Hamilton ETFs Plans to Launch Canada's First 0DTE ETFs

Business Wire

04-06-2025

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. ("Hamilton ETFs") is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for a new suite of exchange traded funds ('ETFs'), the DayMAX™ ETFs, Canada's first suite of ETFs to utilize zero days to expiration ('0DTE') (i.e. ultra-short-term) options to provide attractive income.
Subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, the DayMAX™ suite of ETFs (or the '0DTE ETFs') will seek to provide unitholders with attractive income through the use of 0DTE options and modest leverage of 25%.
Hamilton ETFs will apply for the conditional listing approval of the 0DTE ETFs on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the 'TSX'). Hamilton ETFs expects the 0DTE ETFs to be listed under the ticker symbols noted below.
Hamilton DayMAX™ Suite of ETFs – Canada's First 0DTE ETFs
ETF Name
Proposed
Ticker
Units
Investment Objective
Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Equity DayMAX™ ETF
CDAY
Class E Units
The investment objective of CDAY is to deliver attractive income while providing exposure primarily, but not exclusively, to Canadian equities. To supplement income earned from its holdings, CDAY employs an actively managed, primarily ultra-short-term, option strategy on its North American equity exposure.
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Equity DayMAX™ ETF
SDAY
Class E Units
The investment objective of SDAY is to deliver attractive income while providing exposure primarily to U.S. equities. To supplement income earned from its holdings, SDAY employs an actively managed, primarily ultra-short-term, option strategy.
Hamilton Enhanced Technology DayMAX™ ETF
QDAY
Class E Units
The investment objective of QDAY is to deliver attractive income while providing exposure primarily to U.S. technology-focused equities. To supplement income earned from its holdings, QDAY employs an actively managed, primarily ultra-short-term, option strategy.
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'We're proud to introduce Canada's first suite of ETFs using 0DTE options with our DayMAX™ lineup – CDAY, SDAY, and QDAY – giving income-focused investors a new way to generate higher and more frequent cash flow. By writing daily call options and employing modest 25% leverage, DayMAX™ ETFs aim to deliver attractive premium income, broad equity exposure, and the potential to benefit from overnight market gains,' said Pat Sommerville, Senior Partner and Co-President at Hamilton ETFs.
The preliminary prospectus dated June 3, 2025, containing important information relating to the 0DTE ETFs, has been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. A copy of the preliminary prospectus is available on www.sedarplus.ca. Prospective investors cannot buy units of the 0DTE ETFs until the relevant securities commissions or similar authorities issue receipts for the final prospectus of the 0DTE ETFs and the 0DTE ETFs begin trading on the TSX.
For more information on CDAY, SDAY, and QDAY and the rest of Hamilton ETFs' innovative lineup of ETFs, please visit www.hamiltonetfs.com.
About Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (Hamilton ETFs)
With over $8 billion in assets under management, Hamilton ETFs is one of Canada's fastest-growing ETF providers, offering a suite of innovative exchange traded funds (ETFs) designed to maximize income and growth from trusted sectors in Canada and across the globe. The firm is also an active commentator on the global financial services sector and Canadian banks; the firm's most recent Insights can be found at www.hamiltonetfs.com/insights-commentary.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with an investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs). Please read the prospectus before investing. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to a future outlook and anticipated distributions, events or results and may include statements regarding future financial performance. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend" or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Actual results may vary from such forward-looking information. Hamilton ETFs undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
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