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The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
GLOBAL X COPPER MINERS ETF $22.63 (New York symbol COPX; buy or sell through brokers; www.globalxfunds.com) aims to track the Solactive Global Copper Miners Index, which includes 30 global mining and exploration firms. The ETF started up in April 2010.
Canadian firms make up 31.6% of the fund’s holdings....
Canadian firms make up 31.6% of the fund’s holdings....
Gold is up 7% over the last six months and now trades at $1,286 U.S. an ounce. Silver is up 2% to $14.90 U.S.
Those gains generally reflect the belief that slow global growth will hold back U.S. interest rate increases. That would strengthen the likelihood of a falling U.S....
Those gains generally reflect the belief that slow global growth will hold back U.S. interest rate increases. That would strengthen the likelihood of a falling U.S....
A: The PIMCO Global Short Maturity Fund (Canada) ETF, $20.12, symbol PMNT on Toronto (Units outstanding: 3.2 million; Market cap: $64.32 million; www.pimco.ca) was recently launched by PIMCO.
Based in Newport, California, PIMCO is one of the world’s biggest fixed-income investment managers....
Based in Newport, California, PIMCO is one of the world’s biggest fixed-income investment managers....
A: Both of these ETFs hold stocks in most or all of the five main economic sectors: Finance, Utilities, Resources, Consumer and Manufacturing.
The iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF, $24.28, symbol XDV on Toronto (Units outstanding: 57.1 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.blackrock.com/ca), holds 30 of the highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The ETF’s rough breakdown by sector is Finance, 57%; Utilities, 27%; Resources, 12%; and Manufacturing 4%....
The iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF, $24.28, symbol XDV on Toronto (Units outstanding: 57.1 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.blackrock.com/ca), holds 30 of the highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The ETF’s rough breakdown by sector is Finance, 57%; Utilities, 27%; Resources, 12%; and Manufacturing 4%....
When ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) first gained wide investor attention years ago, we called them one of the most benign investment innovations that the financial industry ever came up with. But we also warned that they might become less benign, if not downright dangerous, as time passed....
A recent letter from a member asked a question that touched on a number of topics of wide current interest.
Q: Hi, Pat: I enjoy your newsletters and appreciate the research that you do. I use your recommendations when choosing holdings for my portfolio. I’m 74 years old and still farming but cutting back significantly....
Q: Hi, Pat: I enjoy your newsletters and appreciate the research that you do. I use your recommendations when choosing holdings for my portfolio. I’m 74 years old and still farming but cutting back significantly....
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After a rough final quarter for 2018, most asset classes saw significant gains in early January 2019. They now continue that recovery but at a much slower pace.
Investors are seemingly less concerned about stock valuations, while the U.S. Federal Reserve continuesd to play down the need to raise interest rates any time soon....
The best ETFs generally provide cheap, well-diversified investment vehicles for long-term investors. However, to capitalize on short-term investor fads or perceptions, many ETF providers continue to launch “innovative” new funds.
DIREXION MSCI EMERGING OVER DEVELOPED MARKET ETF $52.30 (New York symbol RWED) lets investors bet on the outperformance of emerging markets compared to developed markets.
The ETF replicates the long positions (stocks that will go up) of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and short postions (stocks that will go down) of the MSCI EAFE IMI Index....