Vendors are cranking out ETFs faster than you can keep up with them. iShares Canada has added the following six ETFs to its existing line up:

The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (TSX:XBZ) holds the US-listed ETF of the same name (NYSE Arca: EWZ) and tracks the Brazilian stock market. The MER is 0.75%.
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Last Fall, BMO expanded its lineup of ETFs by 9 new funds. Recently, BMO has once again added nine new ETFs to its lineup. They are:
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCM). MER: 0.30%
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZLC). MER: 0.30%
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG). MER: 0.28%
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI). MER: [...]

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I’ve looked at the tracking error of S&P 500 currency-neutral funds in past years but the tracking errors in the iShares CDN MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars Index (TSX: XIN) remained a mystery because I didn’t have the annual return data for the MSCI EAFE Index* in local currency. XIN holds the iShares [...]

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Unlike Mackenzie, which opted for a strategy of attacking the enemy, Invesco Trimark is adopting a strategy that can only be described as “if you can’t beat them, join them”. As Jon Chevreau reported yesterday, Invesco Trimark has launched mutual funds that hold US-listed PowerShares ETFs and pay a trailer fee, which would make it [...]

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It turns out Mackenzie Financial has been “fighting back” against index funds for years. Check out this column titled “Exploding fund myths” in the Financial Post dated August 10, 2004. It features two tables listing the top-10 funds in the Global Equity and Canadian Equity category and shows 10 out 10 Global funds outperforming the [...]

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