Canada's biggest companies
This fund holds the largest companies listed in Canada, with a heavy lean toward banks and energy. It is a simple way to add Canadian exposure that most global funds carry only lightly. Dividends are reinvested automatically.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Clean access to Canada's largest companies
- Adds resource and bank exposure to a portfolio
- Accumulating and fully physically backed
- Concentrated in banks and energy stocks
- Single country, so less diversified
- Higher fee than broad regional funds
About this fund
The iShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETF tracks the MSCI Canada index by full physical replication, holding the large and mid-cap Canadian market with significant weight in financials and energy. It accumulates dividends, is domiciled in Ireland, and is the largest UCITS ETF tracking this index.
Available on Interactive Brokers
Low-cost access to Canada's biggest companies and 10,000+ funds worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
Is CCAU.L accumulating or distributing?
iShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (CCAU.L) is an accumulating ETF, so its dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund instead of paid out as cash. The value compounds in the share price, which keeps things simple since the dividends are reinvested for you instead of arriving as cash you would otherwise have to reinvest yourself.
What is the annual fee (TER) for CCAU.L?
CCAU.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.48% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $48 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy CCAU.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. CCAU.L trades on London Stock Exchange, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does CCAU.L invest in?
iShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (CCAU.L) tracks the MSCI Canada. This fund holds the largest companies listed in Canada, with a heavy lean toward banks and energy. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is CCAU.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, CCAU.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is CCAU.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, CCAU.L is rated higher risk (4/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.