Investment Q&A

Q: Do you think the prospects of investing in Emerging markets funds is improving? Are they going to be better performing compared to developed markets? Does the rising interest rates impedes their progress?

Q: Schedule K1 Tax Form. I was looking at general commodity type funds and see that DBC and PDBC seem somewhat similar if looking at their commodity portfolios. Both deal with 14 traded commodities. Was using ETF.com as the information source.

DBC seems to have more trading volume and also a higher mgmt expense (0.87%).
PDBC has mgmt expense of 0.62% and assets under mgmt seem to be approx 6Bil. vs 2.53Bil with DBC

One difference noticed is that the structure of PDBC doesn't result in the creation of a Schedule K1 Tax Form while DBC does.

Please explain to me like I'm a 12 year old and that I have a "BIG RED L" on my ETF/ETN trading knowledge and trades vehicle.... what significance is the K1 thing and what sort of pitfalls do I need to be aware of if trades are being done in non-registered accounts? Does the K1 have the potential to add complexity and hassle at tax time?

Thanks for all that you folks at 5i are doing. Much appreciated.

Q: Presently hold ZRE and CAR.Un in TFSA account.. Up on CAR and down on ZRE. Would you consider that to be a duplication and would it be better to focus on CAR?
Thanks

Q: Possibly not the place to ask this? Read your blog on the subject ETFs. Went to my investor site to research further names CASH. PSA and discovered they do not support:
"In line with RBC enterprise policy, RBC Direct Investing does not offer any non-RBC short-term deposit accounts. Accordingly, RBC Direct Investing is not making non-RBC HISA products available for trading (like CASH.TO)" They then went on to offer their own Mutuals; RBF2010, 2020, 2030.
Anyone at 5i know any outfits who do offer HISAs? Thank you

Q: Hi Peter

Could you please share your thoughts on the new Evolve S&P 500 enhanced yield ETF : ESPX ?

It is interesting that IVV is its largest holding at 36%. Will this help to offset the upside limitation of covered call ETFs ?

Q: A portion of my portfolio is invested in the BMO Covered Call ETF's. In their fund prospectus, they indicate that a portion of your return is a return of capital. Is this a return of invested capital or is this the return of the premiums collected from writing the calls against the underlying securities?

Q: Peter; Is there any way to buy shares of Kia ,Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi and Suzuki in a EFT or Index ? Thanks
Rod

Q: Will you please give your opinion of undervalued stocks in the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors (with good dividends). Also, related ETF's would be appreciated. Thank you for your great service.

Q: I am converting my TFSA to a dividend with some growth portfolio to reduce volatility and hopefully get more sleep. I want to start with 2 etfs to establish diversity. I like DGRC and VGG. I plan to set and forget the etfs once I reach the desired weighting. Do you think this is a good pairing of dividend growers? Can you comment on the somewhat lower average daily volumes of the etfs? Would including CDZ add value? Thank you

Q: What is your recovery outlook for these etfs and how would you rank for new money in non-regsection of portfolio that is diversified?

Q: Can you recommend an ETF or two that focusses on the Canadian technology sector?

Q: Which is the best growth ETF for Canadian to hold long term (15 years+) in a non-registered account in order to maximize returns?

Q: I see in one of your latest answers your liking su over cnq wondering what criteria it is that leads you in that direction? Also i hold cnq and wcp and looking to add to my oil and gas holdings. Would you add to my current holdings, or add a third or fourth position say in tou and or su? Thx

Q: I have some cash that I was thinking of putting into PSA or CASH for the shorter term. But I am wondering if the unit price of those may drop suddenly when the market turns bullish, and investors move back into stocks. So, well I may earn a nice yield, I could lose some capital. Is that something I should worry about? Thanks.

Q: Hello, 5i. Can you please give your opinion of BTG110 for holding cash. Thank you.

Q: Is it too early to take a starter position in the Nasdaq 100? What would be the best way to do so, avoiding currency issues and tax implications. Many thanks.

Q: I hold Vgg for US exposure. it is about 17% of portfolio. Should I sell 50% and buy VFV for more diversification?
T Steve

Q: is there any advantage of holding QQQ rather than QQC- other than currency?
Thanks jerry

Q: To the 5i team a question on a US ETF. Your sage advice on investing in JEPI returning over 10%. Looks good but dont they all.

Q: Last week Horizons issued press release indicating they were suspending new subscriptions after reaching approx. $US 775 million in assets.
The release says that “ during a period of suspended subscriptions , the Manager expects the shares of HSUV.U to trade at a premium to its NAV per share . While new subscriptions are suspended , Horizons ETFs is strongly discouraging investors from purchasing shares of HSUV. U “ .
As of today , the price and NAV are within a few cents of each other.
How should this press release be interpreted ?
Is it just a formality ?
Or should you be listening when Company issues a caution on its own product ?
Thanks.