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iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF (XAW $51.49)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $42.94)
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Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV $167.56)
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Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio (VEQT $54.53)
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Q: I have US stocks and CAD stocks but also want to keep a large portion of my portfolio in indexes. I have VFV and similar for trakcing S&p and have added VEQT in the last few years for world diversification. I have a small amount in XAW, but does it make sense to have more in XAW since i have a bunch of individual canadian stocks? or do you have a preference for canadians to own one of these over the other?

Asked by Danielle on November 09, 2025

5i Research Answer:

If one has good representation in Canada stocks already then we would prefer the ex-Canada fund...

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