XWD vs SPY/VEU

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jbonne84
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XWD vs SPY/VEU

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I'm wondering if I should be purchasing XWD. It's had a few great years where it benefited from the lower Canadian dollar to boost it's returns so it's difficult to truly judge it's performance on a world market.

Thoughts?

Should I just get
55% SPY
45% VEU
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Re: XWD vs SPY/VEU

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jbonne84 wrote:I'm wondering if I should be purchasing XWD.
Nope. XAW is a better mousetrap.
It's had a few great years where it benefited from the lower Canadian dollar to boost it's returns so it's difficult to truly judge it's performance on a world market.

Thoughts?

Should I just get
55% SPY
45% VEU
From a currency exposure perspective it doesn't matter.

I get the impression you are way too focused on past performance.
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Re: XWD vs SPY/VEU

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Welcome to FWF.

It's a bit hard to answer a newcomers question without more context, such as overall portfolio structure and asset allocation goals. For that reason you might want to read over My Portfolio: Seeking Advice which provides a framework that we've found helpful to provide a more meaningful answer to questions like you have posed.
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