Even if you're not planning to make new purchases this late in the year, you should still understand the implications
of capital gains distributions if you hold ETFs in a taxable account.
The relatively high turnover of the fund was likely responsible for considerable
capital gain distributions in three out of the last four years, which made the fund less suitable for taxable accounts.
Regarding mutual funds outside an RRSP, the main consideration is that mutual funds can make
annual capital gains distributions even if investors continue to hold the fund units.
Regarding mutual funds outside an RRSP, the main consideration is that mutual funds make annual
capital gains distributions even if investors continue to hold the fund units.
The article talked about how mutual fund companies are changing managers more frequently and those changes are causing portfolio turnover which
triggers capital gains distributions.
The date the fund determines who its shareholders are - for it is these «shareholders of record» who will receive the fund's income dividend and / or
net capital gains distribution.
There is also less turnover in ETFs than in most actively managed funds, resulting in lower trading costs and fewer taxable events, such
as capital gains distributions.