BlackRock Adds Two Single‑Ticker iShares ETFs to Canadian Market
It pairs broad international equity access with a separate fund that blends mostly stocks and a small bitcoin stake via the Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF to give Canadians a low‑cost all‑in‑one option.
Overview
- Both funds began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on August 10, 2026, under the RBC iShares alliance as new Canadian-listed iShares products.
- XINT, the iShares Core MSCI All‑International Equity Index ETF, seeks to track the MSCI ACWI ex North America IMI Index that covers more than 5,000 companies across 40+ developed and emerging markets and charges a 0.23% annual management fee.
- IBQT, the iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, is built mainly as a fund-of-ETFs that intends to obtain bitcoin exposure by holding the Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and carries a 0.22% management fee.
- Independent reporting characterizes IBQT as roughly 97% equities and 3% bitcoin via IBIT, a split presented by media outlets but not explicit in BlackRock’s official release.
- The launches extend iShares’ global ETF platform into simpler, single‑ticker building blocks for Canadian investors and could broaden retail access to measured crypto exposure through RBC’s distribution network and BlackRock’s large ETF franchise.