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Companies that pay regular and growing dividends have performed very well over time compared to broad market indices.
A simple strategy capitalizing on that is to select ETFs holding stocks with a long history of uninterrupted dividend growth such as represented by the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats....
On the surface, ETFs that invest in the same universe of stocks may be expected to deliver a similar performance. However, ETF managers use different methods to construct their portfolios—and this can lead to vastly different performance outcomes.
Market cap weighted ETFs
Most ETFs follow pre-defined indexes....
Based on lots of things we’re looking at, we’re still reasonably sure that stock and ETF prices will be higher in a year or two than they are today. But the market rarely goes straight up or down. Instead we should expect a series of abrupt movements in either direction.
That volatility is all the more reason for conservative investors to keep a high proportion of their holdings in dividend-paying stocks—or ETFs that hold those stocks.
The best dividend stocks provide a consistent dividend yield year after year....
Canadian ETF assets under management totalled $211.4 billion by the end of May, 19% more than 12 months earlier. So far this year, stock market ETFs have attracted $12.7 billion followed by fixed-income funds. They attracted $4.0 billion in inflows.
Despite the economic uncertainty associated with COVID-19, Canadian ETFs attracted inflows of $2.4 billion in May....
New Zealand has a small population and ranks outside of the world’s top 50 economies.
Still, this leading democracy and developed nation is ranked among the world’s top 20 most-competitive economies. Meanwhile, its stock market has also performed well over the past decade....
National Bank is one of the smaller ETF providers in the Canadian marketplace. Still, the bank continues to launch new funds and its assets under management have grown rapidly this year. Here’s a look at two of those new ETFs.
The NBI GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY ETF $26.01 (Toronto symbol NGPE) invests globally in stock-market-listed private equity firms....
The HORIZONS ENHANCED INCOME GOLD PRODUCERS ETF $37.00 (Toronto symbol HEP) invests in an equal-weighted portfolio of North American-listed gold mining companies. The portfolio currently holds 14 stocks, with all the top producers such as Barrick Gold and Newmont Corp....
When selecting ETFs, you should look at the stocks they hold but also the methods they use to choose them. All funds use strategies aimed at boosting returns and cutting risk. The two ETFs below (and that in the column to the right) use unique strategies that have both pros and cons.
Meanwhile, the supplement starting on page 79 provides more information on how the most-popular ETFs are constructed....
A: Evolve Global Healthcare Enhanced Yield Fund, $21.1, symbol LIFE on Toronto (Units outstanding: 2.0 million; Market cap: $42.4 million; www.evolveetfs.com), aims to track the Solactive Global Healthcare 20 Index Canadian Dollar Hedged Index.
LIFE invests primarily in the stock holdings of the Solactive Global Healthcare 20 Index Canadian Dollar Hedged index....
LIFE invests primarily in the stock holdings of the Solactive Global Healthcare 20 Index Canadian Dollar Hedged index....
Do you want the best Canadian dividend ETF investments to be part of your portfolio? We can teach you how to find them.