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Q: Recently I asked for alternatives for MMF559 in both MF and ETF versions. you answered with the ETF options but the Mutual Fund alternatives was missing - it looks like MF but no actual choices. below is your answer.

"MER is 1.85%, and since-inception is 4.25%. Not really overly impressive.It is a global, fixed-income multi sector income fund. ETF alternatives could be: TGFI or VGAB, largely on much lower costs and decent safe income. Versus other mutual funds, performance has been OK. We found several with lower fees but also weaker than performance. If going with a mutual fund vs an ETF, we would stay the course.

Mutual fund alternatives: "
Asked by Reg on April 22, 2025
5i Research Answer:
Sorry about that.  The last line was a 'holding place' for alternatives but when we looked...
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