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- iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF (CEW.TO) seeks to provide unitholders with a diversified, equal-weighted portfolio of common shares of the largest Canadian banks and life insurance companies domiciled in Canada. The ETF invests in large-cap issuers meeting minimum market capitalization thresholds of $5 billion for banks and $1.5 billion for life insurance companies; its portfolio typically comprises 10 holdings that are rebalanced quarterly to maintain equal weighting, thereby reducing concentration risk in any single investment. Top holdings as of November 2025 include Manulife Financial Corp (10.06%), National Bank of Canada (10.00%), Sun Life Financial Inc (9.98%), Royal Bank of Canada (9.97%), Bank of Montreal (9.97%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (9.97%), Toronto-Dominion Bank (9.97%), IA Financial Inc (9.94%), Great-West Lifeco Inc (9.93%), and Bank of Nova Scotia (9.93%). Launched on February 6, 2008 and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the ETF is managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, with a management fee of 0.55% and a management expense ratio of 0.61%; it distributes income monthly, derived primarily from dividends received on its holdings net of expenses, and remains eligible for registered plans such as RRSPs with program support for PACC, DRIP, and SWP. The fund targets investors seeking targeted exposure to Canadian financial services subsectors, including banking and life insurance, offering monthly dividend income and potential for capital appreciation through an enhanced index management approach. It operates exclusively within Canada, focusing on domestic issuers in the financial services industry. No major strategic changes, such as acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, new product launches, or reorganizations, have been reported for the ETF in the last 1-2 years; it continues to adhere to its established passive equal-weighting strategy with regular quarterly rebalancing and monthly distributions, including a recent payout on September 29, 2025.