Over five years, both Canadian and global REITs had tax cost ratios over 1.6 %, which would cause a huge drag on returns. (moneysense.ca)
A taxable investor who is comparing two similar funds that have the same before - tax return would prefer the fund with the lower tax cost ratio. (advisor.ca)
The average 5 - year Tax Cost Ratio of iShares ETFs and actively managed open - end mutual funds available in the U.S. (excluding municipal bond and money market funds) included in the comparison is 0.76 % and 1.46 %, respectively. (ishares.com)