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ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $17.70 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 15 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.7%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT (16.7% of holdings), Canadian Apartment Prop....
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.7%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT (16.7% of holdings), Canadian Apartment Prop....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $5 trillion U.S., spread across 400 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
ISHARES CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF $41.29 (New York symbol FXI; buy or sell through brokers) tracks the 50 largest, most-liquid Chinese stocks.
The ETF started up October 4, 2004, and has an MER of 0.74%. It yields 2.1%.
Top holdings for the $4.7 billion fund are China Construction Bank, 9.0%; Industrial & Commercial Bank, 8.2%; Tencent (Internet services), 8.1%; China Mobile, 6.6%; Ping An Insurance, 6.2%; Bank of China, 4.4%; CNOOC (oil), 4.2%; China Petroleum, 4.1%; China Life (insurance), 3.1% and PetroChina, 2.9%.
China still has strong growth potential....
The ETF started up October 4, 2004, and has an MER of 0.74%. It yields 2.1%.
Top holdings for the $4.7 billion fund are China Construction Bank, 9.0%; Industrial & Commercial Bank, 8.2%; Tencent (Internet services), 8.1%; China Mobile, 6.6%; Ping An Insurance, 6.2%; Bank of China, 4.4%; CNOOC (oil), 4.2%; China Petroleum, 4.1%; China Life (insurance), 3.1% and PetroChina, 2.9%.
China still has strong growth potential....
The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate in July 2018 from 1.25% to 1.50%. That rate could rise further later this year on stronger economic growth and low unemployment. Inflation has also moved up steadily, sitting at 3.0% in July 2018.
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
While call options produce income for First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF, hedging costs and fluctuations in the U.S. dollar are a concern for Canadian investors.
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Gold has had a poor run since its peak of $1,950 U.S. an ounce in 2011; its current price of $1,174 an ounce is now 40% lower. Over the same period, stock markets have soared. This has led many investors to question the role of gold in their investment portfolios.
Gold has historically offset U.S....
Emerging markets, especially those in Latin America, saw a strong recovery in July. The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (New York symbol EWZ) gained 13.1%, while the iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (New York symbol EWW) rose 11.9%....
Here we take a closer look at two relatively new North American ETFs. This month’s selections include a quantitative, low-volatility Canadian equity ETF and a global pet-products ETF.
FRANKLIN LIBERTY RISK MANAGED CANADIAN EQUITY ETF $21.04 (Toronto symbol FLRM; Market cap: $12.7 million) aims to invest in Canadian equities to generate capital gains, but with lower volatility.
The fund does not provide much detail on how it will reduce volatility except that it uses a “black box” rules-based model to select stocks “based on a mix of historical and projected financial and stock-market data....
FRANKLIN LIBERTY RISK MANAGED CANADIAN EQUITY ETF $21.04 (Toronto symbol FLRM; Market cap: $12.7 million) aims to invest in Canadian equities to generate capital gains, but with lower volatility.
The fund does not provide much detail on how it will reduce volatility except that it uses a “black box” rules-based model to select stocks “based on a mix of historical and projected financial and stock-market data....
Germany faces a number of challenges—its population is getting older and its workforce will start to shrink from 2020 onwards. In addition, its largest export markets, including the U.S. and the U.K., are less and less willing to run large trade deficits with Germany....