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First Trust Portfolios Canada
A U.S. equity index fund: 253 stocks, 83% United States, hedged to Canadian dollars, for 0.78% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
Concentrated in one holding. The largest holding is Canadian Dollar at 101.3%. Its performance can have a large effect on overall fund results. The top 10 holdings make up 206.1% of the portfolio.
Top holding: Canadian Dollar 101.3% (concentrated) · Top sector: Financials 18.5% (broad) · Top region: United States 83.2% (single-country)
Financials 18.5%·Utilities 17.8%·Industrials 16.3%·Consumer Staples 11.0%·Healthcare 7.8%·Other 7.7%·Other (locked) 20.6%
United States 83.2%·Canada 6.9%·Europe 6.5%·Emerging Markets 1.3%·Japan 1.3%·Other 0.4%
Source: fund provider disclosure.
The management fee was 0.78% a year, or about $78 for every $10,000 held. Trading spreads are separate from this fee. This is the management fee as published by the provider; the total expense ratio can be slightly higher once fund operating costs are added.
How durable the fund is, and what moved its price.
| Assets | $8M· net assets |
| Listed | 2013· 13 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | None |
What moved the price
| Ticker | FUD.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | CAD |
| FX strategy | CAD-hedged |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Physical (holds securities) |
| Theme | Dividend & Income |
| Geography | United States |
| Index tracked | Value Line Dividend Index |
| Provider | First Trust Portfolios Canada |
| Mgmt fee | 0.78% |
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