Me and CDZ

CDZ is an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) that uses the stocks from the TSX's Dividend Aristocrats Index. There stocks are dividend growth stocks. This is a Blackrock fund and you can find information about it here.

Since my portfolio is mostly dividend growth stocks, I thought a comparison with this EFT might be a better comparison than the one I did with the TSX. See my comparison with the TSX in the article I wrote last month called Recovery from Bears.

In the following table, I am comparing the how well I recovered from the last bear against the CDZ ETF. I only compared my portfolio to CDZ for the last bear market as this EFT was not around for the 2000 bear market. When there was a recovery in February 2011, I was up by 15.69% and the CDZ was still down by 1.11%. At the end of the period, I was up by 54.17% and the CDZ was up by 20.47%.

Date	Time YoY	Y to Beg	YoY	Y to Beg.	CDZ	YoY	Y to Beg.
30-May-08					$21.59
27-Feb-09	0.75	0.75	-27.63%	-27.63%	$12.16	-43.68%	-43.68%
31-Aug-10	1.51	2.25	40.28%	1.52%	$18.89	55.35%	-12.51%
28-Feb-11	0.50	2.75	13.96%	15.69%	$21.35	13.02%	-1.11%
31-May-12	1.25	4.00	-0.91%	14.64%	$21.55	0.94%	-0.19%
30-May-14	3.25	6.00	34.48%	54.17%	$26.01	20.70%	20.47%

In this second table, I am comparing the CDZ against the TSX. As you can see under the Year to Beginning of Table (Y to Beg.), the CDZ did better than the TSX. When this was a recovery, the TSX was still down by 3.93% and the CDZ was only down by 1.11%. At the end of the period, the TSX was only down by 0.75%, but the CDZ was up by 20.47%.

Date	Time YoY	Y to Beg	TSX	YoY	Y to Beg.	CDZ	YoY	Y to Beg.
30-May-08			14,715			$21.59
27-Feb-09	0.75	0.75	8,845	-39.89%	-39.89%	$12.16	-43.68%	-43.68%
31-Aug-10	1.51	2.25	11,914	34.70%	-19.03%	$18.89	55.35%	-12.51%
28-Feb-11	0.50	2.75	14,137	18.66%	-3.93%	$21.35	13.02%	-1.11%
31-May-12	1.25	4.00	11,513	-18.56%	-21.76%	$21.55	0.94%	-0.19%
30-May-14	3.25	6.00	14,604	26.85%	-0.75%	$26.01	20.70%	20.47%

I have obviously have done better investing in actual companies. I think that the next thing to look at is sectors the CDZ invests in compared to what I invest in.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Ag Growth International (TSX-AFN, OTC- AGGZF) learn more. Tomorrow, I will write about Automodular Corp. (TSX-AM.H, OTC- AMZKF)... learn more on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 date around 5 pm.

Also, on my book blog I have put a review of the book Thinner This year by Crowley and Sacheck learn more...

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