IBQT allocates 97% to global equities and 3% to Bitcoin via iShares IBIT. XINT covers 5,000 stocks outside North America. Both trade on the TSX.
BlackRock launched two exchange-traded funds on the Toronto Stock Exchange this week, one of them holding a 3% Bitcoin allocation.
The iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, trading under IBQT, puts 97% of assets into global equity markets and 3% into Bitcoin through the iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). The fund does not buy individual stocks directly. Instead it invests in other iShares ETFs, spreading exposure across Canadian, U.S., international and emerging-market equities. BlackRock set the annual management fee at 0.22%.
The second fund, iShares Core MSCI All-International Equity Index ETF (XINT), tracks the MSCI ACWI ex North America IMI Index. That benchmark covers roughly 5,000 companies across more than 40 developed and emerging markets, excluding Canada and the United States. XINT carries a 0.23% expense ratio.
Both ETFs operate under BlackRock Asset Management Canada and the RBC iShares partnership, which combines BlackRock's ETF infrastructure with Royal Bank of Canada's distribution network.
BlackRock's iShares division managed about $6.2 trillion across more than 1,700 ETFs as of June 30, the firm said.
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