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First, let's compare the returns of the iShares CDN S&P 500 Hedged to Canadian Dollars Index Fund (TSX: XSP) with the iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE Arca: IVV) in US dollars.

The BMO US Equity ETF is significantly more expensive than the Vanguard Total Market ETF (VTI) but is likely to be a significant competitor to the iShares CDN S&P 500 Hedged to Canadian Dollars Index Fund (XSP).

However, XSP and the TD fund track the S&P 500 Hedged to Canadian Dollars Index, which factors in the currency hedging, reset once a month.

Not exact matches

The dollar also weakened against the yen, sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc, which are the other index components this year.

The CEER index is a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates for the Canadian dollar against the currencies of Canada's major trading partners.

In the Conference Board's Index of Business Confidence survey, business leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not investing.

DXY was pretty much flat year - to - date, but CERI (the Canadian dollar trade weighted index) was down a couple percent.

Only 8 % of actively managed U.S. equity funds outperformed the S&P 500 in Canadian dollar terms, while less than 5 % of actively managed International equity funds outperformed their respective index return.

Foreign equities moved higher for a seventh successive quarter, advancing 5.3 per cent in Canadian dollar terms against 5.2 per cent for the MSCI World Index.

After my post last night got me reading Budget 1980 and the National Energy Program, I stumbled upon something completely fascinating: the hated National Energy Program proposed an indexed price for synthetic crude from oil sands projects which, had it been followed until today, would have been above the Canadian dollar price of WTI in -LSB-...]

This chart shows the performance of the US S&P 500 index over the past two years versus the Australian and Canadian equivalents, all expressed in US dollar terms.

During that period, his portfolio posted an annualized 8.3 - per - cent return before fees, compared with 5.6 per cent for the S&P / TSX Total Return index and a 3.2 - per - cent loss for the S&P 500 Total Return index in Canadian dollars.

«If you look at the S&P / TSX Composite Index, it had an annual compound return (including dividends) of 8.9 per cent between 2001 and 2010 while the S&P 500 had an annual compound return of 3.0 per cent, or -2.3 per cent in Canadian dollars given our currency's appreciation during that period,» says Dimock.

During the 10 years ending in 2011, U.S. stocks (measured by the S&P 500 in Canadian dollars) delivered negative returns, while developed markets in Europe, Asia and Australia (measured by the MSCI EAFE index) were just barely positive.

The ETF hedges foreign currency exposure, so the index returns are measured in Canadian dollars.

ZCH tracks the BNY Mellon China Select ADR Index hedged to Canadian dollars, which is an index of American depositary receipts of China - based compaIndex hedged to Canadian dollars, which is an index of American depositary receipts of China - based compaindex of American depositary receipts of China - based companies.

The Canadian dollar to US dollar exchange rate can be obtained by processing the Yahoo! Finance quote for USDCAD = X. (If you are interested here's how the exchange rate is obtained: «= Index (ImportHTML («http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=USDCAD=X»,» table», 1), 8,2)».).

For example, in October 2008 the MSCI All Country World Index fell 17 % in local currency terms, but in Canadian dollars the decline was only half as bad at -8 %.

If a Canadian buys an unhedged index fund that tracks US stocks, her returns will suffer if the US dollar declines against the loonie.

Musson's Mackenzie Ivy European Class Series A mutual fund is up 4.7 % year - to - date (as of Nov. 7), almost 10 percentage points better than the benchmark MSCI Europe index in Canadian dollars, according to Morningstar.

To test this idea, I looked at equity index returns for Canada, the US and international developed markets (in Canadian dollars) since 1970.

And, really, the last thing Canadian investors need is another S&P 500 index fund that's hedged to the Canadian dollar.

And the benefit certainly isn't guaranteed: the funds paid very substantial distributions from 2005 through 2007, when the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE indexes saw large gains in Canadian dollar terms.

The TD e-Series US Index Fund tracks the S&P 500 in Canadian dollars and has a MER of 0.33 %.

With an annual dividend in Canadian dollars, the number of new shares bought of underlying companies will be different compared to the index expectation.

TD e-Series International Index Fund tracks the MSCI EAFE Index in Canadian Dollars.

Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF and the Canadian dollar - hedged Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF provide investors with exposure to developed markets outside of Canada and the U.S..

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RBC Global Government Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad world government bond index that is hedged to Canadian dolIndex ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad world government bond index that is hedged to Canadian dolindex that is hedged to Canadian dollars.

Appreciation of the Canadian dollar may cancel out any gains from Emerging Market Index fund for example.

@Canadian Couch Potato: Since I reported VEA and VWO index returns in USD terms, the loss in value of CAD against the USD helped in cushioning the drops in US dollar terms for the Canadian investor.

