New ETFs for Canadian investors

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This month we look at two new ETFs. The first of those funds invests in companies involved in the management of private equity. The second is an actively managed ETF concentrating on companies that its managers believe will benefit from a rise in inflation. NBI GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY ETF $32.79 (Toronto symbol NGPE) lets Canadians invest globally in publicly listed companies involved in private equity. Almost 60% of the fund’s assets are allocated to European companies and a further 35% to U.S. stocks. The ETF holds 55 stocks, with 56% of assets invested in the top 10 holdings. Top holdings include Partners Group (7.5%), Blackstone (7.3%), KKR (7.3%), T. Rowe Price (7.1%), and 3i Group (5.9%). The fund launched in January 2020, It has assets of $202 million and charges a management fee of 0.55%. The early stages of the pandemic gave well-capitalized private equity firms a chance to pick up holdings at highly distressed prices. But those bargains will no longer be as easy…