XBB iShares iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $28.20
YTD: 1.70%
MER: 0.10%

Data as of: June 18, 2026

MER
0.10%
Management Fee
Yield
3.45%
Distribution Yield
Price
$28.20
Current Price
Holdings
246
Total Securities
Inception
Nov 2000
Fund Launch

About XBB

XBB (iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF) is a Fixed Income (Canadian) ETF from iShares, listed on the TSX. It holds 100% bonds and tracks the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index™ (CAD). The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.10% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider iShares
Category Fixed Income (Canadian)
AUM $10.1B
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0800 (May 13, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index™ (CAD)

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 1.38%
3 Months -0.53%
6 Months 0.38%
YTD 1.70%
1 Year 2.91%
3 Years 12.64%
5 Years 1.92%
10 Years 16.68%
Since Inception 175.71%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 2.91%
2 Years
3 Years 4.18%
5 Years 0.80%
10 Years 1.73%
Since Inception 4.09%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
2.57% 4.12% 6.61% -11.78% -2.65% 8.57%

Performance as of: May 31, 2026

Growth of $10,000

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Initial Investment
$
Monthly Contribution
$

TWR = Time-Weighted Return (measures fund performance). MWRR = Money-Weighted Return (measures your personal return including contribution timing). Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Top Holdings

Latest data
# Name Ticker Weight
1
C
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF)
Government Bonds
CAN
75.25%
2
R
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS
Corporate Bonds
RY
1.25%
3
T
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE
Corporate Bonds
TD
1.22%
4
B
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS
Corporate Bonds
BNS
0.83%
5
E
ENBRIDGE INC
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
0.81%
6
B
BANK OF MONTREAL
Corporate Bonds
BMO
0.79%
7
C
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COM…
Corporate Bonds
CM
0.71%
8
B
BELL CANADA MTN
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
0.69%
9
H
HYDRO ONE INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
HYDONE
0.67%
10
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN…
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
0.51%
11
T
TELUS CORPORATION
Corporate Bonds
TCN
0.50%
12
N
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
Corporate Bonds
NACN
0.47%
13
I
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONS…
Government Bonds
IBRD
0.47%
14
F
FORTIS INC RegS
Corporate Bonds
FTSCN
0.42%
15
R
ROGERS COMMS INC
Corporate Bonds
RCICN
0.40%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 97.4%
2
United States 1.7%
3
Supranational 0.5%
4
Germany 0.3%
5
France 0.1%
6
Switzerland 0.1%
7
United Kingdom 0.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Federal 42.7%
2
Provincial 31.2%
3
Corporate Bonds 24.3%
4
Municipal 1.8%
5
Industrial 0.0%