Atlanta-based company was founded about a century ago
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A portfolio of Japanese dividend-paying companies
A multinational defence, aerospace, and security company
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SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE: GLD)
This is the largest physically backed gold ETF in the world, and accurately tracks the movement of the underlying metal.
A Canadian chartered bank that operates using an electronic branchless model
XDIV tracks the MSCI Canada High Dividend Yield Index
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BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (TSX: ZAG)
This ETF invests in Canadian investment-grade bonds with a maturity of more than a year. Almost three-quarters are issued by the federal and provincial governments.
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TransAlta Corp. (TSX: TA)
TransAlta is a relatively large electricity generation company. It has substantial hydro and natural gas plants as well as significant wind and solar generation. Its most important geographic area is Alberta, but it also has power plants in the rest of Canada as well as in the US and Australia.
The smallest of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks
This ETF holds companies that develop EV drive trains and autonomous driving and network services.
This ETF invests in companies involved in the development of autonomous and electric vehicles and EV components
Jacobs is a Dallas-based company that provides consulting, technical, scientific, and project delivery services to a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals.
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Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY)
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies
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Carrier Global Corp. (NYSE: CARR)
Carrier invented modern air conditioning in 1902
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ARC Resources (TSX: ARX)
ARC is Canada’s largest producer of condensate.
The second largest US integrated conventional oil and gas company.
The fund holds a portfolio of top gold producers and actively writes covered call options against them.
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Paramount Global (NDQ: PARA)
Formerly known as Viacom/CBS (the name was changed in February 2022), Paramount Global is a media and entertainment company that offers its services through Direct-to-Consumer (Paramount+) and Filmed Entertainment segments. Its TV Media segment operates domestic and international broadcast networks that include the CBS Television Network and Network 10 as well as cable networks comprising […]
Dollarama is one of Canada’s largest discount retailers.
One of the top 10 dairy processors in the world
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Moderna Inc. (NDQ: MRNA)
Moderna created one of the most successful Covid vaccines. The company continues to work on new variants as the virus continues to evolve but that is going to only be a small part of its business over the long term. The company has an extensive pipeline of products being developed by its own platforms and […]
One of the top 10 gas producers and processors in Canada
XSB seeks to provide income by replicating the performance of the FTSE Canada Short Term Overall Bond Index. Under normal market conditions, XSB invests in both government and corporate bonds.
Investment grade corporate bonds issued domestically in Canada
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Ross Stores (NDQ: ROST)
Ross Stores is a Fortune 500 company, based in California. Last year its revenues were $18.9 billion. It is a US based business only and has 1,648 locations in 40 states.
Previously known as the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Canada
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Primaris REIT (TSX: PMZ.UN)
Primaris operates shopping centres in secondary markets, such as Kelowna, Windsor, and St. John, NB. Ontario accounts for 39% of its NOI, with 35% in Alberta, 15% in BC, and the remainder in Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Quebec.
This is a global ETF that invests in companies involved in the production of agricultural products, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, farm machinery, and packaged foods and meats.
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Petrobras (NYSE: PBR)
Petrobras is the Brazilian national oil company.
AltaGas is a utility and pipeline operator
EIC focuses on acquiring profitable, established companies with strong cash flows that operate in niche markets
One of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world
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Equinor ASA (NYSE: EQNR)
Equinor is majority owned by the Norwegian government. It provides energy to over a million European homes. Most of the production is from Norwegian operations but 36% is from outside of Norway. The company operates in 30 countries and has 20,000 employees. It has Canadian operations in Newfoundland and Labrador. Equinor has been drilling for […]
A leading manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality products and solutions.
Equinox owns five producing mines
Cheniere was the first company to export liquid natural gas.
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Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW)
This is a US-based REIT that invests in hospitals around the world. It claims to be the only company with that specific mandate. It is the second-largest owner of hospital beds in the US, with 46,000. Its US portfolio is worth $13.3 billion and its global portfolio $8.8 billion.
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Caledonia Mining Corp. (NYSE: CMCL)
Caledonia Mining is a gold producer. Its primary asset is the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe, and it continues to explore that country for potential mining opportunities.
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Automotive Properties REIT (TSX: APR.UN)
Automotive Properties REIT is focused on owning and acquiring income-producing automotive dealership properties located in Canada. The portfolio currently consists of 66 income-producing commercial properties, representing approximately 2.5 million square feet of gross leasable area, in most of the largest cities in six provinces – including the three largest of Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. […]
One of the largest metals distribution companies in North America
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Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NDQ: RIVN)
What makes Rivian unique is its ownership. Both Amazon and Ford own significant stakes in the company and provided a lot of the seed capital get it off the ground. What makes the Amazon ownership particularly meaningful is that it has already given Rivian an order for 100,000 delivery vans. This gives Rivian an enormous […]
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Babylon Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: BBLN)
Babylon is in the telehealth business, with a healthcare app and related mobile services that connects doctors, patients, and pharmacists via their phones or computers. It is subscription based for patients and insurers and offers consultations, referrals, personal care plans and tools, and advice for health and wellness. There are also services for doctors to […]
This ETF invests in a portfolio of TIPS – inflation protected securities that are issued and backed by the US government.
This ETF invests in a portfolio of companies that are leaders in returning capital to shareholders through dividends and/or buybacks.
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Okta Inc. (NDQ: OKTA)
Okta is based in San Francisco. The company describes itself as “the leading independent identity provider”. Its “Identity Cloud” enables organizations to operate securely in cyberspace, including companies like JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio.
The largest apartment REIT in the Canadian prairies
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Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN)
Follows the MAC Global Solar Energy Index
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ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKK)
This is a high-profile, disruptive technology fund under the direction of Catherine Wood.
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Gates Industrial Corporation (NYSE: GTES)
Gates operates in two main end markets, Power Transmission and Fluid Power. They are the market leader in each market and both markets are highly fragmented.
This ETF offers exposure to the growth in internet and ecommerce activities in in Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.