A summary of the Canadian ETF launches that occurred in June 2025.
Desjardins Investments Inc. launched the Desjardins Quebec Equity ETF (Ticker: DMQC), which is composed of a diversified publicly listed Quebec companies whose head offices and administration are located in Quebec.
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. launched the Harvest Apple Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (Ticker: APLE), which provides access to the growth potential of Apple and overlays an active covered call writing strategy on up to 50 per cent of the portfolio to provide high monthly cash distributions to its unitholders. It applies modest leverage at around 25 per cent for higher income and growth potential.
Hamilton ETFs launched the USD Unhedged version of the HAMILTON CHAMPIONS U.S. Dividend Index ETF (Ticker: SMVP.U), which seeks to replicate the performance of the Solactive United States Dividend Elite Champions Index.
BMO Asset Management Inc. launched the BMO Human Capital Factor US Equity ETF (Ticker: ZHC), which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation primarily by investing, directly or indirectly, in equity securities of US issuers that possess strong corporate culture. ZHC will primarily invest in companies that score highly in the management of human capital, which seeks to link company culture and equity performance in a quantifiable factor.
Evolve Funds Group Inc. launched the Evolve XRP ETF (Ticker: XRP/XRP.U), which holds substantially all of its assets in physical XRP to provide a secure and convenient way to hold XRP.
3iQ Corp. launched the 3iQ XRP ETF (Ticker: XRPQ/ XRPQ.U), which will invest only in long-term holdings of XRP purchased from reputable digital asset trading platforms and over-the-counter (OTC) counterparties. The underlying assets will be fully secured in standalone cold storage.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Canada launched the JPMorgan US Core Active ETF (Ticker: JCOR), an actively managed solution that focuses on equity securities considered to be attractively valued. The fund is designed to serve as a core holding within a diversified portfolio, offering investors a style-agnostic approach that combines the best of growth and value investing. The strategy emphasises high-conviction stock selection grounded in deep fundamental research and supported by one of the industry’s largest and most experienced investment teams.
Fidelity Investments Canada launched two ETFs, the Fidelity All-in-One Conservative Income ETF (Ticker: FCIP) and the Fidelity All-in-One Fixed Income ETF (Ticker: FFIX).
FCIP primarily invests in underlying Fidelity ETFs that offer exposure to a diversified mix of global equity and fixed-income securities, with a greater emphasis on Canadian fixed-income securities.
FFIX provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of global fixed-income securities, primarily focusing on Canadian fixed-income securities.
Guardian Capital LP launched two ETFs, the GuardBonds™ 2028 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Ticker: GBFE) and GuardBonds™ 2029 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Ticker: GBFF).
GBFE seeks to provide income over a pre-determined time horizon by investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of Canadian-dollar denominated investment grade bonds with an effective maturity in 2028. The GuardBonds™ Fund’s termination date is anticipated to be on or about November 30, 2028.
GBFF seeks to provide income over a pre-determined time horizon by investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of Canadian-dollar denominated investment grade bonds with an effective maturity in 2029. The GuardBonds™ Fund’s termination date is anticipated to be on or about November 30, 2029.
RBC iShares launched two ETFs, the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Index ETF (Ticker: XTOT/XTOT.U) and the iShares Core Canadian Short-Mid Term Universe Bond Index ETF (Ticker: XSMB).
XTOT/XTOT.U seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P Total Market Index.
XSMB seeks to reflect the performance of the FTSE Canada Short-Mid Universe Bond Index, which is broadly representative of Canada bonds with maturities between 1 and 10 years.
National Bank Investments launched three ETFs, namely:
The NBI Target 2026 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Ticker: NTGA), which is comprised primarily of investment-grade debt securities of North American issuers with an effective maturity in 2026.
The NBI Target 2027 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Ticker: NTGB), which is comprised primarily of investment-grade debt securities of North American issuers with an effective maturity in 2027.
The NBI Target 2028 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Ticker: NTGC), which is comprised primarily of investment-grade debt securities of North American issuers with an effective maturity in 2028.
Franklin Templeton launched three ETFs, namely:
The Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund (Ticker: FCRC), which invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian equity securities designed to serve as the core of their equity allocation.
The Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund (Ticker: FCRU),whichinvests primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity securities designed to serve as the core of their equity allocation.
The Franklin International Core Equity Fund (Ticker: FCRI), which invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of non-North American developed market international equities designed to serve as the core of their equity allocation.
Global X Canada launched four ETFs, namely:
The BetaPro 3x S&P 500 Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF (Ticker: TSPX) seeks daily investment results that endeavour to correspond to three times (300 per cent) the daily performance of an index that is designed to measure the performance of the large-cap market segment of the U.S. equity market, currently, the S&P 500® Index.
The BetaPro -3x S&P 500 Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF (Ticker: SSPX) seeks daily investment results that endeavour to correspond to three times (300 per cent) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of an index that is designed to measure the performance of the large-cap market segment of the U.S. equity market, currently, the S&P 500® Index.
The BetaPro 3x Nasdaq-100 Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF (Ticker: TQQQ) seeks daily investment results that endeavour to correspond to three times (300 per cent) the daily performance of an index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock market, currently, the Nasdaq-100® Index.
The BetaPro -3x Nasdaq-100 Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF (Ticker: SQQQ) seeks daily investment results that endeavour to correspond to three times (300 per cent) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of an index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock market, currently, the Nasdaq-100® Index.
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