Investment Q&A

Q: My husband mainly holds ETF's in his TFSA - ZLB, VXC, ZNQ, and some BRK. ZNQ accounts for around 5% with the others split about evenly. Which one would you add new cash to today? Another option we have been looking at is adding VUG. I think there is a lot of overlap between VXC, ZNQ, and VUG. Of the three, which one or two do you like best? Thanks!

Q: On July 19/24, you indicated buying IWM before the election would be risky. So, does one wait until the elections are completely over, or gradually start buying now. I appreciate your insight on this matter. Is their website for seasonality that you would recommend. Thank very much appreciate your good service.

Q: Hey team. I'm a senior, dividend investor and I have been investigating both Ishares XEI (S&P Comp High Div ETF) and Vanguards VDY (Vangaurd FTSE Canadian High Div Yield Index ETF).
They look pretty much the same with slightly different holdings with XEI having a slightly higher dividend. Looking for your advice as to which one has the edge on the other. I own XEI now.
My second question is on the Ishares ETF- FIE (Canadian Financial Monthly Income) Yield of 6.49% when I looked. I'm not real happy with the high MER of .80 Would you know of an equivalent ETF with a lower MER that I could research? Cheers and thanks for your expertise and advice. Bill

Q: PLease recommend a hedged ETF that holds international assets, and that can yield 10% in the first year, including both dividends and capital appreciation.

Q: Can you suggest 2 or 3 U.S. dividend ETFs that trade in U.S. dollars ? Preferably low volatility. Thanks. Joe

Q: Hello 5i,

We have a little cash to add to our equity bucket. We have a 1/3 positions in IWO, IJT, and IJH. Would you recommend we add to those positions or do you see more value in a new 1/4 position into XSMO or GSC prior to the rate hike?

Are small caps too risky for a TFSA?

Thank you
D&J

Q: Is there an ETF which tracks the CDN $? I would like to play an increase in the currency without having to buy a futures contract.

Q: what info do you have about this company.
thanks
ralph.

Q: Good Morning,

Please advise your top 5 covered call ETFs with associated yields, brief descriptions and a degree of growth potential.

Thanks very much.

Q: In the growth portion of my RRIF i like the above three ETFs. Do you see any issues with any of these? Is there much overlap? Other stocks and ETFs focus on dividends, although Canoe is included in that group. Thanks.

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?

Q: I am underweight in Materials sector and if I want to add some Uranium exposure. Do you think it has good upside for the near term after the recent pullback? Do you think an ETF like URA is better rather than individual companies like CCO and NXE

Q: Retired dividend income investors. We prioritize asset allocation in all of our portfolio decisions. We plan on capturing some income tax savings by selling the remaining shares of my wife's BNS, thereby offsetting other capital gains. I need to replace these funds in the same sector...ie: financials.

She leans more on the conservative side. Combined, we already have a full position in RY and other financials contained within ZLB, CDZ, ZWC, as well as AD.UN.

In the current declining interest rate environment, does HMAX fit the bill? As interest rates decline, what impact will this have on the share price? Should I assume that the capital appreciation will be fairly minimal, while the dividend maintains roughly where it is now?

I appreciate your help...as always.
Steve

Q: Can I ask your opinion on the new NIXT - Research Affiliates Deletions ETF?

I listened to an interview with Rob Arnott and the thesis of taking advantage of an index quirk makes a lot of sense at first glance.

Thank you!

Q: Hello 5i
Do you know of an ETF that tracks the TSX30?
Thank you
Dave

Q: In a non-registered account give me your pick in preference order HMAX or XTR or XDIV? Thanks so much.

Q: What is the best covered call option ETF in your option today?

Q: This one year new ETF holds around 100 US small caps and tries to select the most profitable in the field thus ideally removing what many experts lament as the main issue with holding broadly the Russell 2000 namely the large number of high debt unprofitable companies therein. Would appreciate your view on the strategy, the managers, and the holdings of this ETF and of course any other comment. Thank you.

Q: I'm looking for some options for a low volatility etf. Would you recommend ZLB or is there something else that might be a better choice.

Thank you.

Q: Interested in dividend etfs and looking at these 3
How can I find information on the general holdings of each? For example is weighting mostly financials ? utilities ? etc. Mo point in buying 2 with similar weightings!
Is there a sight that discloses holdings in each or at least general weightings.
Do you have a favorite among these 3 or another to recommend. Goal us income with some growth but primarily income 5 year horizon
Many thanks for great service
Peter