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A: The PIMCO Global Short Maturity Fund (Canada) ETF, $20.12, symbol PMNT on Toronto (Units outstanding: 3.2 million; Market cap: $64.32 million; www.pimco.ca) was recently launched by PIMCO.
Based in Newport, California, PIMCO is one of the world’s biggest fixed-income investment managers....
Based in Newport, California, PIMCO is one of the world’s biggest fixed-income investment managers....
A: Both of these ETFs hold stocks in most or all of the five main economic sectors: Finance, Utilities, Resources, Consumer and Manufacturing.
The iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF, $24.28, symbol XDV on Toronto (Units outstanding: 57.1 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.blackrock.com/ca), holds 30 of the highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The ETF’s rough breakdown by sector is Finance, 57%; Utilities, 27%; Resources, 12%; and Manufacturing 4%....
The iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF, $24.28, symbol XDV on Toronto (Units outstanding: 57.1 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.blackrock.com/ca), holds 30 of the highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The ETF’s rough breakdown by sector is Finance, 57%; Utilities, 27%; Resources, 12%; and Manufacturing 4%....
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Switzerland has a stable, export-oriented economy, which regularly ranks among the most competitive in the world. In addition, it is home to some of the world’s top-performing and best-known companies.
Here is one ETF that provides exposure to leading Swiss publicly traded companies.
ISHARES MSCI SWITZERLAND ETF $34.57 (New York symbol EWL; TSI Network ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $902 million) tracks the performance of the the country’s top big-cap and mid-cap stocks.
Health-care companies account for 31.1% of its assets, while Consumer Defensive (22.0%), Financial Services (19.3%), Basic Materials (9.3%), and Industrials (9.2%) are other key segments.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 38 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a sizeable 68.5% of its assets....
Some ETFs promote a “scientific” strategy designed to cut their risk without cutting their gains.
Computer modelling is such an approach sound. In our view, though, it’s likely to detract from long-term returns. That’s what happens with many funds that use a so-called “black box” to pick stocks, even though it may work for a while, or in retrospect....
ISHARES CANADIAN FINANCIAL MONTHLY INCOME ETF $7.04 (Toronto symbol FIE; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $629.9 million) invests primarily in the common shares, preferred shares, corporate bonds and income trusts of firms in the Canadian finance sector.
The fund has an MER of 0.93%, which is high by ETF standards....
Many emerging markets seen slower growth lately. That’s because a growing U.S. economy and rising interest rates have pushed up the U.S. dollar. This typically results in capital flowing to the U.S. from emerging markets. That hurts investments in those economies....
A: The BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, $18.62, symbol ZWB on Toronto (Units outstanding: 68.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; www.bmo.com/gam), holds shares of Canada’s six largest banks (CIBC, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank and National Bank) either directly or through units of the BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF.
The fund started up in January 2011....
The fund started up in January 2011....
ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX ETF $18.37 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. This includes retail, residential, office and industrial REITs.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a...
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a...
A: No one can consistently predict currency movements, but we still feel that most investors should remain invested in U.S. stocks. Note that even if the U.S. dollar should fall against the Canadian dollar, your U.S. stocks can still appreciate in value even while the currency sags.
But addressing your question specifically, if you want to buy U.S....
But addressing your question specifically, if you want to buy U.S....