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VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF, $12.85, is a buy for aggressive investors. This emerging-markets ETF (New York symbol VNM) taps the leading Vietnamese firms as well as foreign firms that get a significant share of their revenue from this Southeast Asian nation....
ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND, $44.30, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol EWT; buy or sell through brokers) gives you direct exposure to some of the top public companies of this East Asian powerhouse economy.


The fund’s largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor at 21.9% of assets....
The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is a good time for new buying....
A: The CI First Asset Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF, $9.59, symbol CGXF on Toronto (Units outstanding: 13.3 million; Market cap: $127.5 million; www.firstasset.com), holds an equal-weighted portfolio of the 15 largest gold and precious-metal companies as measured by market capitalization....
Discover the Keys to Identifying Dividend ETFs That Offer Consistency, Quality, and Long-Term Growth. Keep reading for more.
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You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For January 2024 Here.


ETFs in brief


Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....
Here’s a look at some of the factors that make the three ETFs we see as buys on pages 3 and 4 attractive—and why we don’t like the fourth.


Healthy profits in healthcare equipment


With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare equipment providers were hurt as hospitals prioritized emergency care over non-critical procedures....
Higher interest rates in Canada, the U.S. and many other parts of the world have made high-yielding securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), much less appealing compared to bonds for income-seeking investors. In fact, over the past two years or so, ETFs focused on U.S....

BMO Asset Management recently added seven ETFs to their already extensive lineup. Here’s a look at two of these funds—one takes long and short positions in Canadian equities and a second aims to participate in U.S. stock gains while also providing some downside protection.


BMO LONG SHORT CANADIAN EQUITY ETF $30.86 (Toronto symbol ZLSC) aims to provide income and capital appreciation by taking both long (stocks expected to go up) and short (stocks expected to drop) positions in Canadian companies....