XSB iShares iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $26.70
YTD: 1.16%
MER: 0.10%

Data as of: Nov. 6, 2026

MER
0.10%
Management Fee
Yield
3.10%
Distribution Yield
Price
$26.70
Current Price
Holdings
196
Total Securities
Inception
Nov 2000
Fund Launch

About XSB

XSB (iShares Core Canadian Short-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 Short Term Overall 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 $4.5B
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0700 (Oct 20, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Short Term Overall Bond Index™ (CAD)

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.70%
3 Months 0.10%
6 Months 0.87%
YTD 1.16%
1 Year 1.04%
3 Years 12.58%
5 Years 11.62%
10 Years 21.28%
Since Inception 140.36%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 1.04%
2 Years —
3 Years 4.64%
5 Years 2.33%
10 Years 1.93%
Since Inception 3.45%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
3.80% 5.59% 4.94% -4.13% -1.04% 5.18%

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
67.71%
2
R
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS
Corporate Bonds
RY
2.62%
3
T
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE
Corporate Bonds
TD
2.42%
4
B
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Corporate Bonds
BNS
1.77%
5
B
BANK OF MONTREAL
Corporate Bonds
BMO
1.75%
6
C
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COM…
Corporate Bonds
CM
1.51%
7
I
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONS…
Government Bonds
IBRD
1.08%
8
N
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
Corporate Bonds
NACN
1.01%
9
M
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS
Corporate Bonds
MFCCN
0.72%
10
E
ENBRIDGE INC
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
0.71%
11
F
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJAR…
Corporate Bonds
CCDJ
0.64%
12
B
BELL CANADA INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
0.54%
13
T
TELUS CORPORATION
Corporate Bonds
TCN
0.51%
14
F
FORD CREDIT CANADA CO
Corporate Bonds
F
0.51%
15
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN…
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
0.49%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 95.2%
2
United States 2.8%
3
Supranational 1.1%
4
Germany 0.6%
5
France 0.3%
6
Switzerland 0.1%

Sector Allocation

1
Federal 52.0%
2
Corporate Bonds 31.3%
3
Provincial 15.9%
4
Municipal 0.9%