Five North American ETF buys and one sell

The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
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Pass on this ETF

VELOCITYSHARES DAILY 2X VIX SHORT-TERM ETN $47.22 (Nasdaq symbol TVIX) is an exchange-traded note (ETN) that tracks the VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
While they are technically debt instruments like bonds, ETNs pay no interest and offer no protection for an investor’s principal. In many ways, they are like ETFs.
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Q: Hi, Pat. Could I have your opinion on the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF? If one were considering a “Dogs of the Dow” approach, would this be an alternative? Thanks.

A: The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $43.27, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 49.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.alpssectordividenddogs.com), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” theory on a sector-by-sector basis using the stocks in the S&P 500. The… Read More