Wolf Money(S&P 500 index ETF Xtrackers UCITS SGD ticker quote XUS)
The below article is for educational purpose only. Kindly refrain from taking any action. It shouldn’t constitute as an investment advice. Please read the disclaimer . I posted last week about S&P 500 going through a positive return on a one-year rolling period after the mid-term election. I am buying an index ETF to put the theory to the test. I have considered all the index ETFs available that track the index. The SGX listed S&P ETF under ticker XUS is the most tax efficient given it is domiciled in Ireland. The ETF is traded in SGD. It makes light work without the conversion headache, but the ETF is not USD hedged. It is still subject to currency fluctuations. The ETF is can be hot housed in CDP account. The ETF comes with a 15% withholding tax compared to other similar ETF which are taxed at 30%. What it means, dividend will be reinvested at a higher rates thus increasing the nav of the index at a rate faster than normal index etf domiciled in the US. A refreshe...