NEW: iShares Barclays 20 Year + Treasury Bond ETF Just launched, invests in global bonds hedged back to the C$, rated low-risk NEW: Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD Hedged) Slightly cheaper than VSB, similar credit risk and rating profiles IShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF Unique structure beats other short-term bond funds after tax Tax-friendly alternative for non-registered accountsįirst Asset 1-5 Year Laddered Government Strip Bond Index ETF (BXF) Vanguard Canadian Short-term Bond Index ETFĬanadian investment grade short-term Government & corporate bonds High credit quality, moderate current income Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF “Much better risk managers compared to Canadian bonds.”īroad universe of Canadian investment grade government and corporate bonds “Many portfolio managers I speak with and any simple research shows the benefit of U.S. Readers might also want to consider the mid-duration iShares Barclays US Dollar 7- to 10-year ETF (ticker IEF), also on the Nasdaq, but not designated an All-star. There are U.S.- and Canadian-dollar versions. treasuries have been known to be better risk managers (many say the best outside of inverse ETFs),” notes Roberts. “You don’t fix a ship in a hurricane but, U.S. and global bonds, hedged back to the Canadian dollar VGAB is simply a combination of VBG and VBU, both hedged back to the Canadian dollar.) (Note that the Vanguard asset allocation ETFs already provide exposure to U.S. Here is the blog post panelist Dale Roberts published shortly after VGAB was unveiled. It also includes a roughly 3% allocation in investment grade bonds from developing countries. fixed income, while the rest is made of investment grade bonds from global markets, including almost 4% in Canada. 17, 2020, VGAB offers 15,000 government and corporate bonds across U.S. While not an official pick, BMO offers long-term treasuries in Canadian dollars by way of ZTL. focus: the Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged, ticker VGAB), and the Nasdaq-listed iShares Barclays 20 Year + Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), one of the few All-stars not trading on a Canadian exchange. However, we added two new ETFs with a global and/or U.S.
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(Again, refer to the accompanying charts for full ETF names.) This year the panel decided to remove the BMO Laddered Preferred Share ETF (ZPR) after yet another disappointing year of performance for preferred shares. Six of our previous fixed-income All-star picks return: ZAG, VSB, VAB, ZDB, BXF, and XSB. International Fixed-Income All-in-One Desert-Island Picks
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