XLB iShares iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $17.81
YTD: -1.39%
MER: 0.20%

Data as of: Sept. 18, 2026

MER
0.20%
Management Fee
Yield
4.18%
Distribution Yield
Price
$17.81
Current Price
Holdings
105
Total Securities
Inception
Nov 2006
Fund Launch

About XLB

XLB (iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF) is a Fixed Income (Canadian) ETF from iShares, listed on the TSX. It holds 100% bonds and tracks the FTSE Canada Long Term Overall Bond Index™ (CAD). The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.20% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider iShares
Category Fixed Income (Canadian)
AUM $741M
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0600 (Aug 19, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Long Term Overall Bond Index™ (CAD)

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month -0.91%
3 Months -4.11%
6 Months -4.92%
YTD -1.39%
1 Year 0.78%
3 Years 14.36%
5 Years -12.57%
10 Years -0.79%
Since Inception 93.15%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 0.78%
2 Years
3 Years 2.13%
5 Years -2.98%
10 Years -0.03%
Since Inception 3.38%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
-0.95% 1.13% 9.34% -21.90% -4.73% 11.54%

Performance as of: Aug 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
78.05%
2
C
CU INC
Corporate Bonds
CUCN
1.13%
3
H
HYDRO ONE INC RegS
Corporate Bonds
HYDONE
1.04%
4
4
407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ETRHWY
1.04%
5
E
ENBRIDGE INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
1.00%
6
T
TERASEN GAS INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
FTSCN
0.89%
7
C
COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP
Corporate Bonds
COAGAS
0.86%
8
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
0.81%
9
E
ENBRIDGE GAS INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ENBGAS
0.76%
10
P
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP MTN RegS
Corporate Bonds
PPLCN
0.65%
11
R
ROGERS COMMS INC
Corporate Bonds
RCICN
0.62%
12
A
AMAZON.COM INC
Corporate Bonds
AMZN
0.59%
13
B
BELL CANADA MTN RegS
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
0.56%
14
A
ALTALINK LP
Corporate Bonds
ALTALK
0.56%
15
C
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COM…
Corporate Bonds
CNRCN
0.48%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 98.6%
2
United States 1.3%
3
United Kingdom 0.1%
4
France 0.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Provincial 53.7%
2
Corporate Bonds 21.8%
3
Federal 21.4%
4
Municipal 3.0%
5
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%