Hamilton Canadian Financials Yield Maximizer ETF (HMAX) and Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD) offer distinct profiles for Canadian ETF investors. A direct comparison shows that HMAX focuses its top 3 sector exposures on Finance, while HYLD leans towards Technology, Finance, and Healthcare. When evaluating costs, HMAX features a management fee (MER) of 0.65%, compared to 0.65% for HYLD. Performance-wise, HMAX has returned 20.69% year-to-date with +$351 M in net flows, whereas HYLD is at 10.34% with +$151 M. Use the comparison tool below to benchmark these funds across top 10 holdings, yield, sector weights and historical returns.
NAV Performance and Flows
Key Data
| AuM | $2,596.62 M | $1,152.54 M |
| Management Fees | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Exp. ratio | 0.80% | 2.37% |
| Tracking Difference | - | - |
Historical performance and flows
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perf. | HMAX | +2.35% | +13.52% | +20.69% | +40.47% | +88.06% |
HYLD | -4.08% | +6.52% | +10.34% | +24.23% | +73.76% | |
| Flows | HMAX | +$58 M | +$151 M | +$351 M | +$647 M | +$1,640 M |
HYLD | +$36 M | +$72 M | +$151 M | +$212 M | +$543 M |
HMAX vs HYLD exposure
Countries
Sectors
Top 10 Holdings
Diversification
Characteristics
| Provider | Hamilton ETFs | Hamilton ETFs |
| Management | Actively managed | Actively managed |
| Benchmark | - | - |
| Replication Method | ||
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity |
| Dividend Policy | Distributing | Distributing |
| Trailing 12m distribution yield | 10.79% | 12.01% |
| Meets ESG criteria | No | No |
| Inception Date | January 20, 2023 | February 4, 2022 |
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