Investment Q&A

Q: I noticed in the latest BlackRock circular that IWY (iShares Russell Top 200 Growth) has significantly outperformed IWO (iShares Russell 2000 Growth) based on the latest 1 year, 5 year, and 10 year published returns. I assume you like IWO since it is in your growth portfolio. Can you elaborate a little on if/why you might prefer IWO to IWY and would you endorse a switch to IWY at this time for someone already holding IWO?

Q: Wondering about the recent stock split , it doesn't seem to have changed anything noticeably , please explain .

Thanks

Q: REITs haven't performed well of late. Looking into your crystal ball, would you see their performance picking up later this year?

Q: I have noted that XSH and ZCS have outperformed VSB every year since their respective inception years. Do you expect this outperformance to continue? In what scenario would VSB outperform XSH or ZCS? Even during recent market downturns (2015, 2018), VSB has underperformed. Thank you.

Q: OK! I want to be in Marijuana when it hits legal all USA States. I am leaning to Evolve ETF . I am going to go into this sector, so where would you go to take a flyer here?

Q: On their web site, Brompton says this ETF is up 30% on the year. The Globe has it up 13%. Which is correct and what do you think of this ETF? Would you prefer another for European stocks?

Q: I want to buy an etf that would hold stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, amazon, adobe, Apple, trade desk, and other good companies. There are so many, which would you recommend? Canadian etf or US. THANKS.

Q: I want to rebalance my portfolio and increase my US holdings to ~60% of my portfolio using ETF's.
I currently hold VFV (15%), VB(10%) & VIG (10%).
- What other ETF's should I consider adding
- Recommended percent in each.
My timeframe is 3-5 years
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Q: Can you recommend Horizons Corporate Class ETF ? Are volume large enough?. Thanks. Martin.

Q: Is there a TSX ETF that is basically FAANG stocks ? Thanks.

Q: Is there a US-denominated ETF that is similar to XSH (in terms of liquidity, risk profile, income) that you might recommend? Thank you.

Q: Dear 5i,
In the parts of my portfolio that outside of the 5i Balanced Equity Portfolio, I want to add some US market exposure. I hold precious metals and some TLT in this area as well and was looking at an S&P500 ETF. IVV seems to have the best combination of dividend yield and low management fee followed by the O'Leary Quality S&P500 ETF which aims to own the highest quality companies (by balance sheet and earnings, I believe) in each sector of S&P500.

Is there one or the other of these that I should pick for holding in a TFSA or should I look to the CAD-hedged XSP or something else?

Q: I was looking at an marijuana etf, what would you suggest

Q: Could you suggest 3 ETFS in the junior oil space
Thanks for the excellent service you provide.
JD

Q: I'm trying to buy some volatility very similar to VIX index...If you look at VXX vs VIX there is no correlational..VXX goes straight down YTD ($40 to$15)while VIX bounces around...I need a direct corelation in terms of percentage moves...is there something out there?

Q: Hello,
Given the December 20 court ruling against ETFMG in the US (https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/hack-etf-issuer-enters-uncertain-chapter?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklynewsletter) would it be wise to sell an existing position in HACK if held? The article says holders are protected by a custodian but I am unable to assess the risk of this security going forward. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Michael

Q: Hi there, although predictions are kind of a guessing game, based on all your professional experience, do you foresee the SP500 and NASDAQ continuing to perform well in 2020? I am thinking of putting 10 percent of my portfolio in a SP500 etf and 10 percent in NASDAQ 100. I currently have no US exposure. What are your thoughts and which ETFs would you suggest for this play? Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Q: Tim Nash of Good Investing has this ETF making up equity potion of one of his model portfolios. Do you see any problems with this ETF for someone wanting to exclude fossil fuels from their investments?

Thanks

Q: I asked this question twice in the past week, but haven’t received any response. Could you please compare these two ETFs. I have ZWU now and wonder whether it or ZUT is the better long term hold. Thanks!

Q: Good morning,
I currently hold ZWE in my TFSA and I have two questions as follows:

a. Given that there is a witholding tax on ZWE when held in a TFSA, I was wondering if it would not be better to simply sell ZWE and buy it back in my RSP instead. I note that in one of your responses to a similar question, you recommended that ZWE be held in a Non Registered account. Not sure that I understand the rational for this over holding ZWE in an RRSP. Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
b. Do you think that it is wise to invest in Europe, UK in particular at this time and if so, would you recommend a change from ZWE to another ETF with a better growth opportunity and if so which one?
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