Here’s a look at two new ETFs for Canadians

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This month we focus on high-income, leveraged single-stock ETFs; one was launched by Harvest and another, focused on physical gold bullion, was launched by BMO. HARVEST ELI LILLY ENHANCED HIGH-INCOME SHARES $12.04 (Toronto symbol LLHE) invests in the shares of Eli Lilly & Co. (symbol LLY on New York). Units of the ETF are available in Canadian dollars (symbol LLHE) and U.S. dollars (symbol LLHE.U). The manager also launched several other single-stock ETFs. These include ETFs holding Nvidia (NVHE), Amazon.com (AMHE), and Microsoft (MSHE). Apart from holding shares of Eli Lilly, the ETF manager also sells call options against the underlying shares to enhance the fund’s income. Up to 50% of the underlying shares can be used for call option writing. In addition, the manager uses leverage (debt) in an attempt to improve returns. Leverage is capped at 50% of the portfolio’s value, although the manager intends to keep the leverage at 25%. The fund launched on August 19, 2024, and holds $11.6 million in assets…