BetaPro Management Inc. today announced the launch of two new Horizons BetaPro Exchange-Traded Funds (HBP ETFs) covering the agricultural grains commodities.

Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIG Agricultural Grains Bull Plus ETF (HAU) offers twice the daily performance, while Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIG Agricultural Grains Bear Plus ETF (HAD) offers twice the inverse daily performance of the DJ-AIG grains sub-index, comprised of soybeans, corn and wheat.

The two new ETFs begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

“The interest and demand for the agricultural grains asset class has been and continues to be a growing trend. We are pleased to offer the world’s first currency-hedged, leveraged and inverse exposure ETFs of their kind,” says Howard Atkinson, president of BetaPro. “With HAU and HAD, investors can exercise their views on raw materials in the food and ethanol fuel markets — whether those views are bullish or bearish.”

“This is the first time the Dow Jones – AIG grains sub-index will serve as the basis for Canadian ETFs. This index tracks an important commodities sector whose growing significance is capturing increased attention of investors worldwide,” says Michael Petronella, president of Dow Jones Indexes.


Like all Horizons BetaPro Commodity ETFs, the new ETFs will be denominated in Canadian dollars, but offer exposure to returns expressed in U.S. dollars, through currency hedging.

All HBP ETFs trade on the TSX and allow investors to take a position and gain exposure — long or short — in the underlying benchmark.