iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI)

iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI $35.94)
- $35.94 P/E (TTM): 13.77X Cap: $3.47B
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BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI $58.74)
- $58.74 P/E (TTM): 11.32X Cap: $497M
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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF (XCG $62.55)
- $62.55 P/E (TTM): 29.94X Cap: $151M
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iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI $35.94)
- $35.94 P/E (TTM): 13.77X Cap: $3.47B
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Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV $160.59)
- $160.59 P/E (TTM): 26.01X Cap: $27.66B
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BMO Growth ETF (ZGRO.T $12.67)
- $12.67 P/E (TTM): 3.03X Cap: $50M
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Q: I am retired and have a TFSA holding 100% equities with no contribution room. My wife is going to open a new TFSA with 10K initial contribution and $400.00 monthly contribution. I am considering starting with and adding to ZGRO.T ,ZGI, ZIA, XEI, VFV. Your thoughts of this move.
Thanks
Roy

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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (ZWB $24.90)
- $24.90 P/E (TTM): 15.51X
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iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI $35.94)
- $35.94 P/E (TTM): 13.77X Cap: $3.47B
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF (XEG $26.31)
- $26.31 P/E (TTM): 12.58X Cap: $2.13B
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BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWC $21.05)
- $21.05 P/E (TTM): 0.55X Cap: $2.10B
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Q: I was given the above five ETFs from a friend to consider adding to my portfolio. I assume the criteria of ranking the ETFs are the same as stocks, so I would like your recommendation on how you would rank these five. Also which ones amongst them five are the ones that you would strongly recommend that I should/"must" own.

Thank you.

Read Answer Asked by Victor on February 17, 2026

iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF (FIE $9.59)
- $9.59 P/E (TTM): 13.37X Cap: $1.24B
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iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF (XEI $35.94)
- $35.94 P/E (TTM): 13.77X Cap: $3.47B
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Q: Hi gang, 66 year old dividend investor here. I own both FIE @ 6.57% of my portfolio and XEI @ 5.1%. The big difference I see is that FIE holds 18.99% Canadian preferred and 9.1% Cdn Corp bonds. FIE also has a much higher MER at .74% vice .22% for XEI. Both hold all the big banks. Both have dividends roughly the same and pay monthly. I'm up considerably with both.
I'm wondering if I should sell XEI and dump into FIE. Would it be worth it to save the .22% MER on XEI and not pay the MER on both. Or should I just carry on with both. Thanks for your thoughts, Bill.

Read Answer Asked by William on February 05, 2026