First Trust Canada plans to add nine fundamentally weighted U.S. sector ETFs to its lineup.
First Trust expects to list the ETFs on the Toronto Stock. Initially the funds will offer hedged units and will hedge U.S. dollar currency exposure back to the Canadian dollar.
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The ETFs will have a management fee of up to 0.70% and represent the following American sectors:
ETF Name | Index | Symbol |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Consumer Discretionary Index | FHD |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Consumer Staples
Sector Index ETF |
StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index | FHC |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Energy Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Energy Index | FHE |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Financials Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Financials Index | FHF |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Health Care Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Health Care Index | FHH |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Industrials Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Industrials Index | FHG |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Materials Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Materials Index | FHM |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Technology Index | FHQ |
First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Utilities Sector Index ETF | StrataQuant Utilities Index | FHU |
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