of a new ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P 500 index with an interesting feature that caps exposure to one specific name at a 3-per-cent weight. When we also consideraround how certain well-known investors criticize the impact that traditional market-cap-weighted index funds affect the capital markets, perhaps the idea of reducing exposure to top-heavy indexes merits a quick look.
Today, I used Morningstar Direct to have a look through broad market index ETFs available for sale in the Canadian market that offer a similar capping feature that Mr. Carrick mentions in the linked article, or are by design equally weighted as opposed to market-cap-weighted. Sector-specific and leveraged/inverse leveraged products were excluded in this search.**Note this reflects the management fee as opposed to the MER, which has yet to be reported.
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