XGB iShares iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $18.96
YTD: 2.19%
MER: 0.13%

Data as of: July 31, 2026

MER
0.13%
Management Fee
Yield
3.21%
Distribution Yield
Price
$18.96
Current Price
Holdings
4
Total Securities
Inception
Nov 2006
Fund Launch

About XGB

XGB (iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF) is a Fixed Income (Canadian) ETF from iShares, listed on the TSX. It holds 100% bonds and tracks the FTSE Canada All Government Bond Index. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.13% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider iShares
Category Fixed Income (Canadian)
AUM $1.7B
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0500 (Jul 21, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada All Government Bond Index

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.54%
3 Months 1.98%
6 Months 2.19%
YTD 2.19%
1 Year 3.02%
3 Years 12.07%
5 Years -1.73%
10 Years 8.33%
Since Inception 71.13%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 3.02%
2 Years
3 Years 3.66%
5 Years 0.13%
10 Years 1.01%
Since Inception 2.84%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
1.94% 3.17% 5.98% -12.45% -3.17% 8.32%

Performance as of: Jun 30, 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
99.23%
2
I
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONS…
Government Bonds
IBRD
0.63%
3
C
CAD CASH
Cash
CAD
0.10%
4
L
LANDESKREDITBANK BADEN WUERTT…
Government Bonds
LBANK
0.03%

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 99.3%
2
Supranational 0.6%
3
Germany 0.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Federal 57.6%
2
Provincial 40.0%
3
Municipal 2.3%
4
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.1%