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The runaway ETF winners in the month of September 2018 were marijuana funds ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) and Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ). They gained 23.1% and 20.4%, respectively. The increases for these spectaculative stocks came on top of previous gains....
This month we look at an ETF that aims to track the newly reclassified S&P/MSCI “communication services” sector. The other seeks to find dividend-paying stocks that will thrive in a rising interest-rate environment.
COMMUNICATION SERVICES SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF $46.30 (New York symbol XLC) tracks the newly reclassified “communication services” sector: In its three-month lifespan, the ETF has already attracted $2.6 billion in assets under management.
On September 28, 2018, index creators S&P and MSCI announced their new industry group reclassifications.
In short, the telecommunication services sector expands and is now called the communication services sector....
COMMUNICATION SERVICES SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF $46.30 (New York symbol XLC) tracks the newly reclassified “communication services” sector: In its three-month lifespan, the ETF has already attracted $2.6 billion in assets under management.
On September 28, 2018, index creators S&P and MSCI announced their new industry group reclassifications.
In short, the telecommunication services sector expands and is now called the communication services sector....
The successful conclusion of NAFTA renegotiations—and the creation of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA—should boost Mexico’s economic prospects. Combined with lower inflation and a boost to exports from a lower peso, the economy and stock market could be headed for better times.
Here is an ETF that provides exposure to the top Mexican publicly listed companies.
ISHARES MSCI MEXICO ETF $48.89 (Nasdaq symbol EWW; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.1 billion) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed Mexican companies.
Financial Services account for 17% of its assets, while Telecommunication services (15%), Basic materials (15%), Consumer cyclical (14%), Industrials (11%) and Consumer defensive (10%) are other key segments.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 57 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a high 62% of its assets....
Here is an ETF that provides exposure to the top Mexican publicly listed companies.
ISHARES MSCI MEXICO ETF $48.89 (Nasdaq symbol EWW; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.1 billion) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed Mexican companies.
Financial Services account for 17% of its assets, while Telecommunication services (15%), Basic materials (15%), Consumer cyclical (14%), Industrials (11%) and Consumer defensive (10%) are other key segments.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 57 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a high 62% of its assets....
Cybercrime can have disastrous consequences for individuals, corporations and governments alike—the 2017 hacking of Equifax provides a good example (see box on page 104). As a result, the multi-billion-dollar cyber-security industry is growing quickly as hackers and organized cybercriminals become ever more sophisticated.
Here are three ETFs that aim to benefit from the expanding number of businesses, organizations and individuals looking for cybersecurity products and services (see the supplement on page 110 for more information).
FIRST TRUST NASDAQ CYBERSECURITY ETF $25.71 (Nasdaq symbol CIBR; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $787 million) invests in companies that serve the cybersecurity industry....
Here are three ETFs that aim to benefit from the expanding number of businesses, organizations and individuals looking for cybersecurity products and services (see the supplement on page 110 for more information).
FIRST TRUST NASDAQ CYBERSECURITY ETF $25.71 (Nasdaq symbol CIBR; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $787 million) invests in companies that serve the cybersecurity industry....
Canadian ETF assets are still growing. At the end of August 2018, there were 621 ETFs in Canada, with assets under management of $163.7 billion. Total assets were 22% higher than a year earlier. They were almost double the total asset value recorded at the end of 2015.
Blackrock Canada remains the largest ETF provider with 115 funds and a 37% market share....
Blackrock Canada remains the largest ETF provider with 115 funds and a 37% market share....
GLOBAL X SUPERDIVIDEND ETF $19.63 (New York symbol SDIV; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $966.8 million) invests in 100 of the highest-yielding stocks worldwide. Stocks in the portfolio are equally weighted to reduce the risk associated with a high exposure to individual companies....
The best real estate investment trusts (REITs) have good management and balance sheets strong enough to weather an economic downturn. They also have high-quality tenants. The best ones still do well despite economic slowdowns, and they have also taken advantage of low interest rates to refinance long-term mortgages on favourable terms.
Here are two ETFs focused on REITs: One invests in Canada; the other in the U.S....
Here are two ETFs focused on REITs: One invests in Canada; the other in the U.S....
A high dividend ETF can offer lower-risk, higher-return opportunities—but only if the high yield is not a danger sign
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....