iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF…

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF (XFN.TO)

93.50

-0.01 (0.01%)

as of Jun 19, 2026, 7:59:55 pm Market Open.

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HOLD

Financial ETF and includes insurance. ZEB is the equally weighted BMO product. Banks this time of year tend to perform at the market. Good valuations and good dividend, so pretty safe at this time. Watch what happens to the US banks. If they get hit then we will.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Short Jan 11/10. Down 17.63 %.) This was a losing strategy. It was right up against one of his technical breakpoints at the time.

BUY

Include banks, insurance and mutual find companies. Would suggest balancing off the financials with another ETF.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Short Jan 11/10. Up 10.72%.) S&P Financial ETF.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 14/10. Up 3.85%.) Still likes.

COMMENT

S&P Financial ETF. An excellent way to get exposure to financials if you are underweight.

TOP PICK

S&P Financials ETF. This is a contrarian play. He is switching from gold ETF's (XGD-T), which has had a nice run, to this one for a 4th quarter rally. Looking for it to go to $24-$25 and the XGD to settle back down to $23ish.

BUY

Broadly based. Would look at it if it is optionable.

TOP PICK

Top Short S&P Financial ETF. Because the index has moved so far and has such poor Fair Market Value, kind of correction is going to give 25%-35% downside in the banking sector.

TOP PICK

S&P Financial Index. He suggests buying a Call on this. Thinks the Canadian banks actually might have a very good quarter. If that is the case, there could be a rally in this. He is recommending the Jan $22 Call Option at $.60. If it goes to $1-$1.20 take your profit and run.

DON'T BUY

iUnits S&P Financials. The only issue he has with this and the HBP Financials Bull+ E.T.F (HFU-T) is that they are dealing with the Capped Financial services Index. There are some financials there that he is not fond of. He would be inclined to take a couple of banks that look attractive and hold them instead. This could include Royal (RY-T), Toronto Dominion (TD-T) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS-T).

BUY

iUnits S&P Financial. Includes many other assets besides banks. This is a good index for tracking Canadian banks. If you believe in an economic recovery, this could be not a bad place to be leveraged. It can also be a defensive play. 4%-5% in dividends plus 1% or 2% growth is not a bad return.

COMMENT

Financials. With rising unemployment, there could be more credit card debt being unpaid debt that hasn't hit them yet. The good signs of economic recovery is not convincing enough. However Technicals look good. Broke through a bottom at about $14 and has gone through resistance of about $18. Seasonally, banks can do okay at this time of year. Could end up in a trading range in this area.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Oct 6/08 Down 3.38%) Would still hold it. There is still profitability. You are paid to wait with dividends. Thinks it will re-test its lows.

COMMENT

(Marked Call Minute.) Dividend (XDV-T) or Financials (XFN-T). Prefers the financials because the XDV is 60% financials anyway.

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