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%	1.44B	Apr 2023	CEW.TO vs HEB.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	0.25%	7.20B	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
HXF.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Corporate...	0.25%	132.91M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXF.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 97. There are 8 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	1.09B	Oct 2020	CEW.TO vs HCAL.TO
HBNK.TO	Global X Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	98	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs HBNK.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	98	7.20B	Oct 2009	CEW.TO vs ZEB.TO

Top Performing CEW.TO Alternatives (YTD)

CEW.TO is at 30.75% YTD. There are 9 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 49.68%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CFOU.TO	BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Financials 2x Daily Bull ET...	49.68%	86.75M	Jun 2007	CEW.TO vs CFOU.TO
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	45.98%	—	Feb 2022	CEW.TO vs CBNK.TO
HCAL.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF	42.24%	1.09B	Oct 2020	CEW.TO vs HCAL.TO
BNKL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	41.88%	—	Jul 2023	CEW.TO vs BNKL.TO
RBNK.TO	RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF	34.39%	508.88M	Oct 2017	CEW.TO vs RBNK.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CEW.TO

CEW.TO has 12.01% 1-year volatility. There are 4 ETFs in the Financials Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.15%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FIE.TO	iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	9.15%	1.44B	Apr 2010	CEW.TO vs FIE.TO
CIC.TO	CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETF	11.85%	358.67M	Aug 2010	CEW.TO vs CIC.TO
HPYB.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Canadian Bank ETF	11.92%	—	Jan 2026	CEW.TO vs HPYB.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	11.96%	4.84B	Jan 2011	CEW.TO vs ZWB.TO
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	12.41%	2.34B	Mar 2001	CEW.TO vs XFN.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%	1.44B	Apr 2010	CEW.TO vs FIE.TO
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	-7.80%	2.34B	Mar 2001	CEW.TO vs XFN.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	-7.82%	4.84B	Jan 2011	CEW.TO vs ZWB.TO
HXF.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Corporate...	-7.94%	132.91M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXF.TO
CIC.TO	CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETF	-8.23%	358.67M	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 $31B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	86	13.91%	20.34B	Aug 2019	CEW.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	25.10%	5.78B	Jun 2017	CEW.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	26.42%	4.25B	Apr 2011	CEW.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.55%	31.16B	Feb 2001	CEW.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	92	13.48%	23.77B	Sep 1999	CEW.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	14.50%	5.51B	May 2011	CEW.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	61	12.48%	22.53B	Apr 2013	CEW.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	76	11.30%	5.03B	Jun 2007	CEW.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	79	13.88%	13.11B	Apr 2013	CEW.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.66%	4.49B	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		97	40.02%	—	—	CEW.TO vs BMO
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	50	14.88%	5.05B	May 2019	CEW.TO vs TEC.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	79	13.78%	34.09B	Nov 2012	CEW.TO vs VFV.TO
RY.TO	Royal Bank of Canada		99	29.08%	—	—	CEW.TO vs RY.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	27.73%	8.59B	Nov 2012	CEW.TO vs VDY.TO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	783.21B	Jan 1993	CEW.TO vs SPY
XGI.TO	iShares S&P Global Industrials Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Industrials Equities	48	12.42%	163.80M	Mar 2013	CEW.TO vs XGI.TO
RUD.TO	RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders ETF (CAD)	Large Cap Blend Equities, Dividend	70	12.62%	979.22M	Jan 2014	CEW.TO vs RUD.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	1.70T	Sep 2010	CEW.TO vs VOO
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	Global Equities	63	10.93%	33.36B	Mar 2008	CEW.TO vs ACWI
FIE.DE	Fielmann Aktiengesellschaft		7	-4.05%	—	—	CEW.TO vs FIE.DE
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	95	17.34%	3.33B	Nov 2019	CEW.TO vs TQCD.TO
CIF.TO	iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	Energy Equities	83	27.20%	1.60B	Aug 2008	CEW.TO vs CIF.TO
HXE.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Corporate Cla...	Energy Equities	77	35.86%	125.85M	Sep 2013	CEW.TO vs HXE.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	88	1.95%	—	Feb 2022	CEW.TO vs ZBI.TO
XAD.TO	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF	Aerospace & Defense	46	13.01%	—	Sep 2023	CEW.TO vs XAD.TO
XMV.TO	iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	78	12.45%	392.11M	Jul 2012	CEW.TO vs XMV.TO
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	69	16.32%	284.21M	Sep 2020	CEW.TO vs GEQT.TO
HBA.TO	Hamilton Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF	Financials Equities	21	5.15%	135.50M	Jun 2020	CEW.TO vs HBA.TO
XCV.TO	iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	26.43%	250.15M	Nov 2006	CEW.TO vs XCV.TO

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