This month we look at a space exploration ETF from ARK Invest that targets rising investor interest in space and related stocks. We also look at an ETF from Horizons that invests globally in semiconductor (computer chip) companies.
ARK Invest recently launched the ARK Space… Read More

This month we take a look at new cryptocurrency ETFs from CI First Asset.
CI Global Asset Management recently launched the third Canadian ETF that invests in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the CI Galaxy Bitcoin Fund $10.11 (Toronto symbol BTCX). The ETF currently holds assets worth $298.1… Read More

For parents or grandparents who wish to save for their children’s future, there are few better ways than to invest in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, growing companies. Here are two ETFs that can help investors achieve that goal. And even better, these same ETFs… Read More

This month we look at two actively managed ETFs launched earlier this year by TD Asset Management. TD’s share of the the Canadian ETF market remains small, but the bank has increased its new offerings this year.
TD ACTIVE GLOBAL EQUITY GROWTH ETF $15.67 (Toronto symbol TGGR) aims… Read More

Consider these criteria to make the top picks when you choose investments from a Canadian ETF list
In 1990, Toronto Index Participation Shares began trading on the Toronto exchange (then called the TSE). The fund, which tracked the TSE 35 blue chip index and later the… Read More

A major change in the Canadian ETF landscape took place in January, with BlackRock Inc. and RBC Global Asset Management joining forces. The #1 and #5 Canadian providers will jointly offer 150 Canadian-listed ETFs under the RBC iShares brand with a combined $60 billion in… Read More

Canadian-listed exchange-traded funds continue to attract assets previously invested in mutual funds. By the end of 2018, Canadian ETFs had assets under management of $157 billion, or 6.6% more than a year earlier. The value of ETF assets has also doubled over the past 3.. Read More

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

At the end of 2017, the holdings of globally invested exchange traded funds equalled $4.8 trillion U.S. That represents a 36% increase over 2016.

The number of funds also increased, rising 7.4% to reach 4,835. Over the past 5 years, the assets of ETFs listed globally… Read More

Four large global ETF providers dominate the global industry, with an estimated 75% market share. Three of them—Blackrock (iShares), Vanguard and State Street Global Advisors (SPDR)—are U.S. based. Deutsche Bank is the fourth. Sheer size allows each provider to offer exceptionally low management fees on… Read More