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The 25 most popular ETFs with Globe readers last quarter

Globe Investor is home to 250,000 readers who use online quotes to follow the markets. The following is a list of the most popular ETFs researched in the April-June quarter, compared to the first quarter of this year. This quote activity represents a good cross-section of Canadians and provides insight into the retail investor community.

Highlights:

  • The largest changes in activity were investors looking for leveraged exposure to banks and to profit from this sector’s recent volatility. The TSX Composite Banks Index (TXBA) is down 22% YTD.

Q2Q1TickerNameYTD%INCP%MER
11HNU-TBetapro Nat Gas 2X Daily Bull-80.40%-61.80%1.40%
23ZWB-TBMO Covered Call Canadian Banks2.00%7.70%0.70%
34ZWU-TBMO Covered Call Utilities-1.30%4.20%0.70%
45ZEB-TBMO S&P TSX Equal Weight Banks Index2.50%10.00%0.60%
52XIU-TIshares S&P TSX 60 Index5.60%7.30%0.20%
66HND-TBetapro Nat Gas 2X Daily Bear78.30%-8.50%1.40%
712VFV-TVanguard S&P 500 Index14.20%16.20%0.10%
88HOU-TBetapro Crude Oil 2X Daily Bull-29.20%-47.20%1.40%
99VDY-TVanguard FTSE CDN High Div Yld Index2.20%8.90%0.20%
107HHL-THarvest Healthcare Leaders Income1.70%6.80%1.40%
1110XEG-TIshares S&P TSX Capped Energy Index-5.30%5.70%0.60%
1216ZWC-TBMO CDN High Div Covered Call3.10%4.50%0.70%
1339ZWK-TBMO Covered Call US Banks-26.90%-4.90%—
1415XEI-TIshares S&P TSX Comp High Div Index3.00%6.60%0.20%
1520XGD-TIshares S&P TSX Global Gold Index1.00%4.90%0.60%
1617ZAG-TBMO Aggregate Bond Index2.50%2.50%0.10%
1721PSA-TPurpose High Interest Savings2.40%1.50%0.10%
1818XBB-TIshares Core CDN Universe Bond2.70%4.10%0.10%
1924VGRO-TVanguard Growth Portfolio———
2014NNRG-NENinepoint Energy Fund-9.90%42.10%—
2133HCAL-THamilton Canadian Bank2.50%19.40%—
2223ZLB-TBMO Low Volatility CAD Equity7.00%11.90%0.40%
2313HISA-NEHigh Interest Savings Account Fund2.40%1.80%—
2422VBAL-TVanguard Balanced Portfolio6.80%4.50%—
2525ZDV-TBMO Canadian Dividend3.20%6.80%0.40%

Source: Globe Investor, Fundata

The list is sorted by stocks with the most ticker look-ups on Globe Investor.
Data as-of EOD July 18, 2023

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SymbolName% changeLast
HNU-T
Betapro Nat Gas 2X Daily Bull ETF
+10.09%3.6
ZWB-T
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF
+0.06%17.69
ZWU-T
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF
+0.4%10.09
ZEB-T
BMO S&P TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF
+0.03%35.46
XIU-T
Ishares S&P TSX 60 Index ETF
+0.45%33.18
HND-T
Betapro Nat Gas 2X Daily Bear ETF
-10.41%100.7
VFV-T
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF
+0.24%122.85
HOU-T
Betapro Crude Oil 2X Daily Bull ETF
-0.07%14.13
VDY-T
Vanguard FTSE CDN High Div Yld Index ETF
+0.21%43.39
HHL-T
Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF
+0.37%8.15
XEG-T
Ishares S&P TSX Capped Energy Index ETF
+0.22%18.62
ZWC-T
BMO CDN High Div Covered Call ETF
+0.71%17.03
ZWK-T
BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF
-0.29%20.76
XEI-T
Ishares S&P TSX Comp High Div Index ETF
+0.32%24.88
XGD-T
Ishares S&P TSX Global Gold Index ETF
-0.15%19.57
ZAG-T
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF
+0.45%13.31
PSA-T
Purpose High Interest Savings ETF
+0.02%50.04
XBB-T
Ishares Core CDN Universe Bond ETF
+0.41%27.14
VGRO-T
Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio
+0.63%33.39
NNRG-NE
Ninepoint Energy Fund
+0.92%53.64
HCAL-T
Hamilton Canadian Bank ETF
-0.29%20.46
ZLB-T
BMO Low Volatility CAD Equity ETF
+0.87%43.1
HISA-NE
High Interest Savings Account Fund ETF
0%50.05
VBAL-T
Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio
+0.4%30.24
ZDV-T
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF
+0.46%19.87

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