AlphaPro Management Inc. is launching a new actively managed exchange-traded fund this week, which will use a seasonal rotation strategy to seek capital appreciation in all market cycles.
The Horizons AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday, under the symbol HAC. The ETF seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation in all market cycles by tactically allocating its exposure among equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies during periods that have historically demonstrated seasonal trends.
AlphaPro, a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corp., is the manager and trustee of the ETF and its affiliate JovInvestment is the investment manager of the ETF, responsible for portfolio management.
Two research analysts, Don Vialoux and Brooke Thackray, will support the seasonal rotation strategy for the ETF, providing research on the markets and sectors that at various times of the year have historically performed favourably.
“I am excited to have this opportunity to combine my experience in seasonal rotation analysis with the benefits of ETF investing,” said Thackray, a certified financial planner and Canadian investment manager with nearly 14 years of investment-related experience. He was most recently president of MountAlpha Media, where he wrote and published several books.
Vialoux is a chartered market technician with 37 years of experience in the investment industry. He is a past president and current director of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts.
“I look forward to introducing our seasonal rotation strategies to investors through the AlphaPro ETF structure,” said Vialoux
“We are pleased that Don and Brooke have chosen AlphaPro to implement their distinctive investment strategies,” said Ken McCord, president of AlphaPro. “Investors now have the means to access the leading analysts in this unique field within an actively managed ETF and to benefit from their seasonal rotation strategy.”
Representatives of AlphaPro and JovInvestment will be ringing the opening bell at the TSX on Friday.
Actively managed ETF makes tactical seasonal movesBrooke Thackray, a research analyst at JovInvestment Management Inc., describes the Horizons AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF, which began trading on the TSX in November. The ETF seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation in all market cycles by tactically allocating its exposure among equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies during periods that have historically demonstrated seasonal trends. Click here to watch.