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ETF: The African property ETF

Kristia van Heerden 29 January 2020ETF Blog, Latest

As any South African retailer with high hopes can tell you, doing business in Africa is not without its obstacles. Those who manage to make it work, however, can be richly rewarded. Cloud Atlas is a boutique South African ETF issuer specialising in access to African markets. In June 2018, the company made it possible ...

ETF: Understanding the S&P Givi Financial 15 ETF

Kristia van Heerden 4 December 2019ETF Blog, Latest

The Absa Capital S&P GIVI Financial 15 ETF is a strange beast. While the name creates the impression that the ETF is invested exclusively in South Africa’s world-class banking and financial services sector, the ETF also includes a fair but of real estate investment trust (REIT) investments. Banks and life insurance companies are also represented ...

ETF: The new CoreShares Property ETF

Kristia van Heerden 6 November 2019ETF Blog, Latest

Does anything sound more appealing to an ETF investor than dividend income that covers your living expenses? The problem with this strategy is that dividends aren’t reliable. It’s up to the management of a listed company to determine whether or not they want to share profits in a given year. Predicting whether you’ll receive a ...

ETF: Income ETFs II – Listed Property ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 11 September 2019ETF Blog, Latest

The right type of income investment depends on two important considerations. The first is your investment horizon. Your asset allocation will depend on the amount of time you plan on being invested. The closer you get to cashing out your investment, the less volatility you can afford. The second is your tax situation. Income from ...

ETF: Global property 40 in SA

Kristia van Heerden 27 February 2019ETF Blog, Latest

The S&P Global Property 40 index invests in the 40 biggest and most liquid property companies that fall within the S&P Global broad market index (BMI). In South Africa, both CoreShares and Sygnia offer ETFs that track this index. Global property investments typically offer a wider variety of property companies than local indices. Included in ...

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 …