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About iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF Trust Units
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Inception date
Feb 6, 2008
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Eligible dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
ISIN
CA46433J1084
The fund portfolio consists of common shares of the largest Canadian banks and Canadian life insurance companies. Shares are equally weighted to reduce risks of any single investment. To be included in the index, companies must meet minimum market capitalizations and be a Canadian bank or life insurance company. The portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.87%
Finance99.87%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.13%
Cash0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
CEW top holdings are Toronto-Dominion Bank and National Bank of Canada, occupying 10.30% and 10.25% of the portfolio correspondingly.
CEW last dividends amounted to 0.06 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.06 CAD in dividends,
CEW assets under management is 278.93 M CAD. It's risen 6.41% over the last month.
CEW fund flows account for 4.95 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, CEW pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.04%. The last dividend (Aug 29, 2025) amounted to 0.06 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
CEW shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Feb 6, 2008, and its management style is Active.
CEW expense ratio is 0.61% meaning you'd have to pay 0.61% of your investment to help manage the fund.
CEW follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
CEW invests in stocks.
CEW price has risen by 6.32% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 26.20% increase. See more dynamics on CEW price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.93% over the last month, showed a 12.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.84% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.93% over the last month, showed a 12.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.84% in a year.
CEW trades at a premium (0.10%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.