iShares International Fundamental Index Fund - CIE

ETF Overview

The fund has been designed to replicate, net of expenses, the performance of the FTSE RAFI Developed ex US 1000 Index, which comprises the top 1,000 non US-listed companies with the largest fundamental value.

The fund offers the advantages of an active management strategy with the highlights of a passive investment: lower turnover costs and transparent rules-based selection, while retaining high investment capacity.

The index weights constituents using four accounting factors, rather than market capitalization. These four factors include:

Total cash dividends (five-year average of all regular and special distributions)
Free cash flow (five-year average cash flow)
Total sales (five-year average total sales)
Book equity value (current period book equity value)

Fundamental Indexation

This ETF tracks a Fundamental Index. The strategy is known as Fundamental Index or Fundamental Indexation.

Fundamental Indexation is designed to overcome the limitations of traditional indices based on market capitalization. Fundamental Indexation weights its constituents based on company fundamental factors including dividends, total sales, free cash flow and book equity value, each variable not depending on the fluctuations of the market valuation.

Fundamental Indexation seeks to identify the true "fair value" of each company.

Key ETF Data

Fundamentals
Category (main)	Global Equity (Developed ex US 1000) - Broad Market / Fundamental Index
Underlying Index	FTSE RAFI Developed ex US 1000 Index
ETF Structure	Passive type. Aims to track Fundamental index
Asset Class	Equity
Region	Developed ex US 1000
Issuer	iShares Canada by Blackrock
ETF Home Page	Available here

Fund Facts
Inception Date	13 Feb 2006
Total Holdings	1,018
Distribution Frequency	Quarterly
Leverage	None
Significant Currency Exposure	Yes
Currency Hedging	No

Fees
Management Fee	0.65%
Management Expense Ratio (MER)	0.73%

Trading Information
Ticker	CIE
Exchange	TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange)
Currency	CAD

Eligibility
Eligibility *	RRSP, RRIF, RESP, TFSA, DPSP, RDSP
DRIP available **	Yes
PACC Plan available **	Yes
SWP available **	Yes

* Always check eligibility with your plan operator as plans and accounts can differ

** Not all brokers can facilitate these plans. Check with your broker.

Current Price, Fund Performance, Yield, NAV, Charts etc

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