iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF (TSX:CEW)

Canada flag Canada · Delayed Price · Currency is CAD
28.08
-0.41 (-1.44%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
34.81%
Assets 336.45M
Expense Ratio 0.61%
PE Ratio 14.89
Dividend (ttm) 0.76
Dividend Yield 2.67%
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 24, 2026
Payout Frequency Monthly
Payout Ratio 40.40%
1-Year Return +34.81%
Volume 11,217
Open 28.39
Previous Close 28.49
Day's Range 28.08 - 28.39
52-Week Low 18.71
52-Week High 28.55
Beta 0.94
Holdings 13
Inception Date Feb 6, 2008

About CEW

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. It is co-managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Canada. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the banking and insurance sector. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of large-cap companies having minimum market capitalizations of $5 billion for banks and $1.5 billion for life insurance companies. iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF was formed on April 30, 2007 and is domiciled in Canada.

Asset Class Equity
Category Financials
Region North America
Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol CEW
Provider iShares

Performance

CEW had a total return of 39.20% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.12%, including dividends.

Top 10 Holdings

99.78% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
National Bank of Canada NA 10.45%
Bank of Montreal BMO 10.33%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM 10.17%
iA Financial Corporation Inc. IAG 10.15%
Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO 10.02%
Royal Bank of Canada RY 9.96%
The Toronto-Dominion Bank TD 9.94%
The Bank of Nova Scotia BNS 9.93%
Sun Life Financial Inc. SLF 9.43%
Manulife Financial Corporation MFC 9.40%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Feb 24, 2026 0.062 CAD Feb 27, 2026
Jan 27, 2026 0.062 CAD Jan 30, 2026
Dec 30, 2025 0.064 CAD Jan 5, 2026
Nov 19, 2025 0.064 CAD Nov 28, 2025
Oct 28, 2025 0.064 CAD Oct 31, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 0.063 CAD Sep 29, 2025
Full Dividend History