XSB - DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund

Commencement Date: 20-Nov-2000
The iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the DEX Short Term Bond Index™, net of expenses. The DEX Short Term Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of a broadly diversified range of investment grade federal, provincial, municipal and corporate bonds with a term to maturity between one and five years.

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Top Daily Holdings* as of 16-May-2012

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Holding % of Fund Coupon Maturity Ratings
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 2.61% 2.00 01-Dec-2014 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 2.45% 3.00 01-Jun-2014 AAA
CANADA HOUSING TRUST NO.1 2.36% 2.75 15-Jun-2016 AAA
CANADA HOUSING TRUST NO 1 2.10% 1.85 15-Dec-2016 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 2.06% 3.00 01-Dec-2015 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 1.90% 2.25 01-Aug-2014 AAA
CANADA HOUSING TRUST NO 1 1.90% 3.95 15-Jun-2013 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 1.81% 2.50 01-Jun-2015 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 1.80% 1.50 01-Nov-2013 AAA
CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 1.77% 3.50 01-Jun-2013 AAA
Total: 20.77%  
*Holdings are subject to change.

Sector Breakdown as of 16-May-2012

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  Sector % of Fund Sector % of Fund
 
Federal
53.76%
 
Securitiza...
1.56%
 
Financial
19.36%
 
Industrial
1.54%
 
Provincial
12.41%
 
Municipal
0.65%
 
Communicat...
2.62%
 
Real Estate
0.18%
 
Energy
1.68%
 
Other/Unde...
4.61%
 
Infrastruc...
1.66%
 

Maturity as of 15-May-2012

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Timeframe % of Maturity
0-1 Year 0.00%
1-5 Years 94.76%
5-10 Years 2.94%
10-15 Years 0.00%
15-20 Years 0.00%
20-25 Years 0.39%
25 Years and Over 0.80%
Average: 2.78  Years

Yield as of 15-May-2012

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  % of Yield
Weighted Average Yield to Maturity (%) Weighted Average Yield to Maturity (%)

The average YTM is the interest rate that will make the present value of the cash flows from a bond equal to its market price plus accrued interest. The average yield to maturity considers not only the coupon income, but any capital gain or loss that the investor will realize by holding the bonds to maturity. It also considers the reinvestment of the coupons.
1.74%

Fundamentals & Risk as of 15-May-2012

 
 
Weighted Average Term Weighted Average Term

The average number of years that each dollar of unpaid principal due on the mortgage remains outstanding.
2.78
Weighted Average Coupon (%) Weighted Average Coupon (%)

The mean of the coupon rate of the underlying bonds in a portfolio.
3.32%
Weighted Average Duration (yrs) Weighted Average Duration (yrs)

The mean duration of the underlying bonds in the portfolio of the fund.

Duration is a measure of the responsiveness of a bond's price to small changes in interest rates. Bond prices generally move inversely to interest rates.
2.62

Profile as of 16-May-2012

 
 
Net Asset Value $2,241,267,973
Annual Management Fees
0.25%
Units Outstanding
77,600,000
Total Holdings 298
Commencement Date
20-Nov-2000
Related Index Name DEX Short Term Bond Index
NAV per Unit
as of  16-May-2012 		$28.88
$0.01 0.05%
Price
as of 16-May-2012 		$28.94
$0.03   0.10%

Fees & Expenses

 
Management Fee Management Fee

The annual fee payable by the fund to BlackRock Canada for acting as trustee and manager of the fund.
0.25%
Estimated Annual HST Estimated Annual HST

Estimated annual HST payable by the fund for 2011.
0.02%
Management Expense Ratio (MER) Management Expense Ratio(MER)

As reported in the fund's 2010 Annual Management Report of Fund Performance. MER includes all management fees and GST/HST paid by the fund for the period, including fees paid indirectly as a result of holdings of other ETFs.
0.26%
MER Before Waivers and Absorptions MER Before Waivers and Absorptions

As reported in the fund's most recent Management Report of Fund Performance. Prior to July 1, 2010, Blackrock Canada absorbed out of its trustee fee the GST which was payable by the fund. This figure represents what the MER for that period would have been had such absorption not taken place.
0.27%

Trading Information

 
Ticker XSB
Related Index Name DEX Short Term Bond Index
Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
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RSP Yes
CUSIP 46431A109
Options Available Yes

Ratings as of 15-May-2012

Ratings % of Fund
AAA 59.80%
AA 21.13%
A 11.96%
BBB 4.43%
BB 0.00%
B 0.00%
CCC 0.00%
CC 0.00%
C 0.00%
D 0.00%
Other 2.68%