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Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
Groupe Dynamite Inc. is a high‑quality specialty retailer with gains ahead.
Teck Resources Ltd. is a solid bet on higher copper prices with its big merger winning approvals
Toromont Industries Ltd. should see continued earnings growth thanks to its leading market share and Canada’s plan to increase spending on infrastructure projects.
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iShares Core S&P 500 Hedged ETF (CAD-Hedged), $23.17, symbol XSP on Toronto (Units outstanding: 125.4 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; www.blackrock.com), holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which is comprised of 500 major U.S. stocks chosen by market size, liquidity and industry group.
The index’s 10 highest-weighted stocks are Exxon Mobil, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, General Electric, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Pfizer. It has a 1.6% dividend yield.
iShares Core S&P 500 Hedged ETF (CAD-Hedged) is hedged against movements of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar. The fund’s Canadian-dollar value rises and falls solely with the movements of the stocks in its portfolio.
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The index’s 10 highest-weighted stocks are Exxon Mobil, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, General Electric, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Pfizer. It has a 1.6% dividend yield.
iShares Core S&P 500 Hedged ETF (CAD-Hedged) is hedged against movements of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar. The fund’s Canadian-dollar value rises and falls solely with the movements of the stocks in its portfolio.
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