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Q: Greetings 5i,

I'm looking to decrease some of my US investments and want to sell XUS (I also own VFV). I'm looking at either VIU or XEF as a replacement for XUS. Does this make sense and if so do you have a preference for either of these ETFs or would you recommend something else as a replacement?

Thank you.
John.
Asked by John on March 20, 2025
5i Research Answer:

While we cannot personalize responses, owning both XUS and VFV is redundant, and thus for some level of diversification between ETFs, we would be OK with adding either VIU or XEF.

Between the two, both have performed nearly identically over the long term, and given its marginally lower MER, we might give XEF the edge today. 

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