Toyota Motor has been recognized as the world’s biggest carmaker for the past 5 years, selling about 10.8 million units last year. The company operates in 170 countries, with 72 manufacturing facilities and a global workforce of 380,000. In the 2025 financial year, the company had sales of $320 billion and profits of $32 billion.


Over the past 10 years, Toyota’s sales increased on average by 7.6% per year while profits increased by 10.8% per year. In line with this profit growth, the stock returned 11.1% per year.



The success of the company is attributable to a range of factors, including the following:

The Japanese economy ranks third in the world and hosts some of the most-profitable global corporations.


Structural challenges such as an aging population and high levels of government debt remain challenges for the Japanese economy. Still, the top Japanese companies continue to do well; in fact, the country’s stock market is hitting new highs.



Here is one ETF that provides exposure to the top Japanese public companies.

The demand for healthcare has been growing at a rapid pace as the population in the developed world grows older and developing countries become wealthier. Meanwhile, new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) can help to smooth out supply constraints by improving the management of patient diagnostics, administrative processes, and drug discoveries.


In the Supplement starting on page 10, we discuss this in more detail and also highlight some of the companies on the leading edge of new developments. Here are three ETFs that aim to benefit from the opportunities presented by healthcare.

BMO MSCI EAFE INDEX ETF $28.06 (Toronto symbol ZEA; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $10.9 billion) invests in companies listed in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.


The main country allocations are Japan (23%), the U.K. (14%), France (10%), Germany (10%), Switzerland (10%), Australia (7%), the Netherlands (6%), Sweden (3%), Singapore (2%), and Hong Kong (2%).



Financial companies account for 23% of assets, followed by Industrials (19%), Healthcare (11%), Technology (10%), and Consumer Discretionary (9%) .



The ETF currently holds a portfolio of 694 stocks; the top 10 make up 18% of its assets. Core holdings include ASML Holdings (Netherlands, Technology; 1.9%), SAP (Germany, Technology; 1.4%), Nestle (Switzerland, Consumer Staples; 1.3%), AstraZeneca (U.K., Healthcare; 1.2%), Toyota (Japan, Industrials; 0.9%), and Sony (Japan, Consumer Discretionary; 0.8%).

SavvyLong (2x) Barrick ETF $32.94 (Toronto symbol ABXU) invests in the shares of gold miner Barrick Mining (symbol ABX on Toronto). Barrick is the second-largest gold miner in the world after Newmont Corp. (symbol NEM on New York).


This fund’s manager—LongPoint Asset Management Inc.—then uses debt to provide investors with two times the daily returns (or losses!) of Barrick shares.



The ETF launched in October 2025 and holds assets worth $2.8 million. The MER is a high 1.25%.

When selecting ETFs, investors should look not just at the stocks they hold, but also at the methodologies each uses. These are strategies aimed at boosting returns and cutting risk. The two ETFs below employ unique strategies to achieve those goals.


Meanwhile, the supplement starting on page 9 provides more information on how the most popular ETFs are constructed and how the different methods play into the performance of those ETFs.

A: La-Z-Boy Inc., $40.10, symbol LZB on New York (Shares outstanding: 41.3 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; www.la-z-boy.com), is a furniture retailer and manufacturer famous for inventing the recliner. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Monroe, Michigan. LA-Z-Boy went public in November 1972 with its listing on the New York exchange.


The company’s sales are mainly in the U.S. (90%), while most of its manufacturing takes place in North America. This has helped it to navigate the current higher U.S. tariffs on imported goods. There are eight manufacturing facilities and 14 distribution centres in North America.



La-Z-Boy operates through two main segments: Wholesale and Retail.

A: Perimeter Solutions Inc., $27.30, symbol PRM on New York (Shares outstanding: 147.9 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; www.perimeter-solutions.com), is a specialty chemicals business providing fire safety products and services.


The Clayton, Missouri-based company went public in November 2021 with a listing on the New York exchange. Its roots as a private firm date back more than 60 years.



Perimeter serves wildland agencies (including the USDA Forest Service and CalFire), municipal fire departments, industrial sites handling flammable liquids, and global producers of lubricant additives. It operates manufacturing and distribution facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, with customers in over 100 countries. In the key U.S. market, Perimeter holds a dominant position in aerial fire retardants for wildland operations.



The company has two main business segments, namely Fire Safety (75% of sales) and Specialty Products (25%). Physical products provide 80% of revenue; and services, 20%. Revenue is mostly generated from clients in the U.S., with smaller contributions from Europe and Canada.

A: Foran Mining, $4.03, symbol FOM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 511.6 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; www.foranmining.com), explores for and develops mining sites in central Canada to extract copper and gold, along with other base and precious metals.


The company’s flagship McIlvenna Bay Project is located in east central Saskatchewan, 65 kilometres west of Flin Flon, Manitoba. McIlvenna Bay has one of the largest undeveloped Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide deposits in the region.



Sulfide minerals were formed at or near the seafloor by hydrothermal vents. These deposits are a major source of base metals copper and zinc as well as precious metals gold and silver. The ore is found in clusters, which makes for low-cost mining.

A: Canadian National Railway Co., $134.49, Symbol CNR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 615.5 million; Market cap: $82.4 billion; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 30,250-kilometre network stretches across the country and travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.


CN’s wide geographic reach reduces its reliance on any single region; that lowers risk for investors. In 2024, 17% of its revenue came from Canadian domestic traffic; 16% from U.S. domestic traffic; 32% from cross-border shipments; and 35% from overseas traffic.



The company serves a wide variety of customers, which also cuts its risk. Still, the stock is down 9.1% since the start of the year, largely on uncertainty surrounding North American free trade.