Cannabis performance at a glance

The HORIZONS MARIJUANA LIFE SCIENCES ETF (Toronto symbol HMMJ) invests in North American firms that are legally involved in the cannabis industry. Canadian-listed companies—including Canopy Growth (12.3%) and Aurora Cannabis (10.6% of assets)—make up 80% of the portfolio. As such the fund’s performance—specifically, its Daily… Read More

Two of these three Canadian ETFs are buys

Each of these three ETFs hold mostly high-quality stocks traded on Canadian exchanges. Each fund mirrors the performance of a major stock index or sub-index.  That sets them apart from ETFs that focus on narrower indexes or themes such as social media or solar power.

Although… Read More

Canadian ETF growth maintains its pace

Canadian ETF assets are still growing. At the end of August 2018, there were 621 ETFs in Canada, with assets under management of $163.7 billion. Total assets were 22% higher than a year earlier. They were almost double the total asset value recorded at the… Read More

Pass on this ETF

EVOLVE INNOVATION ETF $20.85 (Toronto symbol EDGE; Market cap: $8.2 million) invests in companies that its managers see as having the potential to disrupt established industries such as automobile manufacturing, retail and health care.
Evolve has previously launched similar ETFs including Evolve Automobile Innovation ETF (Toronto symbol CARS) and… Read More