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Vietnam is now emerging from the pandemic, with tourism leading the way. Longer-term, it should also continue to attract foreign manufacturers looking to steer clear of any China-U.S. trade issues. Meanwhile, the country’s free-trade pact with the European Union came into effect in August 2020....

Traditionally, the price of most stocks, and the ETFs that hold them, drop during bear markets like the one we saw in 2022. However, certain segments generally perform better than the overall market during downturns—and bounce back faster, including during the 2000-2002 and 2008-2009 bear markets.


Below, we highlight three ETFs focused on resilient market segments: value stocks, military defence and healthcare....

Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors, in part because of gold’s appeal as a “safe harbour” in uncertain times. In fact, in August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S....

INVESCO SOLAR ETF, $83.98, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol TAN; buy or sell through brokers) tracks solar-related companies (including technology firms and utilities) listed on global exchanges.


The fund’s top holdings are Enphase Energy (U.S.; home solar systems) at 11.2%; First Solar (China; solar panels), 10.4%; SolarEdge Technologies (Israel; solar-power batteries), 9.0%; GCL Technology (China; polysilicon), 4.9%; Sunrun (U.S.; solar panels), 4.7%; and Xinyi Solar (China; solar panels), 4.6%. The ETF charges a reasonable MER of 0.66%.


Renewable stocks have drifted down lately, after big run-ups last year on President Biden’s support for sun, wind and hydro power—plus strong investor interest in stocks that will gain from the push for global decarbonization....

Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)


Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....

ISHARES CORE MSCI CANADIAN QUALITY DIVIDEND INDEX ETF $24 (Toronto symbol XDIV; Units outstanding: 29.9 million; Market cap: $717.6 million; Dividend yield: 4.1%; www.blackrock.com/ca) aims to invest in Canadian stocks with above-average dividend yields and steady or increasing dividends....

If you want to find a high-quality Canadian energy ETF to invest in, then you need to look at the stocks it holds, its liquidity, and more

A: No one can consistently predict currency movements. However, a hedged fund pays that fee whenever it has a hedge in place to avoid currency losses, regardless of whether the hedge produces a gain or a loss for the fund.

Note that even if the U.S....

High inflation, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have all combined this year to hurt European economies and stocks prices.


Still, Europe is home to some of the world’s leading companies—and many of them are now trading are attractive prices.


The top holdings of the European-focused ETFs we looked at on pages 111 and 112 are all high-quality, global leaders in their respective industries.


Not only do these companies overall have strong track records of profitable growth, but they also have balance sheets with the financial strength to see them through difficult times.


The table above right shows the credit ratings of the top ETF holdings as provided by the main rating agencies—a rating of A or above indicates a strong ability to service debt....

This month we highlight a U.S. small and mid-cap ETF that aims to invests in companies with long-term competitive advantages. We also look at a “green” bond ETF from CI Asset Management.


VANECK MORNINGSTAR SMID MOAT ETF $25.76 (New York symbol SMOT) invests in U.S.-domiciled small and medium-size companies.


The ETF aims to track the Morningstar Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index....