Hamilton Enhanced Utilities ETF

  • Ticker HUTS
  • Yield % 6.38

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HIGHLIGHTS

Exposure to high dividend-paying Canadian Utility, Telecom, and Pipeline companies

Modest 25% cash leverage to enhance yield and return potential

Yield of 6.38%*An estimate of the annualized yield an investor would receive if the most recent distribution remained unchanged for the next 12 months, stated as a percentage of the price per unit on December 31, 2025. The yield calculation excludes any additional year end distributions and does not include reinvested distributions. with monthly distributions

Solactive Canadian Utility Services High Dividend Index TR x 1.25 has outperformed the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index by 2.92%*Based on the total return of 1.25x leveraged exposure to Solactive Canadian Utility Services High Dividend Index TR (SOLCUHDT) vs. S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index. Since December 7, 2011, as at December 31, 2025. SOLCUHDT data prior to March 31, 2022, is hypothetical back-tested data using actual historical market data. Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices, Solactive AG, Bloomberg, Hamilton ETFs

A GOOD FIT FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT

Stable and consistent dividends from a relatively defensive sector

Enhanced yield and growth potential

Favourable tax treatment of Canadian eligible dividends

FUND OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of HUTS is to replicate, to the extent reasonably possible and before the deduction of fees and expenses, a 1.25 times multiple of a rules-based utilities index, currently the Solactive Canadian Utility Services High Dividend Index TR (SOLCUHDT).

Performance

  • TICKER HUTS
  • NAV $14.02
  • 1 DAY CHANGE -$0.04
  • YIELD % *

    Current annualized yield.

    6.38
  • ASSETS $180.4M

Total Returns (incl. Dividends)

As at December 31, 2025

  • ticker 0.0%
  • 1 month -2.7%
  • 3 months 0.8%
  • 6 months 11.9%
  • ytd 21.2%
  • 1 year 21.2%
  • 3 years* 8.4%
  • inception* 3.0%
  • as of date 1200.0%

Benefits of Modest Leverage1

Since December 2011

DISCLAIMER1. Source: Solactive AG, Bloomberg, Hamilton ETFs. Data from December 7, 2011 to December 31, 2025.
The graph illustrates the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in the Solactive Canadian Utility Services High Dividend Index TR (SOLCUHDT) x 1.25 vs the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index (TTUTAR) with annual compounded total returns. The graph is for illustrative purposes only and intended to demonstrate the historical impact of the indexes compound growth rate. It is not a projection of future index performance, nor does it reflect potential returns on investments in the ETF. Investors cannot directly invest in the index. All performance data assumes reinvestment of distributions and excludes management fees, transaction costs, and other expenses which would have impacted an investor’s returns. The S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index (“Index”) and associated data are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, its affiliates and/or their licensors and has been licensed for use by Hamilton ETFs © 2025 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, its affiliates and/or their licensors. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part are prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. For more information on any of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC’s indices please visit www.spdji.com. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, SPFS, Dow Jones, their affiliates nor their licensors (“S&P DJI”) make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the ability of any index to accurately represent the asset class or market sector that it purports to represent and S&P DJI shall have no liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of any index or the data included therein.

Higher Yield2

 

DISCLAIMER2. Current annualized yields as at December 31, 2025. The yield calculation excludes any additional year end distributions and does not include reinvested distributions. Source: Bloomberg, Hamilton ETFs

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Sector Allocation

As at December 31, 2025

  Pipelines 25.0%
  Telecoms 25.1%
  Utilities 49.9%

Holdings

As at December 31, 2025

tickernameweight
HHydro One Ltd10.8%
BCEBCE Inc10.8%
EMAEmera Inc10.8%
TRPTC Energy Corp10.7%
FTSFortis Inc/Canada10.6%
ENBEnbridge Inc10.4%
TTELUS Corp10.4%
ALAAltaGas Ltd10.3%
RCI/BRogers Communications Inc10.3%
PPLPembina Pipeline Corp10.2%
BEP-UBrookfield Renewable Partners10.1%
BIP-UBrookfield Infrastructure Part9.9%
Cash and Other Assets/Liabilities-25.3%

Please note the portfolio weights include modest ~25% leverage via cash borrowing (not derivatives), provided by a Canadian financial institution.

