Investment Q&A

Q: What CDN ETF would you recommend to play on the AI theme.

Thanks for the great service

Q: Long term holder of XIT. It is my proxy for the Tech sector. While using your "total return" charting, I am noticing a recent divergence when comparing XIT to QQQ. Over many different timeframes you could lay one chart over the other and they compared very very well.

Recently the XIT showed a decline, which I believe is due to the potential impact of AI on the software subsector. Lately there appears to be a bit of a software-related recovery. Please correct me if you believe there is another explanation.

If I am correct, this leads me to consider adding a Tech ETF that is heavier into AI. I'm looking at trimming some of XIT and adding a new ETF to my relatively concentrated portfolio of 20-ish ETFs and stocks.

The "AI" ETF I am considering is CIAI. Would you agree with my thought process and the ETF that I have selected?

If so, do you have a suggestion on the relative weighting between XIT vs CIAI? Both would be held in my TFSA. I know you can't comment on individual asset allocations....I'm just looking for ballpark numbers 50-50, 60-40 or 75-25-ish.

Thanks.....Steve

Q: Does QQQ provide sufficient exposure to AI and AI build out stocks ? If not, what are some ETFs that generally cover tech stocks as well as AI and AI build out ? Are any such ETFs listed on TSX ?

Q: What would be your top 3 choices if you were buying Canadian ETF’s that hold USA tech companies including those with an AI focus?

Q: In October 2024 in reply to a question about an AI etf you replied:

The Canadian field is very limited and all funds are too small for our liking right now. We would recommend: BOTZ, AIQ, and IRBO which are USD funds. RBOT is a CAD-hedged option and CIAI is an unhedged CAD option; both however are too small for our liking.

Is that still the case that there is only RBOT as a cdn hedged option? Any other updtes to that question: I want to buy an AI ETF.

Q: Pls recommend AI ETFs hedged for US, and AI etfs Canadian.

Q: Can you pls recommend 3 US hedged high tech ETFs that will likely have a yield in the next 1 year of 10% including both dividends and capital appreciation?