XUU tracking error
I was listening to the Rational Reminder podcast today and they mentioned that in their soon to be released model portfolios, PWL will swap XUU for VUN for their US component due to the large tracking error of XUU, despite its lower MER.
As someone who owns XUU as part of my index strategy, this got my attention. On the BlackRock Website, it shows that the annual return for XUU for the last year was 14.12, whereas the benchmark was 15.42. This is a huge tracking error. Does anyone else know what is going on here, and if this will persist? If i look at the 5 year record, they are almost identical to the benchmark.
I really don't want to have to change from XUU to VUN as staying put and not tinkering is a hallmark of my investing strategy but if there's reason to believe this will persist, maybe it's better to make the move?
As someone who owns XUU as part of my index strategy, this got my attention. On the BlackRock Website, it shows that the annual return for XUU for the last year was 14.12, whereas the benchmark was 15.42. This is a huge tracking error. Does anyone else know what is going on here, and if this will persist? If i look at the 5 year record, they are almost identical to the benchmark.
I really don't want to have to change from XUU to VUN as staying put and not tinkering is a hallmark of my investing strategy but if there's reason to believe this will persist, maybe it's better to make the move?