Investment Q&A

Q: Can you please give me what you would consider the “best in breed” ETF’s that are essentially 100% US that focus on:
- dividend appreciation/aristocrat
- momentum
- growth
- income
- balanced
These would be held in registered accounts and I’ll add the proviso that I am less concerned about a low MER than historical performance/active management. Thank you!

Q: Please give me your opinion on the U.S. ETF .. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) and please enter it into your database. This is a U.S. Large‑Cap Value ETF (Dividend Growth); would it be a suitable complement to SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF. ? Thanks as always for your great analysis !

Q: Hello 5i Team,
I'm looking for 2 or 3 US high yield ETF's; which do you recommend?
Thanks,
Brent

Q: I've been asked to help my 20 yo niece with her recently opened TFSA and hard-earned $21K contribution. Sticking with ETF's and CAD in these early days of her investing journey, I'm asking for your thoughts on best CDN ETF representations for SP500, Nasdaq 100, Dividend Growth (USA), Small Cap Growth (USA), TSX 60 and International developed large cap. I'm thinking a 70/20/10 allocation USA/CDA/INTL, would you find this appropriate? Thank you.

Q: A large portion of my portfolio is VOO, QQQM and SCHD. Would you recommend buying QQQ, VOO or SCHD when they are currently available for less from their highs?

Q: I have held SCHD for several years and just compared its total return with that of SPY and VIG:
SCHD (Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF)
• 1 Year: 15.73%
• 3 Years: 15.80%
• 5 Years: 76.76%
• 10 Years: 204.74%
SPY: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust:
• 1 Year: 27.37%
• 3 Years: 44.86%
• 5 Years: 98.26%
• 10 Years: 254.08%
VIG (Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF)
• 1 Year: 27.48%
• 3 Years: 45.14%
• 5 Years: 98.81%
• 10 Years: 256.38%
Are my calculations correct? Return on SCHD doesn't look right to me. The data supports Mr. Buffett’s view on SPY being better overall.

This question is prompted by concerns that my portfolios are in mostly high growth businesses and thus vulnerable. I wonder if one should lean towards dividend growth this year and trim the now-expensive high growth companies. Ignoring tax impact, would you today stay with SCHD, or switch to VIG, SPY , or do you have another US dividend-growth ETF to balance a high beta folio?
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Q: Which do you prefer for 2025 VIG vs SCHD?

Q: Hi 5i Team,

I am pondering selling some positions in my cash account and buy a few USD income producing investments. Could you please give me your opinions and analysis of OBDC and OCSL given the current interest rate and macro outlook?

SCHD is an EFT I have heard a lot about and looks like a quality holding in an income focused portfolio. Are there any other U.S. ETFs with a similar yield that you would recommend as an alternative or addition to SCHD?

Finally what are the tax implications for a Canadian holding these investments in a non-registered account?

Thanks for the Great Service and Happy Holidays!

Colin

Q: Please provide a suggestion for an US ETF that invests in basket of US dividend paying stocks such as PM, BAC, HD, MCD, BLK. Thank you

Q: What is your top pick for a high-quality dividend grow to ETF for a long term hold (25+ years)? I have heard SCHD and DGRO are top choices.

Q: Hi, are there any Canadian dollar alternatives to SCHD.?

Thanks!

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

Q: I've decided to buy VIG and SCHD to increase my US portion of my portfolio. What is a fair entry point for them? I tend to wait until stocks go "on sale" but have watched these go up and up over the last few months. VIG's top holdings are Apple and Microsoft, so if the Tech sell-off continues it could go down. SCHD has not hit it's all time high but is getting close. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!

Q: What US Dividend ETf's would you recommend that are focused on quality companies, and still pays a decent dividend? Would you be buying now or wait for a pullback? Thank you.

Q: You have recommended SPYD ETF in recent answers, and on doing some research, see Morningstar rates it as a one star and Seeking Alpha has a dismal article on it. Just wondering why you like it? They seem to like SCHD much better. Would you agree with this thesis for a Dividend ETF?
Thanks!

Q: Hi Team,

Which ETF would you be adding new money to in a U.S RRSP account?

IWP has been on a tare and can potentially keep moving but SCHD seems to represent better value. These are long term core positions 20+ years.

Thanks,

Q: Hello,

Do you have data showing the 5 yr divided growth rate for the listed ETF's?

Thanks,
Brent

Q: Hi, looking to invest 70,000 in two etf’s one Canada one U.S in a rrsp. (or two U.S. etf’s as I have no U.S holding yet)
Two suggestions that are a conservative sleep at night, and longer term hold, with a 2+% dividend.
Also would like to have if possible a balanced sector allocation. I already have lots of financial and oil- gas stocks, which is heavy in Canada.
Hope this makes sense?
Thanks

Q: Searching for a stable high dividend US ETF for my RRSP. Looking at VYM and SCHD or perhaps you can recommend a different high dividend ETF? VYM has 450 holdings and SCHD 104; VYM appears to have a bit lower P/B and P/E. 10 year return for SCHD is 11.03% and 9.38% for VYM; SCHD also has a higher yield. Thanks for your comments!

Q: What would be the closestCanadian ETF that has characteristics similar to US SCHD?