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iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XSU $50.14)
- $50.14 P/E (TTM): 17.7X Cap: $717M
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $46.33)
- $46.33 P/E (TTM): 23.36X Cap: $8.80B
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Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Index ETF (EQL $41.93)
- $41.93 P/E (TTM): 21.97X Cap: $1.55B
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Q: I'm thinking of shifting some money out of S&P500 index and into XSU / EQL / VIU so I'm not so overpositioned in tech and whatnot. Good idea? Thoughts?

Reasoning:
XSU - smallcaps should outperform at somepoint?
EQL - same stocks but more equally weighted
VIU - north am excluded (also own ind stocks in cad and us)

Asked by Danielle on December 16, 2025

5i Research Answer:

From a rebalancing perspective we think this makes sense. Small-caps are chpaer and arguably...

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