(As of 12/31/2025)

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF (CEW)

(Financial Services Equity)
FundGrade A+® Rating recipient
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Inception Return
(2/6/2008)
11.13 %
YTD Return 36.58 %
NAVPS
(1/30/2026)
$27.18
Change ($0.19) / -0.68 %
Growth of $10,000 (As of December 31, 2025)
MER 0.61 %
Assets ($mil) $327.37
Rank (1Yr) 18/71
Std Dev (3Yr) 19.72 %
Volatility Ranking (3Yr) 9/10
RRSP Eligibility Yes
Load No Load
Max Front End -
Max Back End -
Sales Status Open
 
Objective
CEW's investment objective is to provide unitholders with a diversified equal weighted investment in a portfolio of common shares of the largest Canadian banks and Canadian life insurance companies. Cash distributions on the Common units and Advisor Class Units of CEW are expected to be made monthly and will be derived from dividends received by CEW on the CEW Portfolio. Such distributions may also include capital gains and returns of capital.
Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Canada

Sub-Advisor

Jennifer Hsui, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

 
Asset Allocation
(As of December 31, 2025)
Sector Allocation
(As of December 31, 2025)
Geographic Allocation
(As of December 31, 2025)
Top 10 Holdings
NameAssetSectorGeographicPercent
Toronto-Dominion BankCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada10.51%
Royal Bank of CanadaCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada10.35%
iA Financial Corp IncCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada10.27%
Great-West Lifeco IncCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.95%
Bank of Nova ScotiaCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.94%
Sun Life Financial IncCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.89%
Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.84%
Manulife Financial CorpCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.82%
National Bank of CanadaCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.79%
Bank of MontrealCanadian EquityFinancial ServicesCanada9.63%

Performance Data (As of December 31, 2025)
  Return (%) Annualized Return (%)
Return 1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 4.67 12.69 24.11 36.58 36.58 27.33 20.89 14.83
Benchmark 1.54 2.76 10.25 21.57 21.57 21.91 15.84 10.64
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1

Calendar Return (%) 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Fund 36.58 29.35 16.86 -6.50 33.74 -0.56 25.61 -12.68 12.21 26.09
Benchmark 21.57 31.42 13.41 -5.68 22.05 -5.24 19.43 -4.99 15.24 6.34
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 4 3 1

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