iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)

NYSE Arca: EWCExchange-traded fund from iShares.

  • Expense ratio0.50%
  • Net assets$7.40B
  • Dividend yield1.32%
  • 1-year return+21.09%
  • Holdings81

EWC ETF price chart

EWC quote & trading statistics

EWC performance

Total return · as of October 17, 2026
  • YTD+12.65%
  • 1 year+21.09%
  • 3 years+25.21%/yr
  • 5 years+11.76%/yr
  • 10 years+11.16%/yr
1Y volatility
14.32%
3Y volatility
13.35%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.19

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

EWC top 10 holdings

iShares MSCI Canada ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1RYRoyal Bank of Canada8.99%
2SHOPShopify Inc7.13%
3TDToronto Dominion Bank6.59%
4CNQCanadian Natural Resources Ltd3.57%
5BMOBank of Montreal3.53%
6BNSBank of Nova Scotia3.48%
7CMCanadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce3.47%
8ENBEnbridge Inc3.31%
9AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Limited3.22%
10SUSuncor Energy Inc2.85%

The top 10 holdings make up 46.1% of the fund (81 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.

EWC sector weights

Financial Services
39.9%
Energy
17.9%
Basic Materials
14.9%
Technology
10.7%
Industrials
8.4%
Consumer Cyclical
3.4%
Consumer Defensive
3.1%
Utilities
2.0%
Communication Services
0.7%

EWC region weights

North America
100.0%

EWC asset allocation

Non-U.S. stocks
94.4%
U.S. stocks
1.1%
Cash
0.3%

EWC market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
58.2%
Large cap
32.0%
Mid cap
11.7%
Small cap
0.6%

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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.

EWC ETF FAQ

What is the EWC expense ratio?

iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.50%, or $50.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in EWC?

iShares MSCI Canada ETF has about $7.40B in net assets.

What are the top holdings of EWC?

The largest positions in EWC are Royal Bank of Canada (8.99%), Shopify Inc (7.13%), Toronto Dominion Bank (6.59%). The fund holds 81 securities in total.

How has EWC performed?

EWC returned +21.09% over the past year and +11.76% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does EWC pay dividends?

EWC has a dividend yield of 1.32% and pays distributions na.

When was EWC launched?

iShares MSCI Canada ETF began trading on March 12, 1996.

ETFs similar to EWC

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with EWC's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to EWC, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
EWCiShares MSCI Canada ETF—0.50%$7.40B+21.09%
BBCAJPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF84%0.18%$11.62B+22.37%
FLCAFranklin FTSE Canada ETF82%0.08%$860.6M+21.67%