Market Opens

Jordy Chilcott, Head of Retail Intermediary Distribution Canada, Manulife Investment Management, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the launch of their four new ETF series: Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series (TSX: MCOR), Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund – ETF Series (TSX: MFUN), Manulife Canadian Equity Class – ETF Series (TSX: MCAN), Manulife Dividend Income Fund – ETF Series (TSX: MDIF). The Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund provides investors exposure to a mix of government and corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield. The Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund provides investors access to both Canadian, U.S., and global equities. The Manulife Canadian Equity Class provides investor access to Canadian equities. The Manulife Dividend Income Fund provides investors with exposure to Canadian, U.S., and global dividend-paying businesses. As part of Manulife Financial Corporation, Manulife Wealth and Asset Management provides global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to 19 million individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Their mission is to make decisions easier and lives better by empowering people today to invest for a better tomorrow. As a committed partner to their clients and as a responsible steward of investor capital, we offer a heritage of risk management, deep expertise across public and private markets, and comprehensive retirement plan services. They seek to provide better investment and impact outcomes and to help people confidently save and invest for a more secure financial future. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions.

Miyo Yamashita, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, joined David Arnold, Chief Financial Officer, TMX Group, to open the market in honour of the Ride to Conquer Cancer event (“The Ride”). On June 7th and 8th, 4,500 Riders will get on their bikes to raise funds for cutting-edge cancer research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres. While each rider has their own reason for riding, they’re all headed towards the same goal: to create a world free from the fear of cancer. The Ride is Canada’s largest single-site athletic fundraiser, and has generated over $300MM for cancer research since its inception in 2008. The Ride includes six different route options to choose from and cyclists of all levels are encouraged to join.

Jennifer Mersereau, Senior Partner, Co-Founder and Co-President and Pat Sommerville, Senior Partner, Co-President from Hamilton ETFs (Company), joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of the Company’s new ETF: Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF (TSX: MIX). The Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF is an all-in-one ETF combining U.S. stocks (60%), U.S. treasuries (20%), and Gold (20%), with modest leverage to provide enhanced growth potential while aiming to reduce volatility and drawdowns. Hamilton ETFs is one of Canada's fastest growing ETF managers with over $8 billion in assets under management across a variety of ETFs designed to maximize income and enhance growth from trusted sectors, in Canada and across the globe. The firm's most recent Insights can be found at https://hamiltonetfs.com/insights-commentary/.

Beverly Chandler, Managing Editor, ETF Express, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and the winners of the 2025 Canadian ETF Express Awards to close the market. The popular ETF Express ETF awards’ series launched in Europe in 2010, expanded to the US in 2019 and 2025 will be the third year that the awards will be presented to Canadian ETF industry participants. This year the event is being hosted by the Toronto Stock Exchange, home of the world’s first ETF. The ETF issuer awards are based on data from ETF Express’s data partner, Trackinsight, while the ETF service provider awards are based on a nomination process. Both issuers and service providers are then put through a qualitative process of peer voting which results in the firms with the most votes winning the awards. Beverly Chandler, managing editor, ETF Express, says: “Many congratulations to our winning firms this year in this celebration of the vibrant ETF industry in Canada.”