IShares Canadian Bond Index Fund
Toronto symbol XBB, is an exchange-traded mutual fund that mirrors the performance of the DEX Universe Bond Index.
ISHARES CANADIAN BOND INDEX FUND $28.83 (CWA Rating: Income) (Toronto symbol XBB; buy or sell through a broker) mirrors the performance of the DEX Universe Bond Index.
This index consists of a diversified range of investment grade Canadian government and corporate bonds, with a term to maturity of more than one year.
The index holds 71.8% government bonds and 26.9% corporate bonds. …read more »
We generally advise against investing in bond funds because we doubt that bond fund managers can add enough value to offset their fees.
However, if you need steady income and want to hold bond funds, here are two funds that have low fees and top-quality holdings, and that stay out of speculative trading. Bond yields on corporate bonds have widened against …read more »
ISHARES CANADIAN BOND INDEX FUND $28.67 (CWA Rating: Income) (Toronto symbol XBB; buy or sell through a broker) mirrors the performance of the DEX Universe Bond Index.
This index consists of a diversified range of investment grade Canadian government and corporate bonds, with a term to maturity of more than one year.
At last report, the bonds in the index were 41.5% …read more »
We generally advise against investing in bond funds because we doubt that bond fund managers can add enough value to offset their fees.
However, if you need steady income and want to hold bond funds, here are two funds that have low fees and top-quality holdings, and that stay out of speculative trading.
ISHARES CANADIAN SHORT BOND INDEX FUND $28.31 (CWA Rating: …read more »
ISHARES CANADIAN BOND INDEX FUND $29.21 (CWA Rating: Income) (Toronto symbol XBB; buy or sell through a broker) mirrors the performance of the Scotia Capital Universe Bond Index.
This index consists of a diversified range of investment grade Canadian government and corporate bonds, with a term to maturity of more than one year.
At last report, the bonds in the index were …read more »
We generally advise against investing in bond funds because we doubt that bond fund managers can add enough value to offset their fees.
However, if you need steady income and want to hold bond funds, here are two funds that have low fees and top-quality holdings, and that stay out of speculative trading.
ISHARES CANADIAN SHORT BOND INDEX FUND $28.73 (CWA Rating: …read more »
We generally advise against investing in bond funds because we don’t believe bond fund managers can add enough value to offset their fees. When bonds yielded 10%, it made some sense to buy bond funds and pay a yearly management fee of, say, 2%. Now that bond yields are down closer to 4%, it makes a lot less sense. The …read more »
