Sentences with phrase «index etf»

In the extreme bear market, the S&P 500 Index ETF had a total return of -36.05 % and the -3 x leveraged index had a total return of 44.52 %.

> TD S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index ETF, which will track the S&P / TSX capped composite index passively and invest in Canadian stocks.

Just recently he sold all 24 of his dividend stocks and switched to a two fund portfolio: VXC (Vanguard all World ex-Canada ETF) and VCN (Canada All Cap Index ETF).

Other investors more interested in seeking enhanced returns in EAFE, rather than potentially reducing volatility, may want to consider iShares Edge Multifactor EAFE Index ETF (XFI).

For example, your Canadian equity portfolio could be compared against the S&P TSX Composite as represented by iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU: TSX), Horizon's S&P / TSX 60 ™ Index ETF (HXT: TSX), BMO's S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN: TSX) or Vanguard's FTSE Canada Index (TSX: VCE).

For instance, the management fee charged by the Vanguard MSCI Canada Index ETF (TSX: VCE) is about 6 basis points or so less than the iShares S&P / TSX 60 ETF (TSX: XIU).

Typical is the Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund Index ETF (HHF / TSX), advised by Fiera Capital Corp., which tracks a Morningstar index of 600 to 800 hedge funds.

Or do you instead switch to buying bonds, short the market, or simply average down on index ETF / funds?

Income generated for the 1 - year period ending March 31, 2012 Horizons Enhanced Income Equity ETF (HEX): 13.34 % iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU): 2.25 %

The stock of XTF Morningstar Canada Value Index ETF (TSE: FXM) gapped up by $ 0.01 today and has $ 17.31 target or 36.00 % above today's $ 12.73 share price.

The Equity Index ETF's all spent the week in very narrow ranges near their highs.

Volatility looks to remain elevated but moving back toward normal levels easing the headwind for the equity index ETF's SPY, IWM and QQQ.

BMO's most popular equal - weighted ETF is the S&P / TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (ZEB / TSX), covering Canadian banks, with almost $ 700 million in assets.

The Equity Index ETF's started the week in consolidation but by the end of the week they were moving higher, with the QQQ leading the charge out of consolidation and the SPY following, but the IWM stubbornly holding at the top of consolidation.

The Equity Index ETF's responded by moving higher, with the IWM reaching a new all - time high.

The Equity Index ETF's all jumped on the week, with the SPY stalling at the prior high area in the mid 212's, the IWM at the late June support before the move lower and the QQQ taking charge, running to new 15 year highs.

As an example, the First Asset Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index ETF (DXM / TSX) holds 30 domestic dividend - paying stocks, each with a weighting of about 3.5 per cent (rebalanced quarterly).

The ETF is also cheaper than the comparable iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index ETF (TSX: XSB), which has a management fee of 0.25 %.

It appears that many investors had (just like they did with the BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF) hoped that the juicy distributions will translate into higher total returns compared to a plain vanilla product like the iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU).

The iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF (PFF) has been delivering strong share price appreciation of late while delivering outsized dividend distributions.

For example, the BMO S&P / TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF, symbol ZPR on the Toronto stock exchange, holds floating - rate preferred shares that pays dividends that fluctuate with changes in interest rates.

iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index ETF (TSX: XDV): 52,719 Claymore S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend ETF (TSX: CDZ): 56,752 iShares S&P / TSX Equity Income Index ETF (TSX: XEI): 8,234 BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (TSX: ZDV): 1,200 PowerShares Canadian Dividend Index ETF (TSX: PDC): 6,100

Since the goal of the vast majority of retail investors is buy and hold, it makes no sense whatsoever to buy and hold a similarly performing (or worse) actively managed mutual fund over a long period of time when a suitable lower cost option exists in an index ETF.

The Vanguard MSCI Canada Index ETF, which tracks the MSCI Canada Index will charge a management fee of 0.09 %, which is cheaper than iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (TSX: XIU) management fee of 0.15 %.

That would be the case if you were using a discount brokerage and you owned only one security: a global index mutual fund or global equity ETF that, in effect, owned most of the stocks in the world all in one basket: something like the Vanguard FTSE All - World ex-Canada Index ETF (VXC, TSX).

Volatility looks to remain subdued and at very low levels keeping the bias higher for the equity index ETF's SPY, IWM and QQQ.

Purpose also has a trio of actively managed dividend ETFs (Canadian, U.S., and global) that are managed similarly to Seif's still popular iShares S&P TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF (CDZ / TSX).

The Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF will track an index of Canadian government and investment grade corporate bonds.

The example stock we're going to use is the iShares Russell 2000 index ETF (exchange traded fund), symbol IWM.

The stock of iSHARES CANADIAN GROWTH INDEX ETF (TSE: XCG) gapped up by $ 0.13 today and has $ 63.19 target or 133.00 % above today's $ 27.12 share price.

This year, there is a valid new alternative from Vanguard Canada: the Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY / TSX).

Here's part two of my interview with Tim Pickering, president of Auspice Capital Advisors, who manages both the Horizons Auspice Managed Futures Index ETF (HMF) and the iShares Broad Commodity Index Fund (CBR).

The iShares DEX Universe Bond Index ETF (XBB) is among the biggest ETFs in Canada, and it's often used to get inexpensive but broad exposure to fixed income.

The proposed changes will be voted on during a meeting on September 13, and if they're approved the names of the funds will be changed accordingly — to the BMO S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index ETF and the BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF — though the ticker symbols will remain the same.

The new ETF, which will launch in June 11, is called the First Asset DEX 1 - 5 Year Laddered Government Strip Bond Index ETF (BXF).

Its main competitors — the BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) and the Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB)-- have management fees of 0.20 %.

In addition, the BMO US Equity Index ETF (ZUE) will begin tracking the S&P 500.

If you are going to be holding an index ETF for a long time, then you shouldn't be concerned about its share price at all, since the returns would be pretty abysmal either way, but it should suffice for hedging inflation.

The company recently announced that the BMO Dow Jones Canada Titans 60 Index ETF (ZCN) will soon be pegged to the S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index, the most widely tracked Canadian equity benchmark.

An important chunk of my portfolio would be invested in a stock market index ETF such as one representing the S&P 500.

For example, the Vanguard MSCI U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (VUS), in my opinion, is superior to the iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP): it tracks a better index and its fee is about 50 % lower.

Moreover, I would not be surprised to see an ETF covering the mid-cap or small - cap space, since the Vanguard MSCI Canada Index ETF (VCE) holds only the largest 100 Canadian stocks.

Also, the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index ETF (VTI, 0.07 % annual fee) might be a good replacement for the more expensive TD US Index fund.

Horizons has also launched a US - dollar version of its S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (HXT.U).

As it happens, iShares answered the first call in April with the launch of the MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF), which I wrote about here.

Being long the S&P Index ETF you can expect to make money.

The fundamentally weighted FTSE RAFI Canada Index is the benchmark for Claymore's Canadian Fundamental Index ETF (TSX: CRQ).

The first swap - based ETF to hit the Canadian market was the Horizons S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (HXT).

For example, you might choose a 30 % allocation to the BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) and a rebalancing threshold of 25 %.

The iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF (CAB) recently dropped its management fee to 0.12 %.