hold timberland and mortgage REITs. IShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index ..... fee. Other similar options include iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate ex-U.S. Index IFGL and iShares S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property
highly correlated share performance. IShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index IYR ..... are not REITs, whereas VNQ does not. IShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index ICF ..... management fee. Other similar options include iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate
than its active strategies.BlackRock's ability to expand iShares through defined-contribution plans will require additional ..... investors looking for passive investment options. Through iShares , the largest domestic provider of exchange-traded funds
securities, investors can also consider iShares S&P/TSX CDN Preferred Shares CPD ..... option, with an MER of 0.45%, is iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock ..... Other alternatives to consider include iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index (XCB
on piles of cash.Relative to the other homebuilder ETF, iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction, XHB is cheaper and much more ..... management fee is reasonable, in our opinion. Alternatives IShares Dow Jones US Home Construction ITB is another fund focused
assets. Suitability Investors seeking exposure to the housing sector can consider the sector-specific exchange-traded fund iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction ITB. Because this ETF is a concentrated bet on a very narrow segment of the market, we
For similar sector exposure, investors could consider Health Care Select Sector SPDR XLV (0.18% expense ratio), and iShares S&P Global Healthcare IXJ (0.48%). XLV and IXJ sport respective correlations of 99% and 96% with Vanguard Health
been an extremely high 99%. Another alternative would be iShares Dow Jones U.S. Health Care IYH (0.47% expense ratio ..... international flavor for their health-care exposure should consider iShares S&P Global Health Care IXJ (0.48%), as it invests almost
Estate Index, which is the underlying index for the unleveraged iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index IYR. However, the MSCI ..... REIT ETFs such as IYR, VNQ, SPDR Dow Jones REIT RWR, or iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors ICF. The options market for the
I hold both FICDX and EWC in my brokerage account. I'd like to consolidate my Canadian holdings as one or the other. One concern of mine is that ~11% of FICDX holdings are not Canadian corporations. The expense ratio is also somewhat higher. Any thoughts on this?