iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC

$41.16

1.65%

Market Cap: $2.75B

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Funds holding %

of 6,710 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 2 (+0) [Q2]

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 277 [Q1] → 269 (-8) [Q2]

4.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.45% [Q1] → 69.9% (-4.55%) [Q2]

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 92

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.12B [Q1] → $1.7B (-$424M) [Q2]

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 34

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.6M | Put options by funds: $94.6M

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Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for EWC.

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about EWC published over the past 30 days

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

Bank Of Canada Balances Growth And Inflation Risks As It Eyes More Cuts

Has the Bank of Canada beaten inflation? Not completely.

Bank Of Canada Balances Growth And Inflation Risks As It Eyes More Cuts

Bank Of Canada Cuts For A Third Time With Rates Heading Towards 3%

The BoC cut rates for a third consecutive meeting, citing easing inflation pressures, rising unemployment and a cooling economy. Further cuts are coming, and we are targeting 3% rates for next summer.

Bank Of Canada Cuts For A Third Time With Rates Heading Towards 3%

Bank Of Canada: Three In A Row With 3% Rates Targeted

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to cut the overnight rate for a third consecutive meeting, as slowing inflation and rising unemployment incentivise the central bank to get policy to a more neutral level quickly. We look for rates to fall to 3% by the end of second quarter 2025.

Bank Of Canada: Three In A Row With 3% Rates Targeted

EWC: I Don't See Canadian Stocks Outperforming Going Forward (Rating Downgrade)

Canadian equities have underperformed US stocks in 2024, and I expect that to continue. The theme for 2024 has been AI - and EWC is an ETF that is not well positioned to capitalize on that theme. The Bank of Canada has begun cutting interest rates. This is a significant headwind for the fund's largest sector, which is Financials.

EWC: I Don't See Canadian Stocks Outperforming Going Forward (Rating Downgrade)

Bank Of Canada Delivers Second Consecutive Rate Cut

Bank of Canada cuts again. Are they done for the year?

Bank Of Canada Delivers Second Consecutive Rate Cut

Bank Of Canada Is Not Afraid Of Diverging From The Fed

The BoC cut rates by 25bp to 4.50% and signalled more cuts are likely on the way. The BoC-Fed policy rate gap is at the widest since 2007 (100bp) and markets are doubting a September cut probably for this reason.

Bank Of Canada Is Not Afraid Of Diverging From The Fed

Are There Canadian Market Opportunities Hiding In Plain Sight?

Canadian stocks to watch in H2 of 2024. Why the Canadian financial sector may provide opportunities.

Are There Canadian Market Opportunities Hiding In Plain Sight?

Canada's Economy Feels Like A Recession

Canada's June unemployment rate of 6.4% was up 160 basis points from the cycle low of 4.8% in June 2022. Since the 1970s, Canada has never had this trough-to-peak rise in the unemployment rate without the economy going through a recession.

Canada's Economy Feels Like A Recession

Why Canadian Stocks Are Lagging Their U.S. Counterparts

Why the TSX is lagging the S&P 500. Are Canadian blue chips benefiting from the rate cut?

Why Canadian Stocks Are Lagging Their U.S. Counterparts

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