Hold this top REIT ETF

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $16.39, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.9% yield.
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This activist focuses on REITs

Activist investor Jonathan Litt, through his Land & Buildings Investment Management hedge fund, has a long history of targeting under-performing real estate investment trusts (REITs) and pushing them to boost shareholder value. Here are two of his latest targets.
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO. (AIMCO) $8.29… Read More

Hang onto this REIT fund

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $18.40, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 18 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.4% yield.
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This ETF holds top REITs

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $18.83, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 3.3% yield.
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Hold this top REIT ETF

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $19.63, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the REIT fund gives you a 2.8%… Read More

Riskier funds see stronger gains

October turned out to be a great month for all kinds of riskier assets. Top performers were commodities, with oil and copper leading the way. Precious metal producers also made strong gains while the energy and commodity-heavy Canadian indexes were spurred by those gains. Performing… Read More

Hold on to this REIT ETF

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $20.33, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 21 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the REIT fund gives… Read More

Commodities continue to shine

Stock markets, especially in the developed world, continued their rise in May. Commodity-producing nations, including Canada, lead the way. Notably, ETFs holding gold and oil producers were some of the big winners for the month.
On the other hand, decliners in the month included a.. Read More