Investment Q&A

Q: Dear Peter et al:

This is a follow up to Lyle's question on Feb 17th. If one has a professional corporation and it's related investment account, (Non-Regd) won't holding ZEQT or VEQT cause tax drag? (Dividend withholding) Do you think holding HEQT is a better option? This goes back to my own earlier question about where should one park their investments? Which ETF goes into what bucket?! My apologies for my poor grammatical format :) Many Thanks in advance.

Q: Given the strong recent performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index relative to the MSCI World Index (42.8% vs. 19.6% for the year ending Jan. 31), could you recommend appropriate ETFs that track each index?

I would also value your views on the forward outlook for emerging markets versus developed markets and whether current conditions support adjusting exposure between the two.

Q: Occasionally I develop a strong conviction on where the Bitcoin price is headed, and would like your thoughts on best way to play short-term, (1-7day), moves on this. Must be CDN listed and 2x vehicles would be fine as well.
Thanks

Q: I am looking for an all in one equity etf. What are your thoughts on FEQT vs VEQT ? I understand FEQT is actively managed using factor approach and has much less stocks. Does the 0.43 MER for FEQT include the MER for the underlying ETFs ? I wouldn’t think that Fidelity would be charging investors twice.

Q: What would be your top pick for an ETF that tracks the S&P/TSX Composite Index?

Q: Hi Peter. Thanks for your great advice. I am overweight in equities and would like to diversify into fixed income ETFs. Please advise what your recommend as the best fixed income ETFs Canadian and US ETFS.

Thank you for your great service.

Peter

Q: Good morning.
I’m planning on setting up a RESP for my grandkids.
Could you guys please suggest a ETF or two that would be suitable, this would not be used for at least 12 years.

Thanks.

Q: Hi,

What do you think of VIC 200? What makes it different from an ETF and would you recommend it for someone looking for lo-volatility broad market exposure? is there a better alternative?

Q: Any comments on the Indian market, or lack thereof? Is it a good investment going forward? It looks like the biggest ADRs there are the banks. Their economy looks to have good long term prospects.

Q: I'm moving away from 30 equities to and few ETFs. What do you think of a portfolio made up of SPY 30%, XIC 30%, VIU 20%, and VAB 20%? Or would you rather XEQT 80% and VAB 20%?

Q: Do you think the Russell 2000 is likely to outperform S&P and NASDAQ in 2026-27? There are many Russell 2000 (and Russell 2000 subset) ETFs. Which would you recommend (CAD and USD) for a) general exposure and b) growth.

Q: How high a percentage of your portfolio would you feel comfortable keeping in VIDY? Would that number be lower if one also had, say, an additional 5% in VXM?

Q: Could you please recommend a couple of Copper ETFs going forward.

Q: To get true ETF diversification I feel it is important to look beyond broad based funds. This would include investing in individual sectors that separately cover Canada, USA and outside of North America. My question concerns which of the individual sectors are covered too thinly by any ETFs in CAD. It would be much better to invest with USD. Please rank the following sectors as to which sectors you recommend investing in USD, rather than CAD in order to cover USA and then outside North America. The first one would be best to invest in in USD down to where we could comfortable invest in CAD, either hedged or unhedged.

Materials, Communication, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care, Industrials, Real Estate, Tech, Utilities.

This is a follow up ETF question about diversification. Currency risk aside, do you see any difference in investing in ETFs in USA or outside North America in CAD of USD? I guess am wondering how the brokerage firms handle the fx game and are we generally better to simply invest in USD.

Bringing in the issue of currency risk, how significant are tracking errors? How do we find out the tracking error of a specific hedged fund.

Thank you

Paul

Q: I am considering gradually switching from an all equity portfolio to these six ETFs at the following percentages: XGRO 20%, VBAL 20%, ZSP 15%, SPY 15%, XIC 15%, and VIU 15%. I have been happy with my returns but am thinking more conservatively.
1. What do you think about this mix, are there any you'd suggest a replacement for?
2. What would your educated guess be for an annualized return over the next 10 years?

Q: Hi 5i Team.

Looking to add some exposure to Copper in my portfolio. Can you list a few of your preferred ETF's , and miners and perhaps briefly explain those choices?

Thanks.

Q: Would you consider these 2 ETF's equivalents?

Q: Good morning - I have a meandering position in MCHI and have become concerned about investing in China as its structural issues seem dire ( real estate, youth unemployment etc) while its exports have soared. I'm wondering which international market makes the most sense these days. I have VEA which is doing fine. I had Japan exposure and left it for China. India seems fully priced. I have plenty of US exposure already and don't want more. So, where to invest? Europe? I know the international markets are not your forte but which ETF(s) would you suggest?

Thanks, as always.

al

Q: Would replicating the bond ETS's and weightings from XBAL be a good strategy to copy for one's bond portfolio?

Q: What would be your top pick for an ETF that tracks the S&P 500 in US$?