[Belguy]

Not that it means a heck of a lot, but just for interest sake, here are some one year returns, as of August 31, for some mainly index funds that I have been tracking on my Globeinvestor Fundlist:

Claymore BRIC ETF: +14.28%
Claymore Broad Emerging Markets ETF: +14.03%
Claymore S&P/TSX Cdn. Dividend ETF: +16.18%
Claymore Global Real Estate ETF: +12.85%
Claymore Global Mining ETF: +19.01%

iShares CDN Materials Sector Index ETF: +34.47%
iShares CDN Completion Index ETF: +25.82%
iShares CDN Corporate Bond Index ETF: +12.42%
iShares CDN Growth Index ETF: +14.31%
iShares CDN Real Return Bond ETF: +11.93%
iShares CDN REIT Sector Index ETF: +36.34%
iShares CDN SmallCap Index ETF: +33.97%

Mackenzie Cundill Recovery Fund: +12.10%

PH&N Canadian Income Fund D: +19.79%
PH&N High Yield Bond Fund D: +11.60%

RBC O'Shaughnessy All Canadian Equity Fund: +21.34%
RBC O'Shaughnessy U.S. Value Fund: +10.16%

And, my favourite--the RBC Global Precious Metals Fund D:
30 Day: +14.89%, 3 Month: +14.43%, 6 Month: +28.63%, 1 Year: +63.03%!!

 

[Square Root]

if you own these and only these you have done very well!!!

 

[Belguy]

With the exception of their international ETF's, NO Claymore or iShares ETF's are underwater over the past 12 months!!!

You could have used a dart board and still made money!!!

 

[Belguy]

Just to clarify, here are the Claymore and iShares ETF's which have had one year negative returns as of August 31:

Claymore Equal Wght Banc & Lifeco ETF: -1.56%
Claymore International Index ETF: -9.95%
Claymore S&P Global Water ETF: -0.73%

iShares CDN Financial Sector Index ETF: -0.32%
iShares CDN MSCI EAFE Index ETF: -1.72%
IShares CDN MSCI World Index ETF: -1.92%

All other Claymore and iShares ETF's, that have been in existence for at least a year, have experienced positive one year returns.

 

[mario 1]

Why don't you do a 2 or 3 year return

 

[412driver]

Tracking and owning are two very different creatures.....

 

[Belguy]

Of the funds listed, I own the following:

Claymore BRIC
Claymore Broad Emerging Markets
iShares CDN Materials
iShares Corporate Bond
iShares Real Return Bond
iShares CDN REIT
iShares CDN SmallCap
Mackenzie Cundill Recovery Fund
RBC Global Precious Metals Fund

P.S. to mario: Don't be a spoil sport!!!