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Mike Philbrick TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF TEC-T BUY Jun 01, 2020

FOUR-T vs. TEC-T. He does not thing the level of assets is particularly challenging because of the implicit liquidity and the size of the markets for these. This is a significantly different approach. The tech world will favour the mega-caps. So TEC-T will probably outperform in the short term. FOUR-T is about the modernization of work. This is advanced robotics, cyber security, 3D printing and the cloud. He thinks in the longer term there should be some excess return that accrues to the things a little bit more targeted, but they will be very similar.

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COMMENT
Recommendation to support Canadian Tech Firms. Canada has virtually no technology. TEC-T is about 50% exposure to the US. It is the way to play Canadian technology.
DON'T BUY

It's similar to the Nasdaq. Peers are HXQ-T (lower MER) or (in the U.S.) XLK or QQQ. TEC holds FAANG plus MSFT, Mastercard and Visa, companies trading at price-to-sales between 7-18x. So, TEC relies on a lot of growth to pay you future returns. Think like Gretzky: Where's the puck going to be? What will be future performance of these holdings?

WAIT
Top holdings are all from the US, so driven by the rest of the technology market. There's been a rotation out of tech and into cyclicals, but investors go back in when the market's in trouble. Hold off now, as it's showing some signs of fatigue relative to the overall market. Stretched at this level.
COMMENT
Long term, you must look globally for investments in technology for Canadians. Short term, it is very over bought. There will be significant anti-trust risk with a democrat win. Buy those dips.
BUY

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PARTIAL BUY

"Global", but 86% US. Large cap means the usual, dominant tech suspects as top holdings. Has run a long way, could be a correction short term. Be careful on position size. "Explore", not "core". Accumulate a little, see how it goes, get out if it turns against you.

BUY

TEC is similar to the NASDAQ as a whole. Market-weighted exposure to some of the biggest technology names like the Magnificent 7. His view on the Big 7 is still positive, still upside in all of them. As long as nothing changes on the underlying thesis, he'd still focus on some of those large-cap tech names. This fund lets you do that. 

XQQ is another name to look at.

BUY

It's passive, global and holds the top tech companies. There is a CAD-hedged version.

PARTIAL BUY

It has drawn down 10 to 12% so this may be an opportunity. It's better to buy smaller bites and not attempt to just buy at the bottom. This is a good strategy for the long term.