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iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (ticker: GCNS) is an actively managed equity, fixed income fund by iShares, who manage 172 other funds in Canada, with a total of $183,648.21 M in assets under management. GCNS has seen gains of +4.41% and inflows of +$10.58 M since the beginning of the year 2026.

ISIN

CA46437R1064

Ticker

GCNS

Currency

CAD

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GCNS KEY DATA
As of May 21, 2026

AUM

$71.56 M

1m Perf.

+1.69%

1m Flows

+$1.75 M

mgmt fees

0.22%

exp. ratio

0.23%

NAV Performance and Flows

-0.50.00.51.01.5%
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NAV as of May 21, 2026
$50.40

Historical performance and flows

As of May 21, 2026
1m3mYTD1y3y
Perf.+1.69%+2.57%+4.41%+13.36%+40.56%
Flows+$2 M+$4 M+$11 M+$29 M+$47 M

GCNS's Characteristics

The GCNS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by iShares. This fund is actively managed; it does not track an index. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends. 

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ETF Info

Provider

iShares

Management Strategy

Actively managed

Dividend Policy

Distributing 

Trailing 12m Distribution Yield

2.02%

Meets ESG Criteria

Yes

Inception Date

September 14, 2020

GCNS's Exposure

Countries

Canada
63.96%
USA
25.72%
Other
10.32%

Sectors

Sovereign
14.46%
Information Technology
13.46%
Financials
10.94%
Banks
10.57%
Municipal
10.41%
Other
40.16%

Diversification

Total weight of top 10 holdings out of 1246 total
22.10%

Top 10 holdings

Other
9.96%
NVIDIA
3.87%
BROADCOM LIMITED
1.27%
ROYAL BK CANADA
1.27%
TORONTO DOMINION
1.17%
Canada, Bond 2 1jun2028 10Y
1.10%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING
1.07%
Canada, Bond 1 1jun2027 10Y
0.87%
Canada, Bond 1.25 1jun2030 10Y
0.81%
BANK OF MONTREAL
0.71%
Data as of March 31, 2026

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