Five ETFs to buy—and one to avoid

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are set up to mirror the performance of a stock market index or sub-index. They hold a more or less fixed selection of securities that represent the holdings that go into the calculation of the index or sub-index.

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Dear Pat: Can I have your views on this ETF: iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund ETF? Thank you for your advice.

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund ETF, $24.56, symbol CDZ on Toronto (Units outstanding: 37.6 million; Market cap: $923.5 million; ca.ishares.com), seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index. The ETF’s MER is 0.66%, and it yields 3.2%.

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