Fund Details

 

All Hamilton ETFs are available for purchase on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) or Cboe Canada, and can be used in RRSP, RRIF, DPSP, RDSP, FHSA, RESP and TFSA portfolios. To set up a DRIP, please contact your individual brokerage.
TickerHUTS
ExchangeToronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
CUSIP40737J104
Inception DateSeptember 1, 2022
Investment StyleIndex-based, modest 25% leverage
Index Solactive Canadian Utility Services High Dividend Index TR
Assets$180.4M CAD*
Current Annualized Yield6.38%*
DistributionsMonthly
Currency HedgingNone
RebalancingSemi-Annual
Management Fee0.65%
Risk RatingMedium
AuditorKPMG LLP
Legal Entity Identifier549300CVZNB3BWAKSN86

Distributions

HUTS distributions are paid monthly in cash, or if the unitholder has enrolled in the dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), reinvested in additional units of the ETF. To set up a DRIP, please contact your individual brokerage. The annual tax information is available here.
Ex-Dividend DatePay DateFrequencyAmount
2025-12-312026-01-08Monthly$0.074
2025-11-282025-12-05Monthly$0.074
2025-10-312025-11-07Monthly$0.074
2025-09-292025-10-07Monthly$0.074
2025-08-292025-09-08Monthly$0.074
2025-07-312025-08-08Monthly$0.074
2025-06-302025-07-08Monthly$0.074
2025-05-302025-06-06Monthly$0.076
2025-04-302025-05-07Monthly$0.076
2025-03-312025-04-07Monthly$0.076
2025-02-282025-03-07Monthly$0.076
2025-01-312025-02-07Monthly$0.076
2024-12-312025-01-08Monthly$0.076
2024-11-292024-12-06Monthly$0.076
2024-10-312024-11-07Monthly$0.076
2024-09-272024-10-07Monthly$0.076
2024-08-302024-09-09Monthly$0.076
2024-07-312024-08-08Monthly$0.076
2024-06-282024-07-08Monthly$0.076
2024-05-312024-06-07Monthly$0.076
2024-04-292024-05-07Monthly$0.076
2024-03-272024-04-05Monthly$0.076
2024-02-282024-03-07Monthly$0.076
2024-01-302024-02-09Monthly$0.079
2023-12-282024-01-08Monthly$0.079
2023-11-292023-12-07Monthly$0.079
2023-10-302023-11-07Monthly$0.079
2023-09-282023-10-06Monthly$0.079
2023-08-302023-09-08Monthly$0.079
2023-07-282023-08-08Monthly$0.079
2023-06-292023-07-10Monthly$0.079
2023-05-302023-06-07Monthly$0.079
2023-04-272023-05-05Monthly$0.079
2023-03-302023-04-13Monthly$0.079
2023-02-272023-03-10Monthly$0.079
2023-01-302023-02-10Monthly$0.079
2022-12-292023-01-12Monthly$0.079
2022-11-292022-12-12Monthly$0.079
2022-10-282022-11-10Monthly$0.079
2022-09-282022-10-13Monthly$0.079

You can view public filings for the Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Utilities ETF on SEDAR+.

Press Releases

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Fact Sheet

HUTS Fact Sheet (2025-12-31) English Français

ETF Facts

HUTS ETF Facts (2025-08-14) English Français

Prospectus

HUTS Prospectus (2025-08-14) English Français

Financial Statements & MRFP

Annual Report (2024-12-31) English Français
Interim Report (2025-06-30) English Français

Latest Portfolio Summary

Q3 2025 Portfolio Summary (2025-09-30) Download

Proxy Voting

Proxy Voting Report (2024-07 to 2025-06) Download

Independent Review Committee

2024 Annual Report to Securityholders (2025-03-11) Download

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