Two new ETFs for Canadian investors

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Fidelity recently boosted its Canadian ETF roster by adding seven new ETFs covering Canadian, U.S., and international equities. Below we highlight a fund that holds long and short positions in a portfolio of global equities, as well as an ETF that invests indirectly in public companies outside of North America. FIDELITY GLOBAL VALUE LONG/SHORT ETF $8.53 (CBOE Canada symbol FGLS) invests globally by taking long positions in companies that the manager believes are undervalued; at the same time it takes short positions in overvalued companies. The ETF launched on February 1, 2024, as just one of several share classes of a mutual fund operating since October 2020. The overall fund, including all the share classes, holds $653.3 million in assets. The MER is 1.15%. Top long holdings in the fund include Nestle, Johnson & Johnson, TMX Group, Metro and Diageo, Short positions include Carvana and Micro Strategy. The ETF incurs added costs to buy derivatives, such as swap agreements or futures, to take its long and short…