BMO India Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (ZID-T)

India has been an amazing growth story, attracting enormous interest. India ETFs in Canada and US tend to be more expensive. Uses MSCI for screens on ESG, which would screen out tobacco and firearms among others. Tries to achieve a balanced sector exposure. One of the better ways to get India from Canada. MER is only 67 bps, significantly cheaper than XID and others.

Would not worry about currency hedge - complex trade with costs. Overall a good product if looking to get exposure to India. 

India is one of those areas of the world where people talk of the long term story. They are relatively insulated from trade wars. He is caught on the long term India market. It is expensive. He owns SCIF-N.

Modi is now allowing Apple to do business there. India's had problems with bureaucracy, and if he makes it easier for foreign companies to come in and raise capital, it could be great. It depends on how the trade talks will go in terms of China. China has many geopolitical issues.

He doesn't know this well, but India itself has a massive middle class, but doesn't know their wealth effect on the Indian ecoonmy yet. This ETF is not a bad vehicle, nor is FIH.U-T.

(A Top Pick May 1/18, Up 2%) It is a bit of a longer play. This is an index but is doing what he likes. It is a slow grower. He may hold this for a while but when the trend breaks he will get out.