ETF All-Stars: Full List

Overview Canadian U.S. International Fixed-Income Full list

Canadian ETF All-Stars

ETF	Ticker	Management Fee	# of Holdings	Description
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	VCN	0.05%	221	Exposure to Canadian small, medium and large caps, ultra low fee
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	XIC	0.05%	250	Tracks Canada's best known index with a very low fee
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 ETF	HXT	0.03%	60	Tax-efficient; rock-bottom 0.03% fee to extend at least till September 2017

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U.S. ETF All-Stars

ETF	Ticker	Management Fee	# of Holdings	Description
iShares Core S&P US Total Market Index ETF	XUU	0.07%	3,693	NEW! Replaces VUN because of slightly lower cost
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	VFV	0.08%	508	Provides unhedged exposure to the S&P500 at a very low cost
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VSP	0.08%	508	Provides currency-hedged exposure to the S&P 500 at no extra cost

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International ETF All-Stars

ETF	Ticker	Management Fee	# of Holdings	Description
iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF	XAW	0.21%	5,833	Global all-cap fund that's lower cost and tax efficient
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	XEF	0.20%	2,408	Broad coverage of Europe, Japan & Australia
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF	VEE	0.23%	4,249	Emerging Markets index that tracks China A shares

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Fixed-income ETF All-Stars

ETF	Ticker	Management Fee	# of Holdings	Description
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	ZAG	0.09%	617	NEW! Lowest-cost bond ETF in Canada, replaces VAB
Vanguard Canadian Short-term Bond Index ETF	VSB	0.10%	336	Government and corporate bonds with average term of three years
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF	ZDB	0.09%	79	Tax-friendly alternative for non-registered accounts
First Asset 1-5 Year Laddered Government Strip Bond Index ETF (BXF)	BXF	0.20%	25	Unique structure beats other short-term bond funds after tax
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF	ZPR	0.45%	170	Five-year ladder of "rate reset" preferred shares

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About Jonathan Chevreau

As MoneySense’s Investing-Editor-at-Large, he is also author of Findependence Day and co-author of Victory Lap Retirement. Reach him at [email protected], where he is the founder of Financial Independence Hub.