Market Opens

Wayne Bramwell, Managing Director and CEO, Westgold Resources (“Westgold” or the “Company”) (TSX: WGX), and his team joined Rob Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange, to celebrate the Company's new listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and open the market. Westgold stands as a premier, unhedged gold producer, boasting assets capable of an annual output exceeding 400,000 ounces. Located in Western Australia, Westgold’s extensive 3,200 km² of highly prospective, under-explored land holdings present significant opportunities for discovery and growth. With a robust portfolio comprising seven mines and five processing plants, the company is well-positioned for substantial high-value organic growth. Additionally, following a recent merger, Westgold anticipates excellent rerate potential through index inclusion, setting the stage for elevated shareholder returns in the near term.

Industry leaders from Global X, S&P Dow Jones Indices and National Bank joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to host a panel on the upcoming U.S. election and its potential market impacts, and to close the market at the TMX Market Centre. Global X Investments Canada Inc. is an innovative financial services company that offers one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Global X Fund family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Global X has more than $35 billion of assets under management and 125 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges. Global X is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group, which manages more than $800 billion of assets across 19 countries and global markets around the world.

Salim Ramji, CEO of Vanguard, Chris McIsaac, Managing Director of Vanguard International, Kathy Bock, Managing Director, Vanguard Investments Canada, and Vanguard team members from across the globe joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to open the market and celebrate the launch of the Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Index ETF (TSX: VVSG). VVSG seeks to replicate the Bloomberg Canadian Short Treasury 1-12M Float Adjusted Index, gaining exposure to the highest quality Canadian Federal government securities with maturities of less than one year. VVSG provides investors and advisors with a low-cost, high quality fixed income portfolio to manage ultra-short-term liquidity needs. Canadians own CAD $110 billion in Vanguard assets, including Canadian and U.S.-domiciled ETFs and Canadian mutual funds. The Vanguard Group, Inc.. one of the world's largest investment management companies, managed USD $9.5 trillion (CAD $13 trillion) in global assets as of June 30, 2024. Vanguard has offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia. Vanguard offers 423 funds to its more than 50 million investors worldwide.

Michael Kovacs, President and CEO, Harvest ETFs, (“Harvest” or the “Company”) and his team joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the launch of the Harvest High Income Shares ETFs: Harvest Eli Lilly High Income Shares ETF (TSX: LLYH, LLYH.U), Harvest Amazon High Income Shares ETF (TSX: AMZH, AMZH.U), Harvest Microsoft High Income Shares ETF (TSX:MSFH, MSFH.U), Harvest NVIDIA High Income Shares ETF (TSX: NVDH, NVDH.U), Harvest Eli Lilly Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TSX: LLHE, LLHE.U), Harvest Amazon Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TSX: AMHE, AMHE.U), Harvest Microsoft Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TSX: MSHE, MSHE.U), Harvest NVIDIA Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TSX: NVHE, NVHE.U). Harvest ETFs designs portfolios for investors seeking higher income and growth opportunities. Harvest built their reputation on offering ETF portfolios that provide stable, predictable, and reliable income by focusing on large, value-driven businesses that consistently deliver for their shareholders.