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The Vietnamese stock market has done well over the past five years, but limitations on foreign investment in the country’s public companies have caused the VanEck Vietnam ETF to lag behind.
However, the fund is one of the only ways for investors to gain exposure to the top Vietnamese companies....
However, the fund is one of the only ways for investors to gain exposure to the top Vietnamese companies....
Most ETFs now available to investors are passive funds that aim to track overall markets or other rules-based indexes. We prefer that strategy, which helps to keep the fees you pay low. However, some investors still prefer actively managed portfolios, where portfolio managers apply their analytical skills in the hopes of beating the broad markets.
Active managers have been reluctant to use conventional ETF structures....
Active managers have been reluctant to use conventional ETF structures....
Fund management expenses (MERs) can eat up a substantial proportion of your investment returns over time. That’s one reason why ETFs have become very popular. But there’s a segment of those funds with even lower MERs. Below, we analyze three of those ETFs providing investors with low-cost, broad-market exposure to Canadian, U.S....
Canada has a very vibrant universe of medium-sized listed companies, but ETF promoters provide very few options for investors. We highlight the iShares TSX Completion ETF above, but even that fund is a mix of medium and smaller companies and has yet to attract a large asset base.
However, U.S....
However, U.S....
The HORIZONS BETAPRO MARIJUANA 2X DAILY BULL ETF $2.85 (Toronto symbol HMJU) is certain to get your attention. It promises to deliver 200% of the daily return of the North American Marijuana Index.
The ETF launched in May 2019 and has attracted $7 million in assets despite its whopping 1.45% MER.
Marijuana stocks have performed poorly over the past 6 months, and this fund has collapsed from its initial offer price of $20 a unit to the current $2.85....
The ETF launched in May 2019 and has attracted $7 million in assets despite its whopping 1.45% MER.
Marijuana stocks have performed poorly over the past 6 months, and this fund has collapsed from its initial offer price of $20 a unit to the current $2.85....
Many investors overlook mid-cap stocks, thinking that a combination of large- and small-cap stocks will provide their portfolios with all the diversification they really need. However, as a group, U.S. mid-cap stocks have often performed better than large caps and are generally less risky than small caps....
GLOBAL X COPPER MINERS ETF $18.10, is a hold. The ETF (New York symbol COPX; buy or sell through brokers; www.globalxfunds.com) aims to track the Solactive Global Copper Miners Index, which includes 30 global mining and exploration firms....
Investors saw gold jump over $1,500 U.S. an ounce in Au-gust 2019 for the first time in six years. The leap was in anticipation of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. That cut did, in fact, happen. In the months since, the price of gold has dropped a bit, to $1,474 an ounce, but we believe more gains lie ahead for you.
Rate cuts typically lower the U.S....
Rate cuts typically lower the U.S....
If you’re looking for top holdings in an ETF, combined with exceptionally low fees, then Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is a top choice. Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $5.3 trillion U.S. for investors, spread across 415 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadian investors are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadian investors are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Investing in frontier-market stocks can lead to success, but investors need to realize that these are riskier than even emerging markets