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ETF: Understanding the GIVI SA Top 50 ETF

Kristia van Heerden 21 November 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Effective 1 March 2023 this ETF is now Satrix S&P GIVI South Africa Top 50 ETF (JSE code: STXT50) Understanding the GIVI SA Top 50 ETF Low volatility and value are at the core of the S&P GIVI SA Top 50 (GIVISA) ETF. The index filters companies based on their intrinsic value. To be included, ...

ETF: Understanding the Africa Palladium ETF

Kristia van Heerden 7 November 2018ETF Blog, Latest

When the market is particularly unpredictable, some investors like to invest in physical assets. The Standard Bank Africa Palladium ETF combines the emotional comfort of investing in a physical asset with the ease of buying a share. Palladium is a precious metal used to produce catalytic converters in cars. It's also used in the medical, ...

ETF: Understanding the SYGUS

Kristia van Heerden 17 October 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Whether you’re a Millennial looking to invest in selfie stocks (we call dibs on that phrase) or a Dallas-loving Baby Boomer hating on the rand, the SYGUS ETF is for you. The name on the birth certificate is actually the Sygnia Itrix MSCI US ETF, but we don’t appreciate such prolixity in investment products. Aside ...

ETF: Understanding the NewFunds ILBI

Kristia van Heerden 10 October 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Effective 1 March 2023, this ETF is now the Satrix ILBI ETF (JSE code: STXIFL) Being able to retire would be impossible if our investments didn't beat inflation over time. The Satrix ILBI ETF (STXIFL) invests in inflation-linked government bonds in an attempt to preserve your buying power. As we explain here, inflation is when ...

ETF: Understanding the Divtrax ETF

Kristia van Heerden 19 September 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Dividends are an important consideration in an investment strategy, especially for those nearing financial independence. A well-considered dividend strategy can ensure tax-efficient income without needing to sell any investments. The CoreShares Divtrax ETF (DIVTRX) includes South African listed companies that have paid a dividend for at least seven consecutive years. Should a company in the ...

ETF: Understanding the Proptrax Ten ETF

Kristia van Heerden 29 August 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Becoming an owner of physical property involves taking on a huge amount of debt and concentration risk. Luckily it’s possible to get exposure to property as an asset class without having to go into debt and taking your chances on a single property. The CoreShares Proptrax Ten (PTXTEN) ETF offers a fast and easy way …

ETF: Understanding the SYGWD

Kristia van Heerden 22 August 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Since this blog first appeared in February 2016, the local market hasn’t made you rich. Internationally, too, the markets haven’t exactly been sweeping us off our feet. Luckily for investors in this and other dollar-denominated ETFs, there has been plenty of currency movement; for offshore ETF investors a weak rand makes for a strong portfolio. ...

ETF: Understanding the CSEW40

Kristia van Heerden 25 July 2018ETF Blog, Latest

ETFs are rebalanced a few times a year to reflect what is going on in the market. Companies that no longer meet the ETF criteria are booted out and rising stars are included. We originally wrote about the CoreShares Equally-Weighted 40 on 3 February 2016, back when it had a different name and the JSE ...

Podcast: The case against offshore investing

Simon Brown 14 June 2018JSE Direct, Latest

Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. Simon Shares Stor-age (JSE code: SSS) results were totally solid and in a very niche property space that is doing very well. When they listed a few people recommended them to me ...

ETF: Finding dividend superstars

Kristia van Heerden 30 May 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Dividends are probably the easiest thing to understand about investing. This is how business owners make money, after all. When a company they own makes a profit, they take the money. What are shareholders if not part business owners? However, listed companies aren’t required by law to pay dividends*. Whether they share their profits depends ...