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VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF $16.49 (New York symbol VNM; buy or sell through brokers) holds Vietnamese companies and foreign firms that get a significant share of their revenue from the Southeast Asian nation.


The ETF’s top holdings are No Va Land (real estate), 9.0%; Vingroup (conglomerate), 8.4%; Masan Group (conglomerate), 7.5%; Vietnam Dairy, 7.4%; and the Bank For Foreign Trade of Vietnam, 6.6%....

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Several factors contributed to Brazil’s 2015-2016 recession, one of its worst: political turmoil, corruption at one of the country’s major corporations, volatile commodity prices, and high inflation....

Most investors typically hold two, three or more of the big five Canadian banks. That makes sense given their steady profit growth and rising dividends. They also give investors exposure to a wide variety of financial services, including mutual funds, retirement planning and insurance.


Even so, we continue to advise investors to hold non-bank stocks, like the three we analyze below, as part of their Finance sector investments....

The big ETF winner over the past month was the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (symbol HMMJ) with a 32.3% gain. This performance was driven by a jump in share prices for its top holdings, including Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, Organigram and Aphria....

Here we take a closer look at two new ETFs: one is a China ETF launched in August; and the second is a “Black Swan” ETF that seeks to shield investors from market downturns. Its provider awaits SEC listing approval.


WISDOMTREE ICBCCS S&P CHINA 500 ETF $25.69 (New York symbol WCHN; Market cap: $12.0 million) holds 500 of the largest, most liquid Chinese companies....

Several factors contributed to Brazil’s 2015-2016 recession, one of its worst: political turmoil, corruption at one of the country’s major corporations, volatile commodity prices, and high inflation. However, starting in 2017, the country has slowly emerged from that crisis....

Direct investment in private equity, hedge funds and so on was once just for institutional and high-net-worth individuals. However, alternative assets are now also available through a limited number of ETFs. While they focus on high-risk investments, many aim to use strategies to cut some of that risk.


Here are three ETFs that provide access to alternative investments....

We feel that investors will profit the most from a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality individual stocks, but ETFs can also play a role in a portfolio—especially low-fee funds.


ETF providers are now cutting fees even lower to gain market share. That further boosts their appeal as an alternative to pricey mutual funds, although even they are reducing their fees to compete.


In the U.S., Fidelity has recently started offering two index mutual funds with zero expense ratios—Fidelity Zero Total Market Index, a U.S....

EVOLVE INNOVATION ETF $20.85 (Toronto symbol EDGE; Market cap: $8.2 million) invests in companies that its managers see as having the potential to disrupt established industries such as automobile manufacturing, retail and health care.


Evolve has previously launched similar ETFs including Evolve Automobile Innovation ETF (Toronto symbol CARS) and the Evolve Cyber Security ETF (Toronto symbol CYBR).


The Innovation ETF invests in these two ETFs and selected other companies....

Here are two ETFs that emphasize value investing in their stock selection. Academic studies suggest that, on average, value stocks can produce better results than growth investing. Still, it’s important to look closely to see if they’re truly undervalued. They may, after all, only be cheap due to hidden problems.


At the same time, we think you benefit most from a balance of high-quality value stocks and growth stocks....