Sentences with phrase «including ishares»

That was a wise choice, because trying to improve on this simple model is, in my opinion, the biggest knock against many of the competitors to these new ETFs, including the iShares CorePortfolios (CBD and CBN), which hold REITs, high - yield bonds, preferred shares, and track fundamental indexes.

[Various providers offer exchange - traded funds (ETFs) based on Russell indexes, including iShares and SPDR.]

In June, BlackRock announced it will be shuttering six products, including the iShares Broad Commodity (CBR), the iShares China All - Cap (CHI), iShares Oil Sands (CLO) and the iShares S&P / TSX Venture (XVX).

Other Europe ETFs also fell out of favor in 2016, including the iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU), with outflows of $ 6.7 billion; and the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK), with outflows of $ 3.5 billion.

The BlackRock segment manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, multi-asset class, alternative and cash management separate accounts and funds, including iShares.

Jin bought put options on several holdings, including iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index Fund (TSX: XIU), which tracks large - cap Canadian stocks, as well as on a couple of banks and energy stocks.

Instead, we'll probably see Vanguard drawing money away from the other index products already used by fee - based advisors, including iShares, BMO and Claymore ETFs, mutual funds from Invesco Trimark's PowerShares and Pro-Financial, and to a lesser extent Dimensional Funds.

What's more, there are several index ETFs that allow Canadians to buy US corporate bonds with currency hedging, including the iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond (XIG), the iShares U.S. High Yield Bond (XHY), and similar offerings from Claymore and BMO.

There are a number of players offering ETFs in the Canadian marketplace, including iShares, Vanguard and BMO.

There are a number of single - country ETFs for Latin America, including the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) and the iShares MSCI Mexico Index (EWW).

Notably, dividend growth strategies including iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF are less expensive than the broader S&P / TSX Composite Index based on price - to - book and price - to equity ratios, according to Bloomberg data, and may be a good opportunity to potentially generate a boost to a portfolio's overall yield.

Notably, dividend growth strategies including iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF are less expensive than the broader S&P / TSX Composite Index based on price - to - book and price - to equity ratios, according to Bloomberg data, and may be a good opportunity to potentially generate a boost to a portfolio's overall yield.

A growing number of ETFs hedge against this currency risk, including iShares Currency Hedged MSCI United Kingdom (hewu), which tracks large - and mid-cap U.K. companies, and iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Spain (hewp), which focuses on large - cap companies.

Other examples include the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ), iShares Currency Hedged MSCI German ETF (HEWG), iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) and iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (HEEM).

Other ETFs in this segment benefiting from this demand include the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR), gathering some $ 255 million year - to - date, and growing to become a $ 2.5 billion fund — now the market's third - largest actively managed ETF.

While none of the brokerages include the iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite (XIC), they all offer HXT and XMD, which work well in combination.

Some leading Canadian ETFs include the iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (Toronto symbol XIU; ca.ishares.com).

This includes iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSC) and iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSE) which garnered the most new money across the Canadian iShares fixed income ETF suite.

Style - savvy smart beta strategies to build a balanced U.S. portfolio include iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM), iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) and iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE).

Other offerings include iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and SPDR Russell 1000 Momentum Focus ETF.

Examples include the iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (XUU) and the Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN), both of which include about 3,600 stocks.

As such, I've included iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) as the comparable ETF.

Examples include the iShares Comex Gold Trust, which trades on the TSX under symbol IGT and on the New York Stock Exchange under IAU.

These include the iShares 1 - 3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY; 7.7 %), which represents the considerable short - term investments of the fund, currently at 5.1 % of the portfolio.

They also include iShares ETFs as well as mutual funds from AMG, American Century, American Funds, Federated, Harding Loevner, Jensen Investment Management and USAA.

Not exact matches

BlackRock's iShares unit structures exchange traded fund products, including ones focused on international and emerging market bonds.

