State of the Nation for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Trevor Cummings Vice President

2 Growth of Exchange-Traded Funds Worldwide ETF Assets Total ($M) ,0321,311 ETF Commodity Assets ETF Fixed Income Assets ETF Equity Assets # of ETFs Growth of Exchange-Traded Funds Worldwide Source: ETF Landscape, Industry Highlights, Q1 2011, BlackRock Canada.

3 U.S. Exchange Traded Products - Assets Under Management Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. Data as of 31 August 2010

4 Canada ETFs - Assets Under Management Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. Data as of 29 April 2011

5 Net Inflows into Canadian ETFs YTD Net Inflows into Canadian ETFs Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. Data as of 29 April 2011.

Why Have Investors Embraced ETFs? Portfolio Applications

7 The Unique Value in Total Portfolio Management Value is a process of evaluation and implementation based on the relationship between return and risk, executed in a cost- and tax-efficient manner Cost RiskReturn Taxes CLIENT PORTFOLIO

8 Investment Needs and Familiarity with ETFs “How familiar are you with exchange traded funds or ETFs? Please tell us using a scale of one to nine where one means not at all familiar and nine means very familiar.” Source: The Gandalf Group

9 Key Findings About ETFs Relative to Mutual Funds Investors familiar with ETFs are very positive about them However, few investors in this group hold ETFs Awareness is low among those aged 50+ Only 27% say their advisor has recommended an ETF ETFs are seen to provide advantages over mutual funds of: Transparency Rate of return Preservation of capital Management fees 9 Source: The Gandalf Group

10 ETFsMutual Funds  Hold baskets of securities  Obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders  Trade on exchanges intraday at market price, which may be greater or less than Net Asset Value (NAV)  Shares are not individually redeemed from the fund  Transactions in shares of ETFs result in brokerage commissions and generate tax consequences  ETFs generally seek to track a market index, before fees and expenses  Accessed directly from the fund company or through a select broker and pricing generally occurs once a day  Investors buy or redeem shares at the end-of-day net asset value, less any applicable fees  Some mutual funds may charge sales loads or redemption fees  Most mutual funds are actively managed, seeking to outperform market indexes ETFs and mutual funds: various differences

11 How To Take Advantage of ETFs Immediately? Fixed Income Active/Passive Mix Tactical Rotation Strategy

Fixed Income

13 Dispersion of Fixed Income Asset Class Performance Dispersion of performance represents opportunity to manage risk, to enhance returns or income Source: PC-Bond, a business unit of TSX Inc. 12/31/10.

14 Use the building blocks to exploit the opportunities Over the past 5 years, sector returns within the index hover around 5.5% The dispersion over shorter periods offers the opportunity to achieve higher returns ETF Index Total Returns (%) Source: PC-Bond, a business unit of TSX Inc. Data for month ending 29 April 2011.

15 Duration Management Alter the duration of a portfolio: Efficiently adjust risk to reflect your market view – increase to reflect bullish fixed income market sentiment or reduce to implement defensive position Portfolio of several iShares ETFs with different duration Duration Increasing DurationDecreasing Duration Core Bond Portfolio iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund (XSB) iShares DEX Long Term Index Fund (XLB) Adjust duration exposure to manage interest rate risk

16 iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund Fixed Income ETFs Offer Price Improvement Source: Bloomberg, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. As of 31-May-2010.

17 Using iShares Fixed Income ETFs as Building Blocks Modular family of fixed income ETFs enable investors to express views on: Credit Yield Duration Components of various DEX Indexes Relationship Between Yield, Duration and Credit Risk Source: PC-Bond, a business unit of TSX Inc. Data as of 5 May Government Long HYBrid Real Return Short Universe Corporate

18 Opportunities in the Canadian Fixed Income ETF Market Total Canadian-listed Fixed Income ETFs: $9.0 billion Investors are embracing fixed income ETFs in record numbers Source: Bloomberg, BlackRock. As of 29 April 2011.

Active & Passive

20 Core/Satellite Approach: Blending Index and Active Investments Lower overall costs Access an institutional investment process Implement tactical calls Refine rebalancing opportunities Index InvestmentsActive Investments Canadian Small-cap Emerging Markets U.S. Equities International Fixed Income Canadian Large Cap

21 Creating a smoother ride: hypothetical active manager performance Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. For illustrative purposes only; not meant to represent any specific investment. This chart shows under- and outperformance relative to a benchmark. Performance may have been positive or negative during any period.

Tactical Rotation Strategy

23 iShares Sector Breakdown iShares Sector Breakdown (as of 31 March 2011) Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.

24 S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index: Country Breakdown S&P Global Healthcare Index – Country Breakdown (as of 31 March 2011) Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.

25 S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index - Top Companies S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index - Top Companies (%) (as of 31 March 2011) Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.

26 Sector Perspectives Outlook Global SectorPositiveNeutralNegative Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Healthcare Industrials Information Technology Materials Telecoms Utilities iShares Sector Perspectives – April 2011

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