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Q: Hi All At 5i!
I would like to substitute XIC or XIN with VFV in hopes of more growth. Which would you suggest??
Cheers,
Tamara

Asked by Tamara on February 05, 2024

5i Research Answer:

This is a call between the Canadian market and the EAFE (Europe and Far East) market. Right now, XIN is 23% Japan, 13% UK, 11.7% France and 10% Switzerland. Five year returns are quite similar (XIN 9.3%, XIC 9.6%) but one -year variance is wide (XIC 4.97%, XIN 12.75%). Assuming an investor already has at least some Canadian exposure, we would side with XIN.

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