The first Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) in the world was created in Canada in 1990, transforming the investment industry. ETFs have come a long way since starting as a passive index tracking investment. Today, ETFs cover everything from broad market indexes to different asset classes, industry sectors, geographic regions and highly specialized strategies to give investors greater flexibility to customize their portfolios.
On a mission to innovate
Over the past eight years TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) has launched more than 50 ETF investment options and grown its ETF assets under management (AUM) from under $300 million to over $20 billion1 – a significant milestone as TDAM continues to build a strong foundation of strategies and solutions to offer investors flexibility, while seeking to advance its mission to offer innovative investment solutions.
“Our talented investment teams at TDAM continue to push the envelope through their expertise and collaboration, offering investors greater flexibility to meet their financial goals. The popularity of our TD ETF solutions is evident in the rapid growth of our ETF assets under management in an increasingly competitive market,” said Bruce Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, TDAM and TD Epoch, Executive Vice President, TD Bank Group.
“We are pleased to reach a new milestone of $20 billion in ETF AUM and are deeply grateful to our investors who have chosen us as their ETF provider, and whose needs drive our commitment to continued innovation.”
Award winning ETFs
For the thirteenth consecutive year, several funds managed by TDAM were recognized at the annual Fundata Canada Inc. (Fundata) FundGrade A+® Awards. A combination of 24 TD Mutual Funds, TD Managed Assets Program portfolios and TD Exchange-Traded Funds (TD ETFs) won in their respective categories at the 2024 awards announced on February 6, 2025, which included 15 TD ETFs; an incredible achievement considering this represents approximately 28% of all TD ETFs2 being recognized for their performance by Fundata. This combination represents the most FundGrade A+® Awards received by investment funds managed by TDAM in a single period.
The FundGrade A+® Awards recognize Canadian investment fund products that have maintained an exceptional performance rating over the entire previous calendar year, with only around six percent of investment fund products available in Canada receiving the FundGrade A+® rating.
“We’re honoured to receive recognition again this year from Fundata for multiple TD Mutual Funds, TD Managed Assets Program portfolios and TD ETFs across several categories,” said David Sykes, Chief Investment Officer, TDAM. “These awards speak to the relentless pursuit of strong performance, focus on quality, and a commitment to investment excellence from our diverse portfolio managers and investment teams, as well as their dedication in seeking to add value and meet the diverse needs of Canadian investors.”
Breadth of expertise
TDAM is known for its broad solution suite featuring its expertise in fixed income, fundamental equity and pioneering low volatility strategies in Canada, among other capabilities. Our deep and experienced Asset Allocation, Public Equities, Fixed Income, Alternative Investments and Commodities teams draw on the strength of many investment professionals to build disciplined portfolios that aim to meet our investors’ needs.
We also place risk management at the core of everything we do. TDAM has a large and dedicated risk management team with a disciplined and objective research process which focuses on thorough analysis of company and industry fundamentals.
Why invest with TDAM
We Create
· Our solutions are often first-to-market and may even appear unconventional because we believe it takes real creativity and invention to help solve your most important challenges.
We Innovate
· TDAM is committed to applying the new thinking necessary to help address investors most important challenges. We take a collaborative team-based approach, focus on quality and employ a comprehensive risk management discipline.
We Perform
· By many measures – from the performance of our strategies to the size of our business and the loyalty of our clients – we are an exceptionally strong, disciplined and successful asset manager.
We Listen
· To you, and to one another. Conversation with our clients and collaboration among our investment professionals provides the spark for our very best thinking.
Additional information about our complete suite of TD ETFs including the prospectus and ETF Facts can be found at www.TDAssetManagement.com.