Q: RE: I retired two years ago.
I hold roughly equal amounts of VUN and XUS in my RRSP. Both have performed well, and I now want to generate some cash. I’m trying to decide if I should trim both or just one? Selling VUN would reduce my portfolio risk more than selling XUS, correct? What are the pros and cons of each sell option? Thanks.
I hold roughly equal amounts of VUN and XUS in my RRSP. Both have performed well, and I now want to generate some cash. I’m trying to decide if I should trim both or just one? Selling VUN would reduce my portfolio risk more than selling XUS, correct? What are the pros and cons of each sell option? Thanks.
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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (VGG $99.24)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN $119.57)
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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF (XQLT $42.71)
Q: Hello,
From what i gather, VUN has similar performance to SPY except that it is in cdn dollars. Since SPY has greater exposure to tech companies, i was wondering if it is best to diversify slightly by putting one third in VUN (total us market), XQLT (ishares msci usa quality ) and VGG (US dividend appreciation ) or do you think it is best to just have one VUN , or VGG or XQLT. I am looking for an etf that is not too heavily weighted on technology. Much appreciated.
From what i gather, VUN has similar performance to SPY except that it is in cdn dollars. Since SPY has greater exposure to tech companies, i was wondering if it is best to diversify slightly by putting one third in VUN (total us market), XQLT (ishares msci usa quality ) and VGG (US dividend appreciation ) or do you think it is best to just have one VUN , or VGG or XQLT. I am looking for an etf that is not too heavily weighted on technology. Much appreciated.
Q: I’m looking for a way to assess the correlation of certain holdings to determine whether it makes sense to consolidate positions.
How would you think about this? Are there any free tools to pull correlations? What kind of correlation figure should one look for when assessing whether two holdings are too correlated to provide diversification value?
Just as one example, I’m looking at VVL and VUN. But please keep your answer focused on the general questions above.
Thanks very much.
How would you think about this? Are there any free tools to pull correlations? What kind of correlation figure should one look for when assessing whether two holdings are too correlated to provide diversification value?
Just as one example, I’m looking at VVL and VUN. But please keep your answer focused on the general questions above.
Thanks very much.