BlackRock compensates Fidelity in connection with an exclusive long - term marketing program that includes promotion of select iShares Funds and inclusion of select iShares Funds in certain trading platforms and investment programs.

iShares Core ETFs included in this comparison vary based on the time period analyzed: 3 year (18 Core ETFs existed for the full 3 - year period beginning 1/1/15); 5 year (14 Core ETFs existed for the full 5 - year period beginning 1/1/13); and 10 year (8 Core ETFs existed for the full 10 - year period beginning 1/1/08).

One option to consider for access to the U.S. technology sector is the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW), which is a pure technology play as it's presently the only technology ETF that doesn't also include telecom companies.

Here are four equity segments to consider now, including options for accessing these exposures with iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs).

You can buy such funds and ETFs directly from any number of investment firms, including biggies like Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard, all of which sell their own funds and ETFs or those of other firms, such as iShares, or both.

Fidelity and BlackRock announced last week a new partnership that, among other things, will include an expansion of Fidelity's offering of commission - free trading for iShares ETFs from 30 to 65 funds.

that, among other things, will include an expansion of Fidelity's offering of commission - free trading for iShares ETFs from 30 to 65 funds.

The one - day loss for many funds, including Vanguard Total Bond Market, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond, Pimco Total Return and Metropolitan West Total Return, while less than a half a percentage point, still amounted to more than 10 percent of their current yield.

Last week, iShares, the world's largest ETF issuer, introduced four new bond ETFs, including a pair rooted in smart beta methodologies.

These include single - country ETFs, such as the popular iShares China Large - Cap ETF (NYSE: FXI) as well as diversified emerging markets ETFs, including the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF...

Exchange - traded fund providers, including Vanguard, Charles Schwab and BlackRock «s iShares, have been slashing the expense ratios on their index ETFs in the past two years, trying to one - up each other and win more of your investing money.

Large and liquid ETFs that investors can buy and sell easily to invest in precious metals include SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), which have produced gains of 7.19 percent and a loss of 19.27 percent, respectively, during the past 12 months.

It is a growing practice in global markets including south of the border where it now accounts for a majority of the total creations of new U.S. - listed iShares fixed income ETFs.

The iShares ® iBonds ® Corporate ETFs will incur acquired fund fees and expenses associated with its investments the underlying funds and additional fees associated with turnover in the underlying funds that are not included in the acquired fund fees and expenses.

An investment in the iShares iBond Fund (s) is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, including near or at the termination date.

Coincidentally, the return for the iShares Dow Jones Total Market Index (IYY) was 5.40 % (including dividends).

One option to consider for access to the U.S. technology sector is the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW), which is a pure technology play as it's presently the only technology ETF that doesn't also include telecom companies.

If buying 10 different ETFs isn't your cup of tea, you can buy the iShares Dow Jones Total Market Index ETF (IYY) or a similar mutual fund, which will include all 10 of the sectors above (excluding the MSCI EAFE index).

Fidelity's recently expanded partnership with BlackRock now offers its customers the greatest number of commission - free ETFs online from iShares, including all 10 iShares Core ETFs.

Note that there are a few US - listed options that I have not included in the table above: Virtual Brokers offers the Vanguard S&P Small Cap 600 ETF (VIOO), while Qtrade has included several Vanguard, iShares and SPDR sector funds.

They all have a large - cap option that includes currency hedging, plus Scotia iTrade and Virtual Brokers also offer the iShares US Fundamental Index (CLU.C), which does not use hedging.

That includes the long - time ETF All - star XEF (iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF), a broadly diversified fund that helps investors who are already overweight in North American stocks move beyond this continent.

It makes no sense to me that iShares or any other vendors would offer a foreign ETF to Canadians that includes Canada.

However, there are significant dangers with the FNI basket, including: (1) 37 % exposure to information technology and 14 % exposure to telecom may put one directly in the line of fire for a «tele - tech» implosion, (2) A price / book of 7 and price / earnings of 45 looks lofty in the best of circumstances, and (3) Indirectly investing in the China / India boom via the tigers (Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea) and the iShares MSCI Australia Fund (EWA) could prove more lucrative with less risk.