List of Canadian ETFs

For American or foreign investors wishing to diversify from the US dollar or into different markets, here is the list of Canadian ETFs

Barclays Global Investors offers ETFs under the iShares brand name:

• XIC – tracks the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index
• XIU – tracks the S&P/TSX 60 Total Return Index
• XMD – tracks the S&P/TSX MidCap Index
• XCS – tracks the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index
• XEG – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index
• XIT – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index
• XGD – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index
• XFN – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index
• XMA – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index
• XRE – tracks the S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate Investment Trust Index
• XTR – tracks the S&P/TSX Income Trust Index
• XDV – tracks the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index
• XCG – tracks the Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index
• XCV – tracks the Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index
• XEN – tracks the Jantzi Social Index
• XSB – tracks the Scotia Short-term bond Index
• XBB – tracks the Scotia Capital Bond Index
• XRB – tracks the Scotia Capital Real Return Bond Index
• XCB – tracks the Scotia Capital All Corporate Bond Index
• XGB – tracks the Scotia Capital All Government Bond Index
• XLB – tracks the Scotia Capital Long Term Bond Index
• XSP – tracks the S&P 500 Index (currency hedged)
• XSU – tracks the Russell 2000 Index (currency hedged)
• XIN – tracks the MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars Index (currency hedged)
• XEM - tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Index
• XWD - tracks the MSCI World Index Fund Index

Claymore Investments also offers a series of ETFs available in Canada:

• CBQ – Claymore BRIC ETF – tracks the BNY BRIC Select ADR Index (Brazil, Russia India and China)
• CDZ – Claymore CDN Dividend & Income Achievers ETF – tracks Mergent's Canadian Dividend & Income Achievers Index.
• CLO – Claymore Oil Sands Sector ETF – tracks the Sustainable Oil Sands Sector Index
• CLU – Claymore US Fundamental ETF (Canadian Dollar Hedged) – tracks the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Canadian Dollar Hedged Index
• CRQ – Claymore Canadian Fundamental Index ETF – tracks the FTSE RAFI Canada Index
• CWW – Claymore S&P Global Water ETF – tracks the S&P Global Water Index
• CMW – Claymore S&P/TSX Global Mining ETF – tracks the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index
• CIE – Claymore International Fundamental Index ETF – tracks the FTSE RAFI Developed ex US 1000 Index
• CJP – Claymore Japan Fundamental Index ETF – tracks the FTSE RAFI Japan Canadian Dollar Hedged Index
• CPD – Claymore S&P/TSX Preferred Share ETF – tracks the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

Horizons Betapro also offers a series of ETFs available in Canada (warning, many are leveraged):

• HXU – the "HBP 60 Bull + ETF" – tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of the S&P/TSX 60 Total Return Index
• HXD – the "HBP 60 Bear + ETF" – tracks two times (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P/TSX 60 Total Return Index
• HEU – the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Energy Bull Plus ETF – tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index.
• HED – the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Energy Bear Plus ETF – tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index
• HFU – the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Financial Bull Plus ETF – tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index.
• HFD – the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Financials Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index.
• HMU – the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Mining Bull Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index.
• HMD - the Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Mining Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index.
• HOU – the Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Crude Oil Bull Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of NYMEX Crude Oil.
• HOD – the Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Crude Oil Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of NYMEX Crude Oil.
• HNU – the Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of NYMEX Natural Gas.
• HND – the Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of NYMEX Natural Gas.
• HBU – the Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bull Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of COMEX Gold.
• HBD – the Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of COMEX Gold.
• HAU – the Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIG Agricultural Grains Bull Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) the daily performance of the DJ-AIG Grains Sub-Index.
• HAD – the Horizons BetaPro DG-AIG Agricultural Grains Bear Plus ETF –tracks two times (200%) inverse the daily performance of the DJ-AIG Grains Sub-Index.
• They also offer actively managed ETFs

BMO has also entered the market recently. Please see this post.