Any time a rising Canadian dollar takes a bite out of foreign stock returns investors can feel tempted to use ETFs and index funds that employ currency hedging, a strategy designed to protect you from the effects of a decline in the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.

Although U.S. stocks have risen in value in their native currency over that period, U.S. equity index funds saw negative returns when measured in Canadian dollars.

The Solactive US 7 - 10 Year Treasury Bond CAD Hedged Index (Total Return) is designed to measure the performance of the US 7 - 10 Year Treasury Bond market, hedged to the Canadian dollar

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The benchmarks should be those indexes in CANADIAN dollars since that is the currency the Canadian funds have to reCANADIAN dollars since that is the currency the Canadian funds have to reCanadian funds have to report in.

Similarly, TDB911 captures the return of the MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks markets in Europe, Japan and Australia, in Canadian dollars and TDB952 hedges the exposure of our dollar to a basket of currencies such as Euros, Pounds, the Yen and the Aussie Ddollar to a basket of currencies such as Euros, Pounds, the Yen and the Aussie DollarDollar.

The new AA ETFs help redress the latter but of course investors are free to work with their advisors to tweak international fixed income exposure further by directly owning VBG (Vanguard Global ex-US Aggregate Bond Index) and / or VBU (Vanguard US Aggregate Bond Index), both of which are hedged back to the Canadian dollar.

CIBC Index Growth (Guaranteed Return) GICs and the Subscription Deposits held for a CIBC Index Growth (Guaranteed Return) GIC (Canadian dollar only)

So, let's compare the performance of the iShares CDN S&P 500 Hedged to Canadian Dollars ETF (TSX: XSP) with the returns of iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSE Arca: IVV) for the 2006 to 2009 time period for a Canadian investor.

I ran the same study for rolling 10 - and 20 - year periods starting in 1970 using the total real (i.e. inflation - adjusted) returns of the TSX Composite, S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE indexes in Canadian dollars and some of the results might surprise you.

If our Canadian investor had purchased a hedged index fund, eliminating their currency exposure, they would have captured the full 10 % return of the S&P 500 index without being dragged down by the falling US dollar.

The Morningstar Fund Indices bill themselves as «the best available representation of the performance of aggregate dollars actually invested, currently and historically, in Canadian mutual funds and segregated funds.»

The lineup includes TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF, which tracks an index that measures the investment return of Canadian dollar - denominated, investment - grade, publicly issued Index ETF, which tracks an index that measures the investment return of Canadian dollar - denominated, investment - grade, publicly issued index that measures the investment return of Canadian dollar - denominated, investment - grade, publicly issued debt.

If you measure your returns in Canadian dollar terms (as you should), your holding in EFA would have performed very similarly to the TD International Index Fund.

So if the blended index is denominated in Canadian dollars and contains a chunk of US equities, that chunk will have suffered a currency drop that Canadian Equity funds did not.

• Growth Opportunity: Gain exposure to one of the fastest - growing segments of the global economy • Diversification: Little overlap in holdings with major broad stock indices and significant exposure to non-North American stocks • Innovative Index Design: Stocks selected using a rigorous research process overseen by an advisory panel with extensive expertise • Currency hedged: All U.S. dollar exposure is currency hedged, making it a more currency efficient strategy for Canadian investors • Takeover Premiums: Companies about to experience corporate takeovers typically see their stock value increase.

This fund is based on the U.S. Dollar Index, an index that tracks a weighted performance of the euro (57.6 %), Japanese yen (13.6 %), British pound (11.9 %), Canadian dollar (9.1 %), Swedish krona (4.2 %), and Swiss franc (3Dollar Index, an index that tracks a weighted performance of the euro (57.6 %), Japanese yen (13.6 %), British pound (11.9 %), Canadian dollar (9.1 %), Swedish krona (4.2 %), and Swiss franc (3.Index, an index that tracks a weighted performance of the euro (57.6 %), Japanese yen (13.6 %), British pound (11.9 %), Canadian dollar (9.1 %), Swedish krona (4.2 %), and Swiss franc (3.index that tracks a weighted performance of the euro (57.6 %), Japanese yen (13.6 %), British pound (11.9 %), Canadian dollar (9.1 %), Swedish krona (4.2 %), and Swiss franc (3dollar (9.1 %), Swedish krona (4.2 %), and Swiss franc (3.6 %).

Index returns are denominated in Canadian Dollars for all funds, except XIG and XHY.

The investment objective of Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund Index ETF is unaffected and the product will continue to seek investment results that replicate the performance of the Morningstar broad hedge fund index hedged to the Canadian doIndex ETF is unaffected and the product will continue to seek investment results that replicate the performance of the Morningstar broad hedge fund index hedged to the Canadian doindex hedged to the Canadian dollar.