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Cboe Canada Continues Partnership with AGF Investments for the Launch of Additional ETF Series
[February 27, 2024]

Cboe Canada Continues Partnership with AGF Investments for the Launch of Additional ETF Series


Cboe Canada Inc. ("Cboe Canada") is pleased to welcome back AGF Investments Inc. ("AGF Investments") with the launch of ETF series of AGF Global Real Assets Fund, AGF Total Return Bond Fund, and AGF U.S. Small-Mid Cap Fund (the "AGF ETF Series"). The new AGF ETF Series are now trading on Cboe Canada under the symbols, AGLR, ATRB, and ASMD.

"We are excited to continue expanding our partnership with Cboe Canada as we add to our line-up with additional ETF series providing investors with access to alternatives, active fixed income, and U.S. small-mid cap equities," said Meaghan Kelly, Chief Marketing & Product Officer, AGF Investments. "These offerings support broader investor access to our investment management capabilities in their preferred vehicles."

The new AGF ETFs Series now trading on Cboe Canada include:

AGF Global Real Assets Fund (AGLR) - The fund's objective is to provide portfolio diversification and long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equities and equity-related securities of companies operating in industries and sectors associated with real assets and located around the world. Real assets include, but are not limited to, infrastructure, energy, precious metals, and real estate.

AGF Total Return Bond Fund (ATRB) - The fund's objective is to provide interest income and capital appreciation by investing in debt securities of governments and other issuers around the world.

AGF U.S. Small-Mid Cap Fund (ASMD) - The fund's objective is to obtain superior capital growth. It invests primarily in shares of small and medium copanies with superior growth potential in the U.S.



"We are pleased to partner with AGF Investments once again, as they continue to build out their product shelf and bring new investment mandates and further diversification to the market," added Erik Sloane, Chief Revenue Officer of Cboe Canada. "It is an honour to celebrate successive launches with a return issuer, further validating our capabilities, best-in-class service and enhanced visibility for investors."

The three new AGF ETF Series are now trading alongside seven AGF ETFs already listed on Cboe Canada. Investors can trade units of AGF ETF Series through their usual investment channels, including discount brokerage platforms and full-service dealers. Click here for a complete view of all listed securities on Cboe Canada.


Cboe Canada is home to over 260 unique listings, including ETFs from Canada's largest ETF issuers, Canadian Depositary Receipts (CDRs), and some of the most innovative Canadian and international growth companies. In Canada, Cboe consistently facilitates more than 20% of all volume traded in Canadian ETFs and over 15% of all volume traded in Canadian-listed companies.

About Cboe Canada

Cboe Canada is Canada's Tier 1 stock exchange for the purpose-driven Innovation Economy, providing a best-in-class listing experience for issuers that are shaping the economies of tomorrow. Fully operational since 2015, Cboe Canada lists investment products and companies seeking an internationally recognized stock exchange that enables investor trust, quality liquidity, and broad awareness including unfettered access to market data.

Cboe Canada is part of the Cboe Global Markets network, leveraging deep international expertise, industry-leading market intelligence and technology, and unparalleled service to deliver what stakeholders and the world need now, and for the future.

Cboe powers ETF Market Canada, a user-friendly platform providing investors and advisors with one-stop access to ETF research and analysis. Real-time, institutional-grade data allows users to compare, contrast, and explore the entire universe of 1,200+ Canadian ETFs, free of charge.

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About AGF Management Limited

Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited (AGF) is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. Our companies deliver excellence in investing in the public and private markets through three business lines: AGF Investments, AGF Capital Partners and AGF Private Wealth.

AGF brings a disciplined approach, focused on incorporating sound, responsible and sustainable corporate practices. The firm's collective investment expertise, driven by its fundamental, quantitative and private investing capabilities, extends globally to a wide range of clients, from financial advisors and their clients to high-net worth and institutional investors including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, AGF has investment operations and client servicing teams on the ground in North America and Europe. With over $43 billion in total assets under management and fee-earning assets, AGF serves more than 800,000 investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.

About AGF Investments

AGF Investments is a group of wholly owned subsidiaries of AGF Management Limited, a Canadian reporting issuer. The subsidiaries included in AGF Investments are AGF Investments Inc. (AGFI), AGF Investments America Inc. (AGFA), AGF Investments LLC (AGFUS) and AGF International Advisors Company Limited (AGFIA). The term AGF Investments may refer to one or more of these subsidiaries or to all of them jointly. This term is used for convenience and does not precisely describe any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs.

AGF Investments Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGF Management Limited and conducts the management and advisory of mutual funds in Canada.

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