CEW.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF (CEW.TO) belongs to the Financials Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with CEW.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO charges 0.61% annually. There are 8 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
HBNK.TO	Global X Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	0.09%	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs HBNK.TO
HEB.TO	Hamilton Canadian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF	0.19%	1.39B	Apr 2023	CEW.TO vs HEB.TO
HXF.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Corporate...	0.25%	130.84M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXF.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	0.25%	6.15B	Oct 2009	CEW.TO vs ZEB.TO
XUSF.TO	iShares S&P U.S. Financials Index ETF	0.25%	—	Sep 2023	CEW.TO vs XUSF.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 97. There are 10 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	98	—	Feb 2022	CEW.TO vs CBNK.TO
BNKL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	98	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs BNKL.TO
HCAL.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF	98	1.06B	Oct 2020	CEW.TO vs HCAL.TO
HBNK.TO	Global X Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	97	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs HBNK.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	97	6.15B	Oct 2009	CEW.TO vs ZEB.TO

Top Performing CEW.TO Alternatives (YTD)

CEW.TO is at 26.79% YTD. There are 10 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 43.47%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CFOU.TO	BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Financials 2x Daily Bull ET...	43.47%	86.85M	Jun 2007	CEW.TO vs CFOU.TO
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	41.95%	—	Feb 2022	CEW.TO vs CBNK.TO
HCAL.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF	38.28%	1.06B	Oct 2020	CEW.TO vs HCAL.TO
BNKL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	37.19%	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs BNKL.TO
RBNK.TO	RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF	31.29%	485.97M	Oct 2017	CEW.TO vs RBNK.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO has 11.79% 1-year volatility. There are 3 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.02%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FIE.TO	iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	9.02%	1.40B	Apr 2010	CEW.TO vs FIE.TO
CIC.TO	CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETF	11.40%	348.36M	Aug 2010	CEW.TO vs CIC.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	11.51%	4.65B	Jan 2011	CEW.TO vs ZWB.TO
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	12.20%	2.28B	Mar 2001	CEW.TO vs XFN.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	12.75%	197.22M	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs BKCL.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.13%. No ETFs in the Financials Equities category have shallower 1-year drawdowns; the lowest-drawdown alternatives shown here go as shallow as -7.19%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
FIE.TO	iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	-7.19%	1.40B	Apr 2010	CEW.TO vs FIE.TO
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	-7.80%	2.28B	Mar 2001	CEW.TO vs XFN.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	-7.82%	4.65B	Jan 2011	CEW.TO vs ZWB.TO
HXF.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Corporate...	-7.94%	130.84M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXF.TO
CIC.TO	CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETF	-8.23%	348.36M	Aug 2010	CEW.TO vs CIC.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XEI.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $30B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	80	12.92%	19.56B	Aug 2019	CEW.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	21.65%	5.54B	Jun 2017	CEW.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	97	23.82%	4.13B	Apr 2011	CEW.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	81	11.29%	30.44B	Feb 2001	CEW.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	86	11.72%	22.98B	Sep 1999	CEW.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	44	14.79%	5.60B	May 2011	CEW.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	54	12.09%	22.44B	Apr 2013	CEW.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	69	10.64%	4.97B	Jun 2007	CEW.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	71	11.90%	12.94B	Apr 2013	CEW.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	76	14.02%	4.47B	Feb 2015	CEW.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With CEW.TO

Investors most often compare CEW.TO with BMO, TEC.TO, VFV.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BMO	Bank of Montreal		96	35.89%	—	—	CEW.TO vs BMO
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	47	13.45%	4.93B	May 2019	CEW.TO vs TEC.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	72	11.93%	32.85B	Nov 2012	CEW.TO vs VFV.TO
RY.TO	Royal Bank of Canada		98	24.98%	—	—	CEW.TO vs RY.TO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	59	8.15%	765.27B	Jan 1993	CEW.TO vs SPY
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	98	24.99%	7.99B	Nov 2012	CEW.TO vs VDY.TO
XGI.TO	iShares S&P Global Industrials Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Industrials Equities	50	11.90%	166.78M	Mar 2013	CEW.TO vs XGI.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	59	8.19%	1.70T	Sep 2010	CEW.TO vs VOO
RUD.TO	RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders ETF (CAD)	Large Cap Blend Equities, Dividend	66	10.65%	961.23M	Jan 2014	CEW.TO vs RUD.TO
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	Global Equities	58	9.86%	32.95B	Mar 2008	CEW.TO vs ACWI
FIE.DE	Fielmann Aktiengesellschaft		19	-1.95%	—	—	CEW.TO vs FIE.DE
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	93	15.59%	3.17B	Nov 2019	CEW.TO vs TQCD.TO
CIF.TO	iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	Energy Equities	79	28.46%	1.57B	Aug 2008	CEW.TO vs CIF.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	78	1.67%	—	Feb 2022	CEW.TO vs ZBI.TO
HXE.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Corporate Cla...	Energy Equities	56	30.57%	126.54M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXE.TO
XAD.TO	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF	Aerospace & Defense	45	13.65%	—	Sep 2023	CEW.TO vs XAD.TO
XMV.TO	iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	63	10.39%	421.80M	Jul 2012	CEW.TO vs XMV.TO
HBA.TO	Hamilton Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF	Financials Equities	17	2.64%	134.70M	Jun 2020	CEW.TO vs HBA.TO
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	67	15.73%	278.44M	Sep 2020	CEW.TO vs GEQT.TO
XCV.TO	iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	23.70%	238.82M	Nov 2006	CEW.TO vs XCV.TO

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