Investment Q&A

Q: Good day may I have your thoughts on JEPI etf please.
Thanks again

Q: Over the weekend, financial press reported that “ President Joe Biden on Thursday blacklisted more Chinese companies from U.S. investment, expanding and clarifying a ban introduced last fall.” This adds more companies that the U.S. says have ties to China’s military complex.

Based on this update would you sell all holdings in Chinese companies and especially ETFs such as CQQQ other? Or would you say this has already been discounted by investors such that now would not be a good time to “dump” possibly good companies? Although I normally look for nuance in answers, on THIS question, more than just a hint would be much appreciated (We understand that you do not study CH companies in detail).

PS: As of midday, CQQQ is about flat (down only half a %; BABA down 1.3% but that could be due to other things, including general weakness in tech

Q: Since the yield of this fund is way higher than normal fixed income products, and uses hedging to mitigate downside risk will this a strategy work in reducing real risk long term as the fund only has a one year history

Q: Peter,

I am comparing VT vs. XWD.

VT- one yr return 44%- - U.S. $$
XWD- one year return 27% Cdn $$- measures MSCI

Both are global investments but huge differences in return. I am assuming the strengthening CDN $$ hurt XWD performance. My question revolves around VT. Their site says it is a passive investment but does not mention the indexes it actually duplicates. Is someone actually choosing the investments in VT or are they simply covering certain indexes? If so, what are they?

Thanks

Paul

Q: Good morning,
Q1. Is it reasonable to assume that ZEB ETF's total return would be the same as that of holding each of the individual bank stocks in the exact same proportion as in the ZEB ETF minus the MER (0.60%) + or - the tracking error?
Q2. Given, that the relatively high MER (0.60%) of holding ZEB, would it be better over the long run to simply own 2 or three of the best big banks and if so which two or three banks would you recommend buying and holding for ever.

Q: Recently PZD - the Invesco Cleantech ETF was changed to ERTH - the Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF. PZD almost all Tech and Industrials whereas ERTH has a similar weighting in Industrials but only 13% tech and a big chunk in real estate. I bought PZD years as more of a growth ETF and it doesn't seem like ERTH can really fill it's shoes. Can you recommend another ETF similar to PZD? This would be a 6% weighting in my portfolio.

Thanks

Q: please tell me where I am going wrong :

SCHP:US has an indicated dividend of $0.2664 paid monthly.
$0.2664 x 12 = $ 3.1968 annual dividend.
3.1968 / 62.00 (June 03 closing price) = 0.05156 x 100 = 5.156 % yield.

Both TMX and your data provider show a yield of ~ 2.98%

thanks for clarifying.
Terrance

Q: is there on ETF you recommend that invests primarily in the cybersecurity industry? if so name the companies and their percentage representation in the portfolio thanks Richard

Q: Hello,
I am opening a RESP account for my 6month old son. In your opinion, is it better to invest in Stocks or ETFS? Can you please also provide me a top 3 stocks or ETFS in your mind?

Thanks!
Kelly

Q: Hi, Im interested in this etf for the income portion as it seems to pay a good dividend and holds some of the big blue chip cdn companies. Morningstar gives a 2 star rating. What is your analysis of this etf? Do you see a better rated etf. Looking for a good dividend payer with a low mer and some growth. Total return I would like is about 5-7 % including dividends. Already own xtr. Thanks

Q: Good morning. I was wondering if you could recommend an ETF that is conservative with some growth and also having a world wide focus.

Thank you for all your outstanding investment information. I couldn't invest without you.

Q: Hello 5i,
I am a 75 year old value investor for dividends and some growth with a balanced mix of ETF's and individual stocks. I hold ENB, FTS, TRP, BCE. I see that ZWU is at an attractive price point with 7% yield. As it holds others that I do not have would this just be a duplication of what I have and leave it as not needed. or go for the value and dividend?
thank you
Stanley

Q: Do you see a need to hold both these ETF's. If not which is your preference.
Thanks

Q: I am looking for an ETF that contains Google, Amazon and Microsoft bought with US dollars. My goal is to have both market and currency appreciation.

Q: I own XEI, ALA, and TOUr but little oil.

I'm hoping to buy base metals and oil in an CDN etf. Do you think this is a good idea and what would you recommend?
I'm hoping to buy base metals and oil in an US etf. Do you think this is a good idea and what would you recommend?

Q: I need more fixed income in my RRSP portfolio and my son's RESP. I bought bond funds (VSC, XBB, XRB) but they can (and have) lost money, so I struggle to see how they help me with safety. Am I better off to just buy GICs or stay in cash? Should I hang onto the bond funds I have already?

Q: Please provide a symbol for this ETF in Portfolio Analytics.
Would also like your opinion on this ETF for a portion of my RRIF fixed income.

Thanks

Q: I understand that if a bond ETF has an average duration of 3 years, the value of the the ETF will fall by 3% if interest rates rise by 1%. Let's assume the ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 100%. Is it correct to assume that, all other things unchanged, after one year the portfolio will have been replaced with bonds that yield 1% more, and therefore after another 3 years the 3% loss would be offset by the extra interest income earned?

Q: Hi: Not a question, just a comment. Albert asked about ZPAY yesterday and the recent weakness in the performance. It is a US$ based holding and when the Canadian $ has been gaining it affects it adversely.
Thanks, BEN.

Q: Hello 5i,
I have $10,000 of ZEM and am looking for income. Would it be O.K. to switch to DVYE? 75 years, value investor for income with some growth ( LSPD, LNF).
Stanley