An equity alternative: market-neutral ETFs
Four Canadian funds use significantly different strategies
- By: Rudy Luukko
- February 4, 2020 February 4, 2020
- 16:00
Four Canadian funds use significantly different strategies
The new fund aims to protect investors from downside risk
These funds have so few assets under management that they are considered the "living dead"
The Vancouver-based investment firm has expanded its lineup of actively managed products
Assumption Life has launched a Registered Investment Account
The ETFs mirror the strategies of CI's liquid alternative mutual funds
The Ninepoint FX Strategy Fund is the firm’s first liquid alt offering
The firm has also re-designated and terminated certain series of funds
Evolve is also shuttering two cannabis ETFs
Actively managed fund invests in high-yielding debt from around the world
Prospectus was filed Thursday to launch two socially responsible ETFs
Changes to benchmark indexes, subadvisors and investment objectives will take effect in April
The changes will be effective Friday
53 companies were honoured
The new ETF leverages two existing bond ETFs
The move comes shortly after Wealthsimple launched a new product
The two new high-income ETFs are also available in mutual fund versions
The new offerings include a balanced ETF devoted to ESG
The company will hold a unitholder meeting to approve the merger
The new private pool is constructed using three alternative strategies
Fund will switch to having two sub-advisors from three
Horizons facilitating tax-deferral election for clients
Mutual fund dealers would like to join the ETF world, but hurdles abound
A look at how this product category is faring a year after its introduction
Active portfolio managers of Canadian equity funds have been able to achieve robust returns despite weakness in key sectors