Canadian CANNAINVESTOR Magazine October 2018 | Page 208

Thank you very much for taking a moment to bring our readers up to speed with SEED and your investment products.

CCIM: Spiro Sertsis, CPA, CMA

SEED: Elliot Johnson, CIO, Evolve ETFs

Thank you for having me – glad to be here

What is Evolve ETFs and what is your offering to investors?

Evolve is one of Canada’s fastest growing ETF providers. Based in Toronto, we launched our first suite of ETFs about 1 year ago and currently have over $300 million in AUM. Our team consists of industry veterans with deep experience and proven track records in asset management. With fifteen exchange-listed products, some of our most popular ETFs fall into either actively managed or thematic categories, including:

Canada’s first cyber security ETF (CYBR);

Canada’s first gender diversity ETF (HERS);

World’s first future cars ETF (CARS);

Canada’s first innovation ETF (EDGE);

Canada’s first actively managed Blockchain ETF (LINK); and

An actively managed Cannabis ETF (SEED)

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