iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF Common Class (CEW.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF Common Class (CEW.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$438.68M. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. It has been trading since February 6, 2008.

The largest positions on file are Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO), Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF.TO), and iA Financial Corp Inc (IAG.TO). Manulife Financial Corp alone accounts for 10.27% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 99.74% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for CEW.TO is CA$35.40, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +48.46%. Measured over 5 years, that is +20.26% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.14%.

2026 is still running; the price is +30.80% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +32.58% and 2022 returned −6.86%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$23.69 to CA$36.50. The latest close sits 49.43% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 18.43%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.04. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.