Opinions Terry Shaunessy
HBP S&P/TSX 60 Index ETFHXT.TOCOMMENTMay 15, 2018
Terry ShaunessyStock price when the opinion was issued
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Any sale triggers either a capital loss or gain. It depends on the election you made with CRA on your exact tax treatment. Capital gains are the most efficient tax treatment.
Benefit of CRA and dividends only comes from Canadian companies. So, even if you have an ETF that pays a distribution that comes from European or American companies, that dividend is treated as income even though it comes through a Canadian ETF.
He very much likes the Global X series of corporate class ETFs. They give you broad exposure to markets but don't have those distributions, so they're a bit more tax-efficient. Now, there are some additional costs in there to create those structures. As well, it really depends on your tax rate whether they're a really big benefit to an individual. More benefit to those in higher tax brackets than in lower ones.
Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTAHXT-T vs. XIU-T. They have basically identical holding but one pays a dividend so has different tax treatment. He is indifferent. In a TFSA, there is no reason to not to use the XIU-T.
(Past Top Pick, Sept. 21, 2017, Up 11%) It's for people who don't want income/yield (and lead to a better tax position). This ETF is swap-based and adds a little more risk. But he isn't worried about it.
John Hood
What's the difference if I use derivatives with HTX than not? Best to do this in taxable accounts, because you don't receive a dividend per se. With this, a counter-party guarantees that your ETF will generate that rate of return on the swap. The key is who is the counter-party which in this case is National Bank, which he's comfortable with. You don't get cash flow, but you get the exact rate of return on the Canadian equity market appreciation, plus dividend. It's a nice one-stop.