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Compare that to the TSX Composite Total Return Index (17.31 %) or the S&P 500 (8.73 % in Canadian dollar terms).

Exchange rates fluctuate over time, meaning your return in Canadian dollar terms typically differs from the return in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies.

U.S. and international markets are still up in Canadian dollar terms year - to - date, so as long as you haven't held hedged investments, your foreign equities have probably performed alright.

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.

In Canadian dollar terms, the S&P 500 posted a gain of 5.68 % for the first six months.

When the loonie gains ground, those who already own international equities often see the value of their holdings fall in Canadian dollar terms.

If a Canadian investor purchased a stock trading in the US in 2006 and held it to the end of 2009 and if the stock price remained exactly the same, she would have lost 10.2 % in Canadian dollar terms solely due to the depreciation of the US dollar against the loonie.

TDB902 tracks the S&P 500 in Canadian dollar terms.

One would expect the Yen to appreciate about.5 % or so in Canadian dollar terms to eliminate this difference, but this doesn't necessarily hold true.

The big gains were provided by international stocks: US stocks gained 9.5 %, Emerging markets were up 10.2 % and European stocks were up 5.9 % (all returns in Canadian dollar terms).

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.

Similarly, if you held the same amount of value in U.S. dollars, directly, instead of using the ETF, you would still experience a loss when quoted in Canadian dollar terms.

If you were unhedged, the S&P 500 is actually up 17 % in Canadian dollar terms and EAFE is up 14 %.

And so, necessarily, given how the ETF is made up, when the value of the U.S. dollar declines vs. the Canadian dollar, it follows that the value of your units of DLR declines as quoted in Canadian dollar terms.

Expressed in Canadian dollar terms (i.e., including all currency shift effects and using no currency hedging)

It has some of the most innovative and entrepreneurial companies in the world, and historically, U.S. equities have delivered some of the highest equity returns in Canadian dollar terms, says Wong.

The big gains were provided by international stocks: US stocks gained 9.5 %, Emerging markets were up 10.2 % and European stocks were up 5.9 % (all returns in Canadian dollar terms).

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.

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.

Canadian stocks, EAFE markets (all foreign market returns are reported in Canadian dollar terms), Emerging markets and REITs all posted double digit gains in the past quarter.

It has had an outstanding run, up 12.6 % in Canadian dollar terms since we bought it at the start of 2011, with half that coming from yield.

Not exact matches

«But in the long term, there's usually a reversion to the mean when it comes to the Canadian dollar.»

For how long a weakening Canadian dollar raises import costs and whether risks to the housing market intensify will take time to evaluate in terms of consequences to inflation risks.

Since last year, the near - term price of WTI crude, in Canadian dollars, has dropped by almost $ 25 per barrel, and the long - term futures price by $ 10, when you take into account futures market prices for Canadian dollars as well.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 - year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 % rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

After a sharp 10 % appreciation versus the greenback from May through September, the Canadian dollar is now sitting pretty close to its long - term fair value, as measured by purchasing power parity.

«The value of the Canadian dollar and the price of oil, one of the nation's top exports, have both tumbled to near record lows,» the billionaire and former three - term mayor of New York wrote ahead of Trudeau's arrival for town - hall event on live television.

SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Even with the Canadian dollar and energy prices at rock - bottom levels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains convinced that his long - promised, big - budget infrastructure investment will be the answer to all short - and long - term ills.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per cent rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

Uncertainty about the U.S. presidential race in the near term may produce periods of volatility for the U.S. dollar, yet RBC maintains that the U.S. currency will post modest gains against the Euro, Canadian dollar and sterling as markets look for a U.S. Federal Reserve policy rate increase in the first half of 2017.

Some currencies, such as the Australian and Canadian dollars, have seen increases in both short - and long - term implied volatilities.

OTTAWA — A five - year $ 50 - billion public infrastructure spending initiative would generate a return on investment to Canadians over the long term as high as $ 3.83 per dollar spent, trigger significant private sector investment and stimulate wage increases, according to a new study by an independent economic modelling firm.

These types of deals, assisted by a weakened Canadian dollar, pose a long - term opportunity for our economy and allows us to gain an advantage for the future.

Based on the combination of changes in purchasing power and the term spread the most undervalued currencies are the Mexican peso, the Canadian dollar, and the Japanese yen.

«Strong equity gains domestically and a weaker Canadian dollar helped boost foreign holdings, but lower long - term bond yields will have increased most plan liabilities,» said Scott MacDonald, managing director, Pensions for RBC Investor & Treasury Services.

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.

But if you take a slightly longer term view and consider the fact that XSP has trailed IVV returns in US dollars every year for the past five years, you'll find that XSP's outperformance is significantly eroded by the tracking error even with a significant appreciation in the Canadian dollar.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government will update the country's economic and fiscal progress Tuesday, hoping to encourage Canadians to focus on the potential of its long - term plan — and overlook the sting of multi-year, multibillion - dollar deficits.

Hedging worked well in the mid-2000s and other periods when the Canadian dollar rose dramatically, but over the long term it causes a drag on equity returns and may even increase a portfolio's volatility.

Do you think XSP makes sense for a Canadian investor who plans to live / retire in Canada and who is very bearish about the US dollar relative to the Canadian dollar over the mid to long term?

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 %.

So for a Canadian holding CGL, a declining US dollar could be doubly good: it would likely correspond with a rise in the price of gold, and the hedging would mean even higher returns in Canadian - dollar terms.

Arguably one of Trudeau's least popular campaign promises (an Angus Reid survey recently found that 67 % of Canadians aren't in favour of any political party reversing the increase), the roll back could cost savers tens of thousands of dollars over the long term.

While global equities are historically more volatile for U.S. dollar investors than in local currency terms, the Canadian dollar's procyclical nature has provided an almost natural hedge that would have faded if foreign currency exposure had been hedged (see the chart below).

His rationale wasn't complicated: Canada was the worst - performing developed market in 2015, and Canadian stocks were extremely cheap in U.S. dollar terms given the loonie's dramatic decline.

@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.

To the likely surprise of many American readers, the Canadian dollar is worth about 2.5 % more today than the U.S. dollar, and many predict the Canadian dollar will continue to rise in value versus the U.S. dollar over the long term.

But the new regulations from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will mandate new «Fund Fact» sheets that also include a clear explanation of the risks investors are taking on when they invest, as well as a clear breakdown of initial and deferred sales charge options in both percentage and dollar terms.

Funds in the Canadian Long Term Fixed Income category must invest at least 90 % of their fixed income holdings in fixed - income securities denominated in Canadian dollars with an average duration greater than 9.0 years.

Canadian dollar GICs with terms to maturity of 5 years or less are eligible for CDIC coverage.