The iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF (COW.TO) has been designed to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the Manulife Investment Management Global Agriculture Index. The Index seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in equities of companies involved in the agricultural sector.
What is the Best Global Sector Equity ETF in Canada?
- COW.TO: iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF
- DISC.TO: BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF
- DXF.TO: Dynamic Active Global Financial Services ETF
- FHQ.TO: First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF
- HBGD.TO: Horizons Big Data & Hardware Index ETF
- ZGI.TO: BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF
Here is a table comparing COW to similar global sector equity ETFs as of September 30, 2023.
| Manager |  |  | |  |  |  |
| ETF | COW | DISC | ZGI | DXF | FHQ | HBGD |
| Inception | 2007-12-19 | 2017-04-07 | 2010-01-19 | 2017-09-22 | 2014-10-29 | 2018-06-20 |
| MER | 0.72% | 0.40% | 0.61% | 0.85% | 0.78% | 0.59% |
| AUM | $303,426,171 | $23,550,000 | $560,600,000 | $8,790,000 | $24,344,578 | $11,264,655 |
| 1Y | -5.13% | 20.60% | -4.04% | 10.6% | 26.01% | 42.39% |
| 3Y | 17.21% | 6.45% | 6.68% | 4.0% | 7.49% | 25.72% |
| 5Y | 11.23% | 7.17% | 5.76% | 6.8% | 12.78% | 21.97% |
| 10Y | 10.60% | N/A | 8.25% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
