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The Best Canadian Dividend ETFs: A Report Card
Grading Canadian Dividend ETFs
February 21, 2013 • Retirement Planning • RRSP • ETF • TFSA • Investments • Dividend Investing • Savings • Investment Planning
Hello fellow Financial Fanatics,
Canadian Dividend ETFs offer tax preferred income, growth, diversification and lower fees than mutual funds. What’s not to like!
But how do you find the best Canadian Dividend ETF?
This simple-to-use Report Card highlights the key features of Canadian Dividend ETFs and grades them to help you narrow your search for the best Canadian Dividend ETFs for your portfolio.
There are now 8 Canadian Dividend ETFs. A summary of my grading is shown below followed by a table for each ETF showing the factors that influenced the grading.
The Honour Roll (Grade: A-)
iShares Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index (CDZ)
BMO Canadian Dividend Index (ZDV)
Solid Performers (Grade B+)
iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index (XDV)
Powershares Canadian Dividend Index (PDC)
Needs improvement (Grade B)
iShares S&P TSX Equity Income Index (XEI)
Horizons Active Canadian Dividend (HAL)
Not graded (Too new):
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index (VDY)
First Asset Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index (DXM)
- See more at: http://www.financialfanatic.com/blo...ividend-etfs-report-card#sthash.lCVdET3F.dpuf
The Best Canadian Dividend ETFs: A Report Card
Grading Canadian Dividend ETFs
February 21, 2013 • Retirement Planning • RRSP • ETF • TFSA • Investments • Dividend Investing • Savings • Investment Planning
Hello fellow Financial Fanatics,
Canadian Dividend ETFs offer tax preferred income, growth, diversification and lower fees than mutual funds. What’s not to like!
But how do you find the best Canadian Dividend ETF?
This simple-to-use Report Card highlights the key features of Canadian Dividend ETFs and grades them to help you narrow your search for the best Canadian Dividend ETFs for your portfolio.
There are now 8 Canadian Dividend ETFs. A summary of my grading is shown below followed by a table for each ETF showing the factors that influenced the grading.
The Honour Roll (Grade: A-)
iShares Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index (CDZ)
BMO Canadian Dividend Index (ZDV)
Solid Performers (Grade B+)
iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index (XDV)
Powershares Canadian Dividend Index (PDC)
Needs improvement (Grade B)
iShares S&P TSX Equity Income Index (XEI)
Horizons Active Canadian Dividend (HAL)
Not graded (Too new):
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index (VDY)
First Asset Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index (DXM)
- See more at: http://www.financialfanatic.com/blo...ividend-etfs-report-card#sthash.lCVdET3F.dpuf