Hamilton U.S. Equity YIELD MAXIMIZER™ ETF
Maximize Income from U.S. Equity Leaders

HIGHLIGHTS
Yield of 11.17%*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 March 31, 2025. The yield calculation excludes any additional year end distributions and does not include reinvested distributions. with monthly distributions
Blue-chip U.S. equity exposure, with a sector mix similar to the S&P 500
Active covered call strategy managed by options team with 40+ years of experience, led by Nick Piquard
A GOOD FIT FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT
Higher tax-efficient monthly income
Modest long-term growth potential from U.S. sector leaders
Reduced volatility from options strategy
Un-hedged exposure to U.S. equities
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SMAX is designed for attractive monthly income, while providing exposure to a portfolio of primarily large-cap U.S. equity securities. To reduce volatility and augment dividend income, SMAX will employ an active covered call strategy.
SMAX does not use leverage.
Performance
- TICKER SMAX
- NAV $17.70
- 1 DAY CHANGE +$0.18
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YIELD % *
Current annualized yield.
11.17 - ASSETS $664.4M
Total Returns (incl. Dividends)
- ticker 0.00%
- 1 month -5.34%
- 3 months -4.60%
- 6 months 2.91%
- year to date -4.60%
- 1 year 14.50%
- inception* 24.19%
- as of date 202500.00%
Attractive Monthly Income
What Makes SMAX Different?
- Overview
- Distributions
- Documents
█ Consumer Discretionary 7.7%
█ Consumer Staples 4.2%
█ Energy 4.2%
█ Financials 16.6%
█ Healthcare 12.3%
█ Industrials 8.0%
█ Materials 0.0%
█ Real Estate 4.2%
█ Technology 31.1%
█ Utilities 4.1%
ticker | name | weight |
XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp | 4.3% |
COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 4.2% |
V | Visa Inc | 4.2% |
UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 4.2% |
BRK/B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 4.2% |
JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 4.2% |
PLD | Prologis Inc | 4.2% |
NEE | NextEra Energy Inc | 4.2% |
MA | Mastercard Inc | 4.2% |
CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 4.2% |
AAPL | Apple Inc | 4.2% |
IBM | International Business Machine | 4.2% |
RTX | RTX Corp | 4.1% |
JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4.1% |
LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 4.0% |
MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 4.0% |
GE | General Electric Co | 4.0% |
TSLA | Tesla Inc | 3.9% |
CRM | Salesforce Inc | 3.9% |
AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 3.9% |
META | Meta Platforms Inc | 3.9% |
GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 3.8% |
ORCL | Oracle Corp | 3.8% |
NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 3.7% |
AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 3.6% |
Ticker | SMAX |
Exchange | Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) |
CUSIP | 407916105 |
Inception Date | October 25, 2023 |
Investment Style | U.S. Equity, Covered Call |
Assets | $664.4M CAD* |
Target Yield | 10%+* |
Current Annualized Yield | 11.17%* |
Distributions | Monthly |
Currency Hedging | None |
Rebalancing | Semi-annual |
Management Fee | 0.65% |
Risk Rating | Low to Medium |
Auditor | KPMG LLP |
Legal Entity Identifier | 2549005JJY97H2CP5W16 |
Ex-Dividend Date | Pay Date | Frequency | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2025-03-31 | 2025-04-07 | Monthly | $0.1740 |
2025-02-28 | 2025-03-07 | Monthly | $0.1750 |
2025-01-31 | 2025-02-07 | Monthly | $0.1740 |
2024-12-31 | 2025-01-08 | Monthly | $0.1730 |
2024-11-29 | 2024-12-06 | Monthly | $0.1710 |
2024-10-31 | 2024-11-07 | Monthly | $0.1725 |
2024-09-27 | 2024-10-07 | Monthly | $0.1720 |
2024-08-30 | 2024-09-09 | Monthly | $0.1710 |
2024-07-31 | 2024-08-08 | Monthly | $0.1720 |
2024-06-28 | 2024-07-08 | Monthly | $0.1720 |
2024-05-31 | 2024-06-07 | Monthly | $0.1700 |
2024-04-29 | 2024-05-07 | Monthly | $0.1700 |
2024-03-27 | 2024-04-05 | Monthly | $0.1650 |
2024-02-28 | 2024-03-07 | Monthly | $0.1650 |
2024-01-30 | 2024-02-09 | Monthly | $0.1610 |
2023-12-28 | 2024-01-08 | Monthly | $0.1600 |
2023-11-29 | 2023-12-07 | Monthly | $0.1600 |
You can view public filings for the Hamilton U.S. Equity YIELD MAXIMIZER™ ETF on SEDAR+.
Press Releases
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Fact Sheet
SMAX Fact Sheet (2025-03-31) English Français
ETF Facts
SMAX ETF Facts (2024-08-16) English Français
Prospectus
SMAX Prospectus (2024-08-16) English Français
Financial Statements & MRFP
Annual Report (2024-12-31) English Français
Interim Report (2024-06-30) English Français
Latest Portfolio Summary
Q3 2024 Portfolio Summary (2024-09-30) Download
Proxy Voting
Proxy Voting Report (2023-07 to 2024-06) Download
Independent Review Committee
2024 Annual Report to Securityholders (2025-03-11) Download