Defence spending supports these funds

Global military spending reached a multi-year high in 2022 as the Russian-Ukrainian war and other regional conflicts prompted governments to beef up their defence capabilities. That spending might slow in the coming years as governments are forced to re-examine their military budgets in the wake of… Read More

Q: Pat, may I have your view of the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF? If one were considering a “Dogs of the Dow” approach, which I suppose is more common at this late in the year, would this be an alternative? Thanks.

A: The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $46.58, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 23.1 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sdog), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” approach on a sector-by-sector basis to the S&P 500.

The fund started up on… Read More

Vietnam is on the rise

VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF, $13.18, is a buy for aggressive investors. This emerging-markets ETF (New York symbol VNM) taps the leading Vietnamese firms as well as foreign firms that get a significant share of their revenue from this Southeast Asian nation. The fund started up in August 2009. Its… Read More

Buy Taiwan’s leaders

ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND, $44.24, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol EWT; buy or sell through brokers) gives you direct exposure to some of the top public companies of this East Asian powerhouse economy.
The fund’s largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor at 22.0%… Read More

Six Canadian and U.S. ETFs: 5 buys, 1 hold

The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer,… Read More

Q: Hi, Pat. I am wondering about investing in the Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF. What are your thoughts on this ETF? Thanks.

A: The Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF, $25.37, symbol HAC on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.8 million; Market cap: $172.3 million; www.horizonsetfs.com), aims to

tactically spread and move around its holdings between stocks, fixed-income investments, commodities and currencies based on historical seasonal trends.

The managers believe that investment markets… Read More

Here are three key updates on your holdings

GEN DIGITAL INC. $18 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GEN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 639.4 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gendigital.com) changed its name from NortonLifeLock Inc. (old symbol NLOK) in September 2022 following… Read More