XLB iShares iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $18.72
YTD: 2.84%
MER: 0.20%

Data as of: June 18, 2026

MER
0.20%
Management Fee
Yield
3.97%
Distribution Yield
Price
$18.72
Current Price
Holdings
104
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 $751.6M
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0600 (May 13, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Long Term Overall Bond Index™ (CAD)

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 2.50%
3 Months -0.84%
6 Months -0.39%
YTD 2.84%
1 Year 2.09%
3 Years 8.51%
5 Years -8.85%
10 Years 6.78%
Since Inception 101.16%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 2.09%
2 Years
3 Years 2.64%
5 Years -1.41%
10 Years 0.98%
Since Inception 3.64%

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: 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
79.31%
2
C
CU INC
Corporate Bonds
CUCN
1.14%
3
H
HYDRO ONE INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
HYDONE
1.03%
4
4
407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ETRHWY
0.90%
5
T
TERASEN GAS INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
FTSCN
0.89%
6
C
COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP
Corporate Bonds
COAGAS
0.77%
7
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
0.74%
8
E
ENBRIDGE GAS INC
Corporate Bonds
ENBGAS
0.73%
9
E
ENBRIDGE INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
0.67%
10
R
ROGERS COMMS INC
Corporate Bonds
RCICN
0.62%
11
B
BELL CANADA MTN RegS
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
0.61%
12
P
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP MTN
Corporate Bonds
PPLCN
0.60%
13
E
EPCOR UTILITIES INC
Corporate Bonds
EPCOR
0.45%
14
A
ALTALINK LP MTN
Corporate Bonds
ALTALK
0.44%
15
T
TELUS CORPORATION
Corporate Bonds
TCN
0.43%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 99.6%
2
United States 0.3%
3
United Kingdom 0.1%
4
France 0.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Provincial 54.0%
2
Federal 22.3%
3
Corporate Bonds 20.7%
4
Municipal 3.0%