Global X Canada

Name

Global X Canada

Legal name

Global X Investments Canada Inc.

Website

https://globalx.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exchange-Traded Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Fixed Income ETFs (Government, Corporate, Munis, TIPS) (FSAAAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Assets & Infrastructure ETFs (REITs, Infrastructure, Natural Resources) (FSAAAFAH), Currency & FX-Hedged ETFs (FSAAAFAL)

Keywords

• Exchange-traded funds
• Asset management
• ETF management
• Investment management
• Portfolio solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto, Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fees / ETF MER (Management Expense Ratio): Global X earns revenue through management fees charged as a percentage of Assets Under Management (AUM). Fees are expressed as MER (Management Expense Ratio) and vary by fund type — from as low as 0.09% for broad market index ETFs (CNDX) to up to 1.15%+ for leveraged BetaPro products. The company manages $55B+ AUM as at May 31, 2026, with over 160 ETFs in its portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global X Canada is a Canadian ETF provider that designs, manages, and distributes over 160 exchange-traded funds across asset allocation, covered call income, enhanced growth, equity essentials, precious metals, commodities, premium yield fixed income, thematic, Best of Canada sector, and BetaPro leveraged/inverse categories. The firm manages $55B+ in assets under management and earns revenue through Management Expense Ratios (MER) charged on fund AUM.

Product overview

Global X Canada is a leading Canadian ETF provider offering over 160 exchange traded funds across 9 distinct product suites: Asset Allocation (all-in-one diversified portfolios), Covered Call (income-generating option strategies), Enhanced Growth (leveraged equity exposure), Equity Essentials (core index tracking), Precious Metals (gold, silver, copper), Commodity ETFs (energy, lithium, uranium), Premium Yield (government bonds with options), Thematic (innovation and growth trends), Best of Canada (Canadian sector focus), and BetaPro (leveraged/inverse tactical products). The firm is a subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments and manages $55B+ in assets under management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BetaPro: Global X's family of leveraged, inverse and inverse leveraged ETFs offering daily leveraged (up to 2x), inverse (-1x) and inverse leveraged (up to -2x) exposure across a variety of indices, sectors, asset classes and commodities. Designed for short-term tactical trading.

Products and services

• Asset Allocation ETF Suite All-in-one portfolio solutions providing globally diversified exposure across asset classes (equities and fixed income) in a single ETF, designed for Canadian investors seeking growth, income, or balanced allocation with automatic rebalancing.
• Covered Call ETF Suite Over 30 actively managed funds using options-writing strategies to generate monthly income while capturing market growth. Includes index, sector, enhanced income, commodities, cryptocurrency, premium yield, and asset allocation covered call strategies.
• Enhanced Growth ETF Suite Leveraged ETFs (approximately 25% light leverage) designed to amplify returns of diversified asset allocation strategies. Includes enhanced indices for S&P/TSX 60, Canadian banks, S&P 500, and Nasdaq-100.
• Equity Essentials ETF Suite Core equity ETFs providing low-cost benchmark exposure to major indices including S&P/TSX 60, S&P 500, Russell 2000, Nasdaq-100, MSCI EAFE, and MSCI Emerging Markets, with optional covered call and leveraged variants.
• Precious Metals ETF Suite Gold, silver, and copper ETFs offering bullion-linked, futures-based, and producer equity exposure with optional covered call overlays and light leverage for income generation.
• Commodity ETF Suite Energy and strategic materials ETFs providing exposure to crude oil, natural gas, oil & gas equities, pipelines, lithium, and uranium through direct commodity or producer equity strategies.
• Premium Yield ETF Suite Government Treasury Bill and Bond ETFs (short-term, mid-term, long-term) combining U.S. and Canadian fixed income with active options programs to maximize monthly income potential.
• Thematic ETF Suite High-growth ETFs targeting long-term structural shifts including artificial intelligence, space technology, defense tech, semiconductor, China tech, robotics, big data, healthcare, and marijuana sectors.
• Best of Canada ETF Suite Canadian sector-focused ETFs providing targeted exposure to Canada's largest and most liquid companies across essential sectors including banks, utilities, REITs, telecommunications, groceries, insurance, oil & gas, and pipelines, with a management fee rebate reducing fees to 0%.
• BetaPro ETF Suite Canada's only provider of leveraged (up to 2x), inverse (-1x), and inverse leveraged (up to -2x) ETFs for short-term tactical trading. Includes daily bull/bear ETFs, VIX futures ETFs, and Bitcoin futures ETFs as alternative mutual funds.
• Fixed Income ETF Suite Fixed income ETFs including T-Bills, corporate bonds, Canadian bonds, global fixed income, ultra-short term bonds, preferred shares, and municipal bonds for income and capital preservation.

Quantifiable outcome

• $55B+ Assets Under Management as at May 31, 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Purpose Investments: Purpose is a Canadian asset manager that has rapidly scaled an ETF lineup including covered call income, crypto, and thematic products. Comparable to Global X in its covered call and innovation-focused product approach, serving a similar Canadian retail and advisor client base.

Direct peers

• Mackenzie Investments: Mackenzie is a major Canadian asset manager with a substantial ETF business covering core, thematic, and fixed income categories. Comparable to Global X as a competing Canadian ETF suite serving both retail investors and financial advisors, with similar broad-market and specialty product offerings.
• BMO Global Asset Management (BMO ETFs): BMO is one of the largest Canadian ETF providers with a comprehensive suite covering equity, fixed income, and active strategies. Directly competes with Global X in Canadian retail and advisor channels, including via BMO InvestorLine, and offers comparable covered call and thematic products.
• Horizons ETFs Management (now part of global X legacy structure): Horizons ETFs is a long-standing Canadian ETF provider known for covered call, leveraged, and total return ETFs, sharing significant product overlap with Global X. They compete head-to-head in the covered call and income ETF category and historically operated BetaPro's leveraged products before Global X's acquisition.
• Invesco Canada (Invesco QQQ / Invesco ETFs): Invesco Canada offers thematic, QQQ, and fixed income ETFs and competes with Global X across multiple product categories. Notable competitor in the thematic ETF space (e.g., Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF) where Global X's CNDX and Nasdaq-themed products are positioned.
• CI Financial (CI ETFs / CI Galaxy): CI Financial operates one of Canada's largest ETF platforms (CI First Asset, CI Galaxy for crypto) with broad equity, fixed income, covered call, and thematic products. Direct competitor to Global X across most product suites, with distribution through CI Direct and advisor channels.

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Investments Canada: Fidelity Canada offers a competitive ETF suite across equity, fixed income, and thematic categories as part of its broader Canadian asset management business. Competes with Global X in core and thematic ETF categories through Fidelity's brokerage and advisor distribution.
• BlackRock (iShares Canada): BlackRock's iShares is the largest global ETF issuer and operates a major Canadian ETF franchise offering broad-market, thematic, and fixed income ETFs. Directly comparable to Global X as a competing ETF suite in the same Canadian retail and advisor channels, though with materially larger global AUM.
• Vanguard Investments Canada: Vanguard Canada offers low-cost core equity and fixed income ETFs and is one of Global X's principal direct competitors in the Canadian ETF market. Similar business model (passive index-tracking ETFs with MER-based revenue) and overlapping distribution across major Canadian brokerages.
• RBC iShares (RBC ETFs): RBC Global Asset Management operates a large Canadian ETF suite covering equity, fixed income, and responsible investment strategies. Competes directly with Global X in the Canadian retail and advisor market, leveraging RBC Direct Investing and institutional channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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