Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fund (UTES.TO)
About this ETF
The Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fund (Evolve Fund) is established with the goal of providing magnified returns, specifically targeting up to 1.25 times the performance of the Solactive Canada Utility Index (or any subsequent benchmark), prior to accounting for fees and expenses. A core part of its mission is also to safeguard against significant market declines. To achieve these objectives, the fund predominantly allocates its capital to the equity securities that comprise the aforementioned index. Additionally, the Fund's Manager possesses the discretion to employ a covered call option writing strategy. This strategy serves multiple purposes: to boost income, reduce overall risk exposure, and dampen market fluctuations. The intensity of this covered call program will be adjusted dynamically, taking…
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Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -3.82% |
| 3 months | +0.54% |
| 6 months | +4.37% |
| Year to date | +2.98% |
| 1 year | +1.86% |
| 3 years (ann.) | — |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 11.32% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.22 |
| Sharpe (3y) | — |
| Sortino (1y) | 0.30 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -8.93% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -17.44% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | -0.22 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | -0.24 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-09 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-06-05 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-05-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-06 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-06 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-01-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025-12-05 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-09-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2025-08-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-06 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2025-05-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2025-04-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2025-03-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2025-01-08 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2024-11-29 | 2024-12-06 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2024-11-07 | CAD 0.1380 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-04 | CAD 0.1380 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cheaper alternatives
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| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |

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