Q: Hi team,
I am wondering how ETFs collect their fees. For example, I am attracted by PDC's dividend of $4.27%, but it has a relatively high MER of 0.56%. Should I deduct the MER from the dividend to get a more realistic value of the return I can expect from PDC?
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BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB)
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE)
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Invesco Canadian Dividend Index ETF (PDC)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Dynamic Active U.S. Dividend ETF (DXU)
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Fidelity International High Quality Index ETF (FCIQ)
Q: My daughter is 27 years old and is looking to invest around $35,000 as her first investment. She is considering investing 40% in Canadian equities (ZLB, PDC, and XRE), 50% in US Equities (VUS and DXU), and 10% in International Equities (FCIQ and VEE).
As an initial investment, does this balance seem reasonable or would you have other recommendations? Is this sufficiently diversified or are there too many funds?
Thank you!
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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF (CDZ)
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Invesco Canadian Dividend Index ETF (PDC)
Q: Good morning,
Is there an ETF of big cap Canadian dividend stocks equivalent to PDC but without the large energy component? On the other hand, have the pipelines in PDC suffered enough that I shouldn't worry about the energy component going forward.
