Market Metrics That Matter: Your Monthly Canadian Cash Equities Volume Briefing

August Highlights

• Canadian volumes remain strong at 1.18 billion Average Daily Volume (ADV), down 0.15% month-over-month but up 27% year-over-year
• Cboe Canada market share is stable at 12.6%
• NEO-D market share increased to approximately 0.2% overall market share and 2.8% of all dark pools
• NEO-D is the only dark marketplace in Canada that provides an active rebate to retail with price improvement.
• NEO-D has a strict price-time priority model with no broker preferencing.
• NEO-D active volume is over 56% retail.

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Upcoming Changes

September 30, 2025: Cboe Canada plans to roll out visible Primary Peg order type

October 27, 2025: Cboe Canada plans to update hours of operation for pre-open session to 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on NEO-D and MATCHNow

Recent Events

• We enjoyed connecting with industry colleagues and discussing current trends and challenges at this year’s Canadian Securities Traders Association (CSTA) conference. In addition to insights gained through the conference, our North American Equities team enjoyed hosting attendees for an exciting whitewater rafting adventure on the Ottawa River.

News and Insights

• Index Insights: August
• The ETF Shift That’s Reshaping Investor Strategy
• How Outcome Based ETFs Are Reshaping Investor Demand

New Listings

Ten Purpose Canadian Yield Shares ETFs offer targeted exposure and consistent income potential:

• Purpose RBC (RY) Yield Shares ETF (RBCY)
• Purpose Enbridge (ENB) Yield Shares ETF (ENBY)
• Purpose TD (TD) Yield Shares ETF (TDY)
• Purpose Shopify (SHOP) Yield Shares ETF (SHPY)
• Purpose Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Yield Shares ETF (CNQY)
• Purpose Scotiabank (BNS) Yield Shares ETF (BNSY)
• Purpose Dollarama (DOL) Yield Shares ETF (DOLY)
• Purpose Telus (T) Yield Shares ETF (TY)
• Purpose Couche-Tard (ATD) Yield Shares ETF (ATDY)
• Purpose Brookfield (BN) Yield Shares ETF (BNY)

Four new BetaPro ETFs from Global X:

• BetaPro 3x Semiconductor Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF (SOXL)
• BetaPro -3x Semiconductor Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF (SOXS)
• BetaPro 3x US Treasury 20+ Year Daily Leveraged Bull Alternative ETF (TTLT)
• BetaPro -3x US Treasury 20+ Year Daily Leveraged Bear Alternative ETF (STLT)

Two new index tracking ETFs from Franklin Templeton:

• Franklin U.S. Quality Moat Dividend Index ETF (FDIV)
• Franklin FTSE India Index ETF (FID)

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