Asset-allocation exchange-traded fund (ETF) · TSX: XINC

iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio

A one-ticket exchange-traded fund portfolio targeting 20% stocks and 80% fixed income through broad, index-oriented funds.

Last reviewed August 2026

At a glance

Target mix
20% stocks / 80% bonds
Total assets
$128.2M as of Aug 28, 2026
Management fee (current)
0.17%
Total fund costs (reported)
0.19%

Overview

The iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio is the 20% stock option in the iShares suite. Start with the asset allocation you can hold through changing markets, then compare funds built for that target. BlackRock automatically rebalances this portfolio as needed.

Its current management fee fell to 0.17% on December 18, 2025. The latest 0.19% management expense ratio (MER) and 0.00% trading expense ratio (TER) cover the period ended December 31, 2025, so the reported costs largely predate the fee cut. Distributions are scheduled quarterly, which does not measure the fund's return.

Portfolio and costs

Target allocation

Stocks
20%
Fixed income
80%The long-term strategic allocation targets 20% equities and 80% fixed income.

Costs

Management fee (current)
0.17%The current 0.17% management fee includes the management fees charged by the underlying ETFs.
Management expense ratio (MER)
0.19%
Trading expense ratio (TER)
0%
Total fund costs (reported)
0.19%MER + TER. The reported 0.19% MER and 0.00% TER largely precede the current management-fee reduction. Period ended December 2025.

Fund facts

Ticker
TSX: XINC
Inception
August 7, 2019
Total assets
$128,176,402 CADNet assets were $128,176,402 on August 28, 2026.
Distributions
QuarterlyThe ETF schedules distributions quarterly.

How the portfolio is managed

Construction
Uses iShares ETFs that are generally expected to follow indexing strategies for broad-based equity and fixed-income market exposure.
Rebalancing
BlackRock continuously monitors the portfolio and automatically rebalances it as needed to maintain its target asset-class weights.
Currency hedging
The currency-hedging strategy applies to U.S.-dollar and other foreign-currency exposure within the non-Canadian fixed-income allocation.