRock Canada Updates Risk Ratings for Certain iShares Exchange-Traded Funds
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited today announced an update to the investment risk ratings of the exchange-traded funds listed below (the iShares ETFs). These changes will be reflected in the prospectuses for the iShares ETFs that will be filed on or about March 29, 2018.
iShares ETF Name | Previous Risk Rating |
Updated Risk Rating |
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF | Low to Medium | Low |
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF | Low to Medium | Low |
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF | Low to Medium | Low |
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF | Medium | Low to Medium |
iShares S&P U.S. Mid-Cap Index ETF | Medium to High | Medium |
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF | Medium to High | Medium |
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF | Medium to High | Medium |
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF | Medium to High | Medium |
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF | Medium to High | Medium |
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Low to Medium | Medium |
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Medium | Medium to High |
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Medium | Medium to High |
iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Medium | Medium to High |
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | Low to Medium | Medium |