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ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $16.61 (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 4.8%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT (16.5...
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.8%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT (16.5...
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 388 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 $46.75 (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 2.3%.
Top holdings for the $4.5 billion fund are China Construction Bank, 9.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank, 8.6%; Tencent Holdings, 8.3%; Ping An Insurance, 5.6%; China Mobile, 5.7%; Bank of China, 4.6%; CNOOC, 4.3%; China Petroleum and Chemical, 4.3%; China Life, 3.5%; and China Merchants Bank, 2.7%.
China still has strong growth potential, and the economy appears to be rebounding....
The ETF started up October 4, 2004, and has an MER of 0.74%. It yields 2.3%.
Top holdings for the $4.5 billion fund are China Construction Bank, 9.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank, 8.6%; Tencent Holdings, 8.3%; Ping An Insurance, 5.6%; China Mobile, 5.7%; Bank of China, 4.6%; CNOOC, 4.3%; China Petroleum and Chemical, 4.3%; China Life, 3.5%; and China Merchants Bank, 2.7%.
China still has strong growth potential, and the economy appears to be rebounding....
The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate in January 2018 from 1.00% to 1.25%. That rate could rise further later this year on stronger economic growth and low unemployment. Inflation has also moved up, sitting at 2.3% in March 2018.
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
A: The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio, $24.70, symbol VCNS on Toronto, holds roughly 40% of its assets in Vanguard stock ETFs and 60% in bond ETFs. This $27 million ETF started up on January 25, 2018, and has a 0.22% MER.
The Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio, $24.50, symbol VBAL on Toronto, has the opposite proportions to the Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio....
The Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio, $24.50, symbol VBAL on Toronto, has the opposite proportions to the Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio....
A: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, $161.83, symbol VCR on New York, aims to track the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index. That index follows U.S. consumer discretionary companies. Those firms, in the manufacturing and service industries, are highly sensitive to economic cycles....
High quality companies and traditional ETFs can serve as simple investment options with lower risk.
A successful, yet simple investment plan is to take a conservative approach: buy high-quality blue chip stocks that have a record of producing profits and paying dividends.
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The yield of a stock is the percentage you get when you divide the current yearly dividend payment by the share price of the stock.
The yield of an ETF is the dividend per ETF unit, which is based on the dividends paid by each of the companies it holds.
Yield is an indicator we pay especially close attention to when we select stocks to recommend in our investment newsletters....
The yield of an ETF is the dividend per ETF unit, which is based on the dividends paid by each of the companies it holds.
Yield is an indicator we pay especially close attention to when we select stocks to recommend in our investment newsletters....