Skip to content
Find an ETF
← All ETFs

Available in 10 markets

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares · US4642865095

iShares MSCI Canada ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker EWC (ISIN US4642865095). In a single purchase you get a diversified basket of holdings rather than a stake in just one business. In plain terms it is about owning small slices of companies, so you share in their growth when they do well — and…

· Tracks the MSCI Canada index ?
Equity ?Unknown Physical ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyNorth America
Find funds like this

Opens the screener with this filter applied.

Fund size (AUM) ?
€0
1-year return ?
+26.3%
Price Return · to 2026-07-27
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.50%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

What you own

The MSCI Canada index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

Read more

Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.50%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

Read more

For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
MSCI Canada
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Mar 1996
30-year track record

Performance

74.6107139172204202120242026

Growth of $100 invested — both lines start at $100.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Average MSCI Canada ETF (funds we track) ?

Compared with the average fund tracking the same index — our own data, not the licensed index itself.

YTD+10.1%
1 year+26.3%
3 years+18.4%
5 years+9.9%

Return, year by year

-14.8
+12.1
+9.9
+33.8
'22'23'24'25
3 of 4 up yearsBest: 2025 +33.8%Worst: 2022 -14.8%Calendar-year total returns, in USD

How bumpy has it been?

14.4%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-14.1%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
1.21
Return for the risk (3y) ?
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

+57.8%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +9.4% a year.
+52.4%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-21.4%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-25.4%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 24 months.

Where to buy this fund

Set from your language & location — change it if it's wrong.

Where it trades

ExchangeTickerCurrency
NYSEEWCUSD★ Primary
EUR listings
FrankfurtISVXEUR
USD listings
B2EWCUSDUSD
B4EWCUSDUSD
CCEWCUSD
CCEWCCLUSD
CIEWCUSD
CIEWCCLUSD
EUEWCUSD
GMISVXUSD
LAISVXUSD
LUISVXUSD
MFEWC*USD
MMEWC*USD
MUEWC*USD
NYSE ArcaEWCUSD
OCEWCUSD
THISVXUSD
UAEWCUSD
UBEWCUSD
UCEWCUSD
UDEWCUSD
UFEWCUSD
UMEWCUSD
USEWCUSD
UTEWCUSD
UXEWCUSD
VFEWCUSD
VGEWCUSD
VJEWCUSD
VKEWCUSD
VPEWCUSD
VTEWCUSD
VYEWCUSD
XETRAEWCUSD
For serious comparison — full data holdings, percentiles, advanced risk, tilt, flows

How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 0% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 43%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 43%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 0%📊 Behind its category by 1.9% (1-yr) (category average +28.2%)📊 Behind its category by 1.3% (3-yr) (category average +19.7%)📊 Behind its category by 4.8% (5-yr) (category average +14.6%)

Versus the Equity (stocks) · North America · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

1.74
Sortino (3y) ?
1.30
Calmar (3y) ?
10.1%
Downside deviation ?
83%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$59.49
52-week high ?
$45.86
52-week low ?

Similar funds

We found 6 funds that do much the same job as this one. To pick them we matched this fund's asset class and region, then show how close each match is below.

Matched on🌍 North America stocks
Compare side by side
6 similar funds
iShares MSCI Canada ETFiSharesYou're viewingUBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETF hGBP accUBSSame indexUBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETF hGBP disUBSSame indexUBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETF hCHF accUBSSame indexUBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETF hEUR accUBSSame indexUBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETF hUSD accUBSSame indexiShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETFiSharesSame index
Why it's similarThis is the fund on this page.
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Same indexPhysicalCheaper fee
Index trackedMSCI CanadaMSCI CanadaMSCI CanadaMSCI CanadaMSCI CanadaMSCI CanadaMSCI Canada
Yearly fee (TER)0.50%0.36%0.36%0.36%0.36%0.36%0.48%
All-in cost0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.48%
Fund size€0€3.9B€3.9B€3.6B€3.3B€2.7B€2.1B
DomicileLULULULULUIreland
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.+18.4%+25.7%+16.0%+21.2%+23.7%+25.8%+19.9%
5-yr return p.a.+9.9%+15.1%+9.2%+11.7%+13.7%+15.9%
# holdings101010101091

The fund on this page stays pinned on the left — scroll or use ‹ › to compare it against each one.

Open the full comparison tool →
Data as of 2026-07-27 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

New to ETFs? Start with the basics →

Finance Hamster provides educational information about ETFs and investing. It is not investment, tax, or legal advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Markets carry risk; do your own research or consult a licensed adviser.