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He likes this and it is as good as any other. There are 3 or 4 that are relatively homogenous, and usually when looking at this, you are looking at this company, Bank of Montréal and Vanguard. These are the 3 leaders in low cost beta. This ETF is the largest and oldest, and he has used this a fair bit in the past. Ridiculously cheap and a very good product.
Great way to play an international market. It gives you exposure to the international market, and they hedge the currency out. Sometimes you can enhance your returns by not being hedged on the foreign currency, which has been the case as the Cdn$ has dropped off. However, going forward as an international investor, with the weak Cdn$ as it is, you want to consider ETF’s like this and iShares S&P 500 (CAD-Hedged) ETF (XSP-T) to hedge your foreign currency exposure.
Europe, Australia, and Far East so has been affected by Brexit. A good ETF but hasn't performed well. Could buy ZWE, which is more European based. Would like to see more U.S. exposure.
You want to be globally diversified. Compare to XIC-T over 3 years. It has done really well. Diversifying lowers your volatility.