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This information has been provided by Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. (“Hamilton ETFs” or “HCP”) for informational purposes only. No information provided herein shall constitute, or be constituted as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to acquire units of any Hamilton ETFs fund.

A prospectus containing important information relating to these securities has been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in certain jurisdictions of Canada. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from [email protected], www.hamiltonetfs.com or on the SEDAR website (www.sedarplus.ca).

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by Hamilton ETFs. Please read the prospectus before investing. Indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in per unit value and reinvestment of all dividends or distributions and does not take into account sales, redemptions, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Only the returns for periods of one year or greater are annualized returns. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

Certain statements contained in this website may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to a future outlook and anticipated distributions, events or results and may include statements regarding future financial performance. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend” or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Actual results may vary from such forward-looking information. Hamilton ETFs undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.

Historical performance of indices is for information purposes only and is not indicative of the future returns of the index or any ETF.

Returns of Solactive indices do not represent any ETF’s returns. As a result of the risks and limitations inherent in hypothetical performance data, hypothetical results may differ from actual performance. The historical performance of Solactive indices are hypothetical and for illustrative purposes only. It is not meant to forecast, imply or guarantee the future performance of any particular investment or index, which will vary. The Solactive performance data for each index assumes no management fees, expenses or optional charges related to ownership of an investment fund replicating the index, which would reduce returns. The historical performance of the Solactive indices do include the reinvestment of all distributions. The Solactive indices are not directly investable. For additional information regarding the Solactive indices, including the applicable index methodology, see the Solactive website (www.solactive.com).

The Solactive Equal Weight Canada Banks Index (SOLCBEW) is comprised of equal-weightings of Canada’s “Big Six” banks.

The Solactive Canadian Bank Mean Reversion Index TR (SOLCBMRT) applies a variable-weight, mean reversion trading strategy to Canada’s “Big Six” banks.

The Solactive Canadian Financials Equal-Weight Index TR (SOLCAFNT) is comprised of equal-weightings of the top 12 largest Canadian financial services companies.

The Solactive Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index TR (SOLBAEWT) is comprised of equal weightings of Australia’s “Big 5” banks.

The Solactive Canadian Utility High Dividend Index TR (SOLCUHDT) comprised of securities from the Utilities, Telecommunications and Pipelines Industries that distribute high dividend payments.

The Solactive Multi-Sector Covered Call ETFs Index TR (SOLMSCCT) is comprised of equal weightings of 7 Canadian-listed sector covered call ETFs.

The Solactive U.S. Covered Call ETFs Index TR (SOLUSCCT) is comprised of equal weightings of 7 higher-yielding U.S.-focused covered call ETFs.

The S&P 500 Index (“SPX”) is a widely known capitalization-weighted equity index of U.S. large-cap companies.

The S&P/TSX 60 Index (“TSX 60”) is a market index of 60 large companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index (TTUTAR) is the total return index for the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Sector Index.

The S&P 500 Financials Index (“S5FINL”, “U.S. Financials”) is a sub-set of the S&P 500 Index of those U.S. companies classified as financials by global industry classification standards (“GICS”).

The S&P/TSX Financials Index (“STFINL”, “Canadian Financials”) is a sub-set of the S&P/TSX Index of those Canadian companies classified as financials by GICS.

The S&P Global 1200 Financials Index (“SGFS”, “Global Financials”) is a sub-set of the S&P Global 1200 Index of those companies classified as financials by GICS.

The KBW Bank Index (“BKX”) is a modified capitalization-weighted equity index of 24 U.S. large-cap banks, including money centers and large regionals.

The S&P/TSX Diversified Banks Index (“STDBNK”, “Canadian Banks”) is a sub-set of the S&P/TSX Index of those Canadian companies classified as diversified banks by Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”).

The S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index (“SPTSFN”, “Canadian Financials”) is a modified cap-weighted index, whose equity weights are capped at 25%. The index constituents are derived from a subset stock pool of S&P/TSX Composite Index stocks.

The S&P/TSX Index (“SPTSX”) is a widely known capitalization-weighted equity index of Canadian companies.

The S&P Global 1200 Index (“SPGLOB”) is a composite index of seven regional/country indices: S&P 500, S&P Europe 350, S&P/TOPIX 150 (Japan), S&P TSX 60 (Canada), S&P/ASX 50 (Australia), S&P Asia 50 and S&P Latin America 40.

The MSCI World Banks Index (“MSCI World Banks”, “MXWO0BK”) is a free float equity-weighted index of bank stocks from over twenty developed market countries.

The MSCI World Financials Net Total Return USD Index (“World Financials”, “NDWUFNCL”) captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Financials sector as per the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”).

The KBW Regional Banking Index (“KRX”) is a modified capitalization-weighted equity index of 50 U.S. regional mid-cap banks.

The KBW Nasdaq Global Bank Index (“GBKXN”, “Global Banks Index”) is an equally weighted index designed to track the performance of the world’s leading banks that have been classified as Globally Systematically Important by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

The KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index (“KDXTR”, “Financial Sector Dividend Index”) consists of the most liquid and high dividend yielding names across the financial sector. KDXTR total return is calculated using the dividend yield weighted methodology.

The STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index (“SX7P”, “European Banks”) is a capitalization-weighted equity index which includes European companies involved in the banking sector. This index is denominated in euros, and hence its returns are influenced both by movements in the underlying stocks, as well as the movement in the currency of the various stocks versus the euro.

Hamilton ETFs does not invest in all or necessarily any of the securities that compose these indices.

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