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EWCISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

$58.28-0.17% vs prior close
506352-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure broad-based equity performance in Canada. The underlying index includes large- and mid-capitalization companies and may change over time.

Price & daily flows
59.956.252.558.28DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$3.1B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$522M of net inflows over the past month, about 7.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.1% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$7Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$522Mnet flow, trailing month
1.9Mavg daily volume, 30 days
95holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 0.76
The book at a glance
RY-0.6%TD+0.1%SHOP+0.5%BMO-0.6%BNS-0.2%ENB-0.5%CM-0.2%CNQ+1.5%AEM-1.5%SU+1.8%CP-0.7%BN+0.2%MFC-0.1%TRP+1.5%WPM-0.2%CLS+3.2%CNR+2.1%SLF-0.4%CVE+1.8%NTR-0.7%FTS-0.2%QSR-1.9%DOL-0.9%PPL-0.4%POW+1.4%ABX-2.1%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA9.19%$195.36-0.6%
2TDTORONTO DOMINION BANK6.53%$117.61+0.1%
3SHOPSHOPIFY5.95%$149.09+0.5%
4BMOBANK OF MONTREAL3.85%$166.30-0.6%
5BNSBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA3.76%$90.67-0.2%
6ENBENBRIDGE3.38%$46.27-0.5%
7CMCANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE3.39%$109.95-0.2%
8CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES3.25%$47.79+1.5%
9AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES3.13%$180.59-1.5%
10SUSUNCOR ENERGY2.65%$69.10+1.8%
11CPCANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY2.55%$84.47-0.7%
12BNBROOKFIELD2.40%$36.54+0.2%
13MFCMANULIFE FINANCIAL2.39%$42.55-0.1%
14TRPTC ENERGY2.02%$58.62+1.5%
15WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS2.04%$133.42-0.2%

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Sector weights
Financials39.92%
Energy16.73%
Materials15.65%
Information Technology9.2%
Industrials8.89%
Consumer Staples3.17%
Consumer Discretionary2.94%
Utilities2.44%
Communication0.72%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.37%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.2%
1 month-3.8%
3 months+1.1%
6 months+9.1%
YTD+8.1%
1 year+15.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$90M
1 month+$522M
3 months+$1.6B
YTD+$2.8B
1 year+$3.1B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 9.2% of the book; the top ten carry 45%. Spread across 83+ names, it behaves like roughly 32 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
199calls · latest snapshot
700puts · latest snapshot
3.52put/call ratio
2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SHOP SHOPIFY$12M$7M
CLS CELESTICA$6M$5M
GFL GFL ENVIRONMENTAL$6M$2M
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$689,676$4M
PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER$426,193$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against EWC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-47bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-47bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-46bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-46bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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