Horizons ETFs Management US has entered into a strategic partnership with Cadence Capital Management to develop a series of actively managed ETFs due to launch early in 2018. The first fund will be a US equity strategy that focuses on high-quality companies from the Russell 1000 Index with above average dividend yields.

Horizons ETFs has launched the Horizons Active AI Global Equity ETF (MIND) on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MIND is Canada’s first ETF to use artificial intelligence for all security selection decisions. Steve Hawkins, president and co-CEO of Horizons ETFs, commented: “Unlike today’s portfolio managers who may be susceptible to investor biases such as overconfidence or cognitive dissonance, MIND is devoid of all emotion. It is purely systematic in how it makes investment decisions.”

Horizons ETFs has launched the Horizons Active Intl Developed Markets Equity ETF (HADM), an actively managed ETF providing exposure to international dividend-paying stocks. Steve Hawkins, president and co-CEO of Horizons ETFs, commented: “Now that Canadians are so aggressively investing outside of Canada using ETFs, we felt it was very important to give them access to an active ETF strategy, focusing on dividend stocks in the EAFE regions.”

Horizons ETFs Management Canada has launched the Horizons Intl Developed Markets Equity Index ETF (TSX: HXDM). The ETF gives indirect exposure to developed market equities, excluding North America.

Horizons ETFs Management has changed the underlying index for the Horizons S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (NYSE Arca: HSPX). According to Jonathan Molchan, head of product development at Horizons ETFs, the primary rationale behind the conversion was to “enhance the tax efficiency of the covered call strategy”.

Shares of the BullMark LatAm Select Leaders ETF (BMLA) are to be delisted from the NASDAQ due to the fund’s non-compliance with the minimum shareholder requirement. The ETF is issued by Horizons ETF Trust and tracks an index provided by BullMark Financial Group, an asset manager and advisory firm based in Brazil.

Horizons ETFs Management has announced that the Horizons US Managed Risk ETF (NYSE Arca: USMR) will close effective at the close of business on 8 September 2017.

Horizons ETFs has reduced the total expense ratio for the Horizons DAX Germany ETF (Nasdaq: DAX) from 0.45% to 0.20%, enhancing the fund’s affordability for investors wishing to track the German economy. The 25 basis point reduction represents a 55% decrease in the ETF’s cost to investors.

Horizons ETFs Management US has announced that its flagship fund, the Horizons Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (Nasdaq: QYLD), has surpassed $100 million in AUM. The fund replicates a covered call strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index. Garrett Paolella, managing director at Horizons US, commented: “QYLD gives investors across the spectrum access to professional options management and this milestone is a testament to the team’s success.”

Toronto Stock Exchange has announced that it has reached a significant milestone with 500 ETFs listed on its exchange. This number has more than doubled in the past five years, bringing the total market capitalization of listed ETFs to approximately $130 billion as of 30 June 2017.