This ETF invests in bonds that are exchangeable for common stock in the issuer at a predetermined price. This gives investors the best of both worlds: regular interest payments plus an opportunity to earn a capital gain if the price of the underlying stock rises.

Home Depot was founded in 1978 and now has a total of more than 2,350 retail stores in all 10 provinces, all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Mexico. The company generated $159.5 billion in revenue in 2024. It employs approximately 470,000 workers.

This is the US equivalent of the iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF. It tracks the performance of the entire US investment-grade bond sector.

The company provides both underground and surface drilling services in Canada and internationally to major, intermediate, and junior mining companies, through each stage of mineral exploration, mine development, and production. Orbit Garant also provides geotechnical and water drilling services to mining or mineral exploration companies, engineering and environmental consultant firms, and government agencies. The company currently has drills operating in Canada, Chile, and Guyana.

Walmart is the world’s largest bricks and mortar retailer with 10,500 stores in 24 countries, plus an expanding e-commerce operation. It employs some 2.3 million people worldwide and had revenue in the latest fiscal year of $648 billion.