RE: RE: RE: Great news for FTNWell, I agree and disagree all at once. They are similar investment products but they are also different. This is where you have to look a bit more into it. The redemption dates are different and there are no promises of a roll over once the redemption date is reached. To me, the further this date, the better.
In a nutshell:
FTN, redemption Dec 1st 2015, exposure to financials, insurance and some US banks, less risk of div cut.
FFN, redemption Dec 1st 2014, more exposure to US banks, to CDN banks and insurance companies only, lower NPV with a higher premium on common stock. Risk of seeing NVP below 15$ and a dividend cut in certain months...
DF, redemption Dec 1st 2014, mostly financial and large blue chips, 100% CDN, less risk of div cut
DGS, redemption Nov 30th 2014, more into largeCDN blue chips (65% financials, 15% telecoms, 10% energy, 5% utilities and 5% consumer discretionary), 100% CDN, less risk of div cut.
LBS, redemption Nov 29th 2013, 58% banks, 42% insurance, 100% CDN, less risk of div cut.
It all depends on your goals, only collecting dividends, safer or riskier, want to see some growth or not. The timing of buying these funds is also imopotant. It is to me as I want the divy but also some growth. I'm willing to sacrifice some yld for further redemption dates. I like the exposure to US as there should be more growth in bank stocks south of the border. It might take some time, hence the further redemption dates.
Disclosure: large position in FTN, medium position in DGS, medium position in DF (it was large, cashed in some profit), small position in FFN. All are wining stocks at this point. They all are getting more expensive though...
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