Investment Q&A

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

Q: What are your favorite monthly income ETF's? Safety, decent distributions, and possible upside are priorities.

Q: Are Horizons HXS and HXT reasonable ETFs for a beginner investor with no interest in investing? Is there methodology still a viable one?

Q: Considering the holdings (with low or no dividends) ,I wonder how this etf can offer 6% dividends,if it is really a 6% dividend,should we deduct +/-15% foreign tax in RRSP account,since most Cies are foreign Cies out of USA..thanks for your always excellent comments

Q: Everyone, Bitcoin, there has been a lots of talk about crypto for many years but I am hesitant until it is supervised by the treasury departments of countries. Until then it is nothing more than a digital currency that could have no value. That being stated politicians will start to approve if it will get them a vote. Rule number one of a politician is get elected and rule two is get re elected. So do I wait or do I purchase an ETF? Do I purchase in quarter pieces over the course of a year? Or what? Clayton

Q: Today, I heard Mike Philbrick on Market Call, and one of his top picks was a USA managed futures etf: DBMF (I couldn't see it in your co drop down above). Also, recently I heard on Animal Spirits a podcast on managed futures as well, etf: KMLM, by Krane Shares. I’m interested in knowing what 5i thinks about Managed Futures? It seems it might be a good diversifier for one’s portfolio. Do these etf’s have decays when their futures contracts get rolled over? What are the negatives of these etf’s? Which one would you prefer and why? Or is there another one you like better? Or is it simply better to raise some cash when we think markets get over valued?

Q: Good day, 5i - Can you please tell me if there is a Canadian ETF with a focus on Hydrogen? A dividend would be nice, but not essential. Thank you for your great work.

Q: Everyone seems to dislike bonds these days, especially long-term bonds. I was considering TLT for a portion of my portfolio, but I noticed a very poor return this year (4.7% one-year return), even though the Fed has clearly signaled rate cuts at the upcoming meetings. One explanation for the poor performance of treasuries is the oversupply of bonds. With U.S. debt ballooning, there seems to be fewer buyers. While, in theory, TLT's price should increase as rates go lower, I was reading that it may, in fact, remain flat and stuck in the sub-$100 range due to the oversupply. What are your thoughts on this?

Q: Good morning - What's the optimal way for a Canadian to invest in the Japanese Yen, as a currency appreciation opportunity?

thanks. Al

Q: Can you please provide your opinion on what happens to floating rate funds as interest rates drop? Do you get a similar appreciation of the bonds with lower rates. I notice this fund is short duration so curious on your thoughts. YTD up 7% so a reasonable return but noticed in the short term with steeper drops it doesnt seem to perform as well.

Curious if a better play would be a longer duration fixed income fund?

Q: I'd like to buy a bond ETF that is actively managed. Please recommend 2 or 3 ETF's that have a track record of doing better than those that are not actively managed. If you have other suggestions that would help me achieve superior returns from the bond universe I'm open to all suggestions.

Q: What is your opinion of SOXX or SOXQ as a means of entering the semiconductor space at this point?

Thanks.

Debrah

Q: I'm a 65 year old div investor with a defined pension. I'm investigating the BMO covered Call Health Care ETF (ZWHC) as a way to play the Health Care Sector as there is not much available in Cdn. I have a question on the cost of this ETF. The fact sheet states Max annual management fee of .65% and then it says an MER of .73%.
Do I add the two % up to equal 1.38% or would I just pay the MER of .73%?
I hold WELL (hoping for growth) but have been waiting quite awhile and nothing much seems to happen. I'm down (-26%). Its been good if you bought lately but if you bought back during COVID, not so much.
I know you still recommend it so should I hope for the best and wait awhile longer (hope not being much of an investment strategy) or move on? VHI seems to be moving better? Appreciate your thoughts.

Q: Hi 5i In a registered account
I've held TXF, TXF.B and HTA for quite a while, all at roughly the same cost base. In terms of total return HTA at 52% has outperformed TXF (10.3%) and TXF.B (38%) substantially, although I've got no real complaints about TXF.B's performance.
TXF and TXF.B have the same portfolio holdings, so I assume the vast difference in total return between them is solely due to hedging.
My questions;
Based on your view of the foreseeable future, do you think TXF.B will continue to substantially outperform TXF based on US vs. CDN currency differences? and
Would you endorse selling TXF and putting the proceeds 50/50 into HTA and TXF.B or in some other proportion? (TXF.B and HTA have quite different holdings so I was thinking that splitting TXF proceeds between them rather than all into HTA might be sensible ...).
Thanks - I look forward to your thoughts.
Peter

Q: Would you please recommend some ETFs that focus on dividend income with some growth potential, Canadian dollar please? What is a reasonable expectation from funds like these, broken down into dividend income and capital appreciation over the longer term?

Q: Is AMAX ETF (Hamilton gold producer ETF) an effective way to invest in gold and is this a good time to invest in gold given forecast volatility of the Canadian index 2024?

Thank you 5i research

Q: Thank you for your answers of Aug 26th where 5i recommended: XLK,XLY.XLV, XLU and XLI. Could you pls provide hedged CND etfs for each of these?

Q: Trying to consolidate utility positions in my RIF. Currently I own small positions in ZWU, H and XUT. Which one would you suggest keeping?

Thank you

Q: I would like your opinion on this holding. It has been very good for me since the last non recomendation. Has anything changed? Thanks James

Q: How would you compare HHL and LIFE for income