XSH iShares iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian) CAD
Price: $18.87
YTD: 1.51%
MER: 0.10%

Data as of: Sept. 18, 2026

MER
0.10%
Management Fee
Yield
4.01%
Distribution Yield
Price
$18.87
Current Price
Holdings
203
Total Securities
Inception
Sep 2011
Fund Launch

About XSH

XSH (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 Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.10% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider iShares
Category Fixed Income (Canadian)
AUM $3B
Exchange TSX
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0600 (Aug 19, 2026)
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.13%
3 Months 0.21%
6 Months 0.39%
YTD 1.51%
1 Year 2.92%
3 Years 19.63%
5 Years 15.28%
10 Years 30.94%
Since Inception 52.05%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 2.92%
2 Years
3 Years 5.93%
5 Years 2.85%
10 Years 2.77%
Since Inception 2.84%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
4.69% 7.16% 6.63% -4.55% -0.62% 6.24%

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
R
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS
Corporate Bonds
RY
7.68%
2
T
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE
Corporate Bonds
TD
7.62%
3
B
BANK OF MONTREAL
Corporate Bonds
BMO
5.20%
4
B
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS
Corporate Bonds
BNS
4.91%
5
C
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COM…
Corporate Bonds
CM
4.90%
6
N
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
Corporate Bonds
NACN
3.11%
7
E
ENBRIDGE INC
Corporate Bonds
ENBCN
2.42%
8
M
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS
Corporate Bonds
MFCCN
2.18%
9
F
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJAR…
Corporate Bonds
CCDJ
1.99%
10
B
BELL CANADA INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
BCECN
1.79%
11
F
FORD CREDIT CANADA CO RegS
Corporate Bonds
F
1.73%
12
T
TELUS CORPORATION
Corporate Bonds
TCN
1.52%
13
T
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN…
Corporate Bonds
TRPCN
1.47%
14
T
TOYOTA CREDIT CANADA INC MTN
Corporate Bonds
TOYOTA
1.43%
15
R
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
Corporate Bonds
RCICN
1.10%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 84.0%
2
United States 11.8%
3
Germany 1.9%
4
France 1.1%
5
United Kingdom 0.8%
6
Australia 0.2%
7
Switzerland 0.2%

Sector Allocation

1
Corporate Bonds 99.9%
2
Industrial 0.1%