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EWCISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

$61.80+0.36% today
476252-WK

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
59.054.650.361.80DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$1.7B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$465M of net buying over the past month, about 6.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +14.0% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

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

$6.8Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$465Mnet flow, trailing month
1.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
95holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 11, 1996 · beta 0.75
The book at a glance
RY-2.3%TD-2.9%SHOP-0.3%BMO-3.5%ENB-2.2%CM-2.7%BNS-2.6%AEM+11.3%CNQ-0.4%CP+0.9%BN-0.0%SU-0.4%MFC-1.4%WPM+10.8%TRP-2.7%LCNRFNV+6.1%SLF-1.2%CVE-0.0%CLS-2.9%NTR+1.1%FTS-1.2%QSR+0.5%PAASPPL-0.2%IMOBAMABX+2.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA9.39%$208.10-2.3%
2TDTORONTO DOMINION BANK6.40%$118.49-2.9%
3SHOPSHOPIFY5.67%$146.21-0.3%
4BMOBANK OF MONTREAL3.96%$176.21-3.5%
5ENBENBRIDGE3.43%$50.29-2.2%
6CMCANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE3.52%$118.40-2.7%
7BNSBANK OF NOVA SCOTIA3.50%$87.87-2.6%
8AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES2.98%$207.91+11.3%
9CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES3.19%$49.41-0.4%
10CPCANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY2.60%$94.53+0.9%
11BNBROOKFIELD2.66%$42.14-0.0%
12SUSUNCOR ENERGY2.46%$67.44-0.4%
13MFCMANULIFE FINANCIAL2.31%$43.43-1.4%
14WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS1.93%$146.99+10.8%
15TRPTC ENERGY2.05%$62.31-2.7%

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Sector weights
Financials40.22%
Energy17.03%
Materials14.94%
Industrials8.92%
Information Technology8.92%
Consumer Staples3.19%
Consumer Discretionary3.02%
Utilities2.45%
Communication0.79%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.3%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.0%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+7.4%
6 months+10.0%
YTD+14.0%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$273M
1 month+$465M
3 months+$964M
YTD+$2.2B
1 year+$2.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 9.4% of the book; the top ten carry 45%. Spread across 86+ names, it behaves like roughly 32 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
72calls today
1Kputs today
18.79put/call ratio
1.8Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$12M$9M
CLS CELESTICA$6M$9M
WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS$5M$5M
SHOP SHOPIFY$6M$5M
T AT&T$1M$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
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-45bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-46bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-46bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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