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5 reasons to consider core ETFs
– moneysense.ca
One of the biggest drivers of growth in Canada’s ETF industry has been the appetite for cost efficient funds that offer broad-based exposure to specific markets and sectors.
These “core” ETFs are frequently used as building blocks at the centre of a portfolio and have continued to attract significant flows as “non-core” ETFs have come to dominate new issuance in recent years.
Since introducing the iShares Core series of ETFs to Canada in March 2014, 48% of total Canadian ETF flows have gone into core funds, even though 90% of the new funds launched since that time have been ETFs with non-core exposures, according to BlackRock data at the end of May.
The success of core ETFs isn’t just a Canadian phenomenon. Globally, the iShares Core franchise has been popular with investors looking to easily identify ETFs to hold at the core of their portfolio. In the process, it has attracted over US$400 billion in assets under management (AUM) through May this year.
In hopes of keeping this momentum rolling, we recently enhanced our Core series in Canada, expanding the number of ETFs to 18…
TD joins peers in beating expectations as profit jumps 17%
– theglobeandmail.com
Third-quarter earnings jump to $2.77-billion from $2.34-billion a year earlier
