Fund-level exposure to overall ESG Quality Score, Sustainable Impact,
ESG Leaders and Laggards, and SRI Screening Criteria Exposure
TORONTO, ON [9/21/2017] – Fundata today announced that MSCI ESG Fund Metrics will
be available on its platform, initially via
fund snapshots and later incorporated in data feeds. The metrics offer users transparency
on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) quality and
characteristics of Canadian-domiciled mutual funds and ETFs.
By Margaret O'Sullivan | Thursday, September 21, 2017
As we reflect on the summer that never quite was, a major issue that will
grab attention over the next weeks, now that it’s business as usual again,
is the government’s recent tax proposals.
The
Vanguard Aggregate Bond Index ETF (TSX: VAB) provides broad exposure to the Canadian bond market. It is designed to
track the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond
Index, net of fees. The index is cap weighted and holds a mix of government
and investment-grade corporate bonds of Canadian issuers. The ETF received
a FundGrade A+® Award
for excellence in 2016.
One of the fastest-growing segments in the investment universe is active
exchange traded funds (ETFs). In Canada, the number of active ETFs has
grown from 82 in December 2014 to over 143 at the end of last year1. Over
the same two-year time frame, assets have more than doubled, reaching a
record $17 billion in 2016. Although that’s just a sliver of the overall
$1.3-trillion Canadians have invested in mutual funds, it’s big enough to
start turning heads.
Rising geopolitical risk continues to rattle markets despite a recent
period of remarkably low stock market volatility. At the same time,
interest rates are trending up, and the fall season tends to be one of the
worst for equities. So it is understandable that some investors might be
looking for low-risk alternatives for their equity and fixed-income
investments. Let’s take a look at some possibilities among Canadian-focused
ETFs that will be in the running for
Fundata FundGrade A+ Awards for 2017.
