XLB iShares iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $18.13
YTD: -0.57%
MER: 0.20%

Data as of: Nov. 6, 2026

MER
0.20%
Management Fee
Yield
4.11%
Distribution Yield
Price
$18.13
Current Price
Holdings
106
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 $899M
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0600 (Oct 20, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Long Term Overall Bond Index™ (CAD)

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 2.77%
3 Months -0.09%
6 Months -0.90%
YTD -0.57%
1 Year -3.20%
3 Years 6.05%
5 Years -11.21%
10 Years 6.76%
Since Inception 94.70%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year -3.20%
2 Years —
3 Years 4.69%
5 Years -2.19%
10 Years 0.28%
Since Inception 3.39%

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: Oct 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
78.82%
2
C
CU INC
Corporate Bonds
CUCN
1.07%
3
E
ENBRIDGE INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
1.06%
4
H
HYDRO ONE INC RegS
Corporate Bonds
HYDONE
1.03%
5
4
407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ETRHWY
0.96%
6
F
FORTISALBERTA INC
Corporate Bonds
FTSCN
0.88%
7
C
COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP
Corporate Bonds
COAGAS
0.84%
8
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
0.80%
9
E
ENBRIDGE GAS INC
Corporate Bonds
ENBGAS
0.73%
10
A
AMAZON.COM INC
Corporate Bonds
AMZN
0.63%
11
P
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP MTN RegS
Corporate Bonds
PPLCN
0.60%
12
R
ROGERS COMMS INC
Corporate Bonds
RCICN
0.59%
13
A
ALTALINK LP
Corporate Bonds
ALTALK
0.57%
14
B
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CAN…
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
0.56%
15
E
EPCOR UTILITIES INC MTN RegS
Corporate Bonds
EPCOR
0.52%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 98.4%
2
United States 1.5%
3
United Kingdom 0.1%
4
France 0.0%
5
Luxembourg 0.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Provincial 52.7%
2
Federal 23.3%
3
Corporate Bonds 21.1%
4
Municipal 2.8%
5
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.1%