iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB)

iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB $19.08)
- $19.08 Cap: $1.59B
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iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB $19.08)
- $19.08 Cap: $1.59B
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iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (XBB $27.94)
- $27.94 Cap: $8.14B
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iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHY $16.77)
- $16.77 Cap: $828M
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iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF $94.74)
- $94.74 Cap: $34.79B
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Q: If you were going to build my bond portion (40% +/-) portion of my portfolio using ETFs, how would you build that? Is there one ETF that provides a broad mix of corporate / municipal / provincial / federal, a broad laddering of periods, a mix of risk, a mix of regions, etc? Or would you build it using multiple ETFs that specialize in specific products?

Read Answer Asked by Tony on September 16, 2024

iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB $19.08)
- $19.08 Cap: $1.59B
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iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (XBB $27.94)
- $27.94 Cap: $8.14B
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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG $98.45)
- $98.45 Cap: $128.28B
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Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND $73.12)
- $73.12 Cap: $127.91B
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Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (VGV $22.10)
- $22.10 Cap: $111M
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Q: Hi Peter,

With interest rates projected to go downwards, what are your top three picks in the U.S. and Canada for bond ETFs for the next five years?

Thanks

George

Read Answer Asked by George on December 15, 2023

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF (XCB $20.13)
- $20.13 Cap: $2.25B
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iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB $19.08)
- $19.08 Cap: $1.59B
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iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHY $16.77)
- $16.77 Cap: $828M
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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation FTF (VIG $209.14)
- $209.14 P/E (TTM): 23.33X Cap: $90.65B
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Q: We have held VIG in our RRSP/RRIF accounts for about five years and are happy with the performance. It is now around 7% weighting (I know you are ok with larger ETF weightings vs individual stocks) but I'm thinking of reducing it by about 25% to bolster our underweight fixed income holdings and also to hedge against possible market downturn. My only other fixed income holdings are TLT and a couple of short term GICs. Does this switch make sense and if so what short term bond fund would you recommend if I were to make this move? Thanks for the continuing great service.

Read Answer Asked by Martha on April 30, 2023