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Tony Dong: International X Defence Tech Index ETF (NYSEArca:SHLD)
“I picked XAD (iShares U.S. Aerospace & Protection Index ETF) in 2024, citing elevated geopolitical tensions and a world rearmament cycle. SHLD is a much more wise protection ETF: it’s not U.S.-focused, lacks aerospace bias, its prime holdings will not be dominated by a handful of prime contractors, and it broadens the scope to cybersecurity and army intelligence too.”
Mark Seed: International X All-Fairness Asset Allocation ETF (TSX:HEQT)
“If I actually, actually needed to decide only one ETF, that is it. I proceed to love the small tech publicity in HEQT for do-it-yourself buyers which have an extended investing time horizon and don’t wish to cope with a multi-fund answer in their portfolio.”
Mark Yamada: Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (TSX:QQC)
“Purpose: I will likely be on the desert island for a very long time. Humanity’s future hinges disproportionately on expertise. The NASDAQ 100 is extremely concentrated in expertise. For instance, the S&P 500’s Magnificent 7 weight is about 32.7%, NASDAQ 100 Magazine 7 weight is about 50%. Count on excessive volatility, however the threat distribution of the S&P 493 has shifted in order that extra firms are liable to underperforming the median. AI could destroy humanity, however it would be best to personal the biggest tech shares on the final day, if accumulating essentially the most capital whenever you die is the aim of your sport.”
Alain Guillot: First Belief Nasdaq AI and Robotics ETF (Nasdaq:ROBT)
“I feel sooner or later, proudly owning a robotic will likely be as regular as folks proudly owning a automobile. ROBT has a really excessive focus of small-cap robotics companies which might be at the moment being acquired by bigger AI gamers.”
Ioulia Tretiakova: International X Nasdaq-100 Index Company Class ETF (TSX:HXQ)
“For the desert island decide I’m sticking with HXQ for a second yr as essentially the most cost-effective solution to play AI. There are cheaper alternate options—QQC’s MER is 0.20% vs HXQ at 0.25%—however HXQ’s company class construction permits for tax-deferred compounding in a non-registered account. The 2 massive incumbents, XQQ and ZQQ, cost 0.39% and provide no comparable tax benefit. On a desert island with one ETF, tax effectivity issues greater than saving a number of foundation factors on charges—significantly within the lengthy haul. HXQ can be unhedged so the investor isn’t paying for a hedging drag dampening returns over time.”
Aman Raina: Harvest Equal Weight International Utilities Earnings ETF (TSX:HUTL)
“HUTL makes use of a covered-call technique to lock in revenue on a basket of worldwide utilities invested at equal weight. There are some Canadian gamers in there, like Enbridge. There are market-weight ETFs on the market however they’re concentrated in a few firms. With HUTL, the upside is capped due to the lined name however you get a stream of revenue (7% yield).”
Michelle Robertson: Function Bitcoin CAD ETF Forex Hedged (TSX:BTCC)
“As a result of it’s the one asset with a hard and fast provide in a world the place the whole lot else may be printed, and I see it as a long-term hedge in opposition to inflation.”
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Mark McGrath: Avantis CIBC All-Fairness Asset Allocation ETF (CAGE)
“That is certainly one of a number of new funds dropped at Canada by CIBC and managed by Avantis Buyers, well-known for his or her issue ETFs within the U.S. market. It has a administration price of roughly 0.28%, MER to be reported after a full yr of operation. CAGE applies Avantis’s worth and profitability issue tilts throughout a globally diversified all-equity portfolio in a single fund. It has the identical single-ticket simplicity as the foremost index-based asset allocation portfolios however, based mostly on the efficiency of its U.S.-listed predecessor fund, it ought to present a meaningfully completely different anticipated return profile for buyers who settle for the proof for issue premiums.”
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