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AMAX

Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER™ ETF

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AMAX has paid 30 distributions since 2024-02-28, totalling $6.3068 per unit, without missing a scheduled month. 90.3% of its 2025 distribution was return of capital rather than income. The monthly rate has been reduced 4 times, to $0.2850 per unit. Since 2024-02-07 the unit price has returned +118.1%, against a total return of +177.3% with distributions reinvested.

Price $34.48
Per month $0.2850
Per year $3.23
Yield 9.37%

Price vs total return

Three outcomes from the same holding: the unit price alone, the price plus distributions kept as cash, and the price with every distribution reinvested. The gap between the top two lines is compounding.

Reinvested Taken as cash Price only 2024-02-07 — 2026-08-10
$1,000 invested at inception would now be
Price only $2,181
Taking the cash $2,580
Reinvested $2,773
and would now pay you, per month
Taking the cash · 63 units $17.95 +94% vs $9.24 at the start
Reinvested · 80 units $22.80 +147% vs $9.24 at the start

Reinvesting turned 1.27× the units, while the rate per unit moved +94%. Income is the two multiplied, which is why it can rise through a cut.

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Price return +118.1% Unit price alone, since 2024-02-07
Distributions as cash +158.0% $6.31 paid, held as cash
Total return (DRIP) +177.3% 1 unit becomes 1.2717
Distribution trend +51.8% Last 12 payments vs the 12 before

Reinvestment assumes each distribution buys more units at the closing price on its pay date, with no commission and fractional units allowed — a real DRIP rounds down to whole units, so the totals are a slight overstatement. Unit counts are shown rounded down, and the monthly income is calculated on them. Before tax throughout. AMAX has reduced its payment 4 times since inception.

Fund details

Issuer Hamilton ETFs
Sector Gold
Exchange TSX
Inception 2024-02-06
Distributions Monthly
Risk rating High
Currency CAD
Currency hedging Unhedged
Management fee 0.65%
Return of capital 90%
Fund assets $516.2M

Tax character 2025

How a year's distributions broke down, per unit. Published after year end — the most recent year available is an estimate for the current one, not a statement about it.

Component Per unit Share
Eligible dividends $0.00000 0.0%
Capital gains $0.19609 7.9%
Other income $0.00000 0.0%
Foreign income $0.06238 2.5%
Foreign tax withheld $-0.01748 -0.7%
Return of capital $2.25401 90.3%
Total distribution $2.49500 100%

90% of this distribution was return of capital — untaxed on receipt, but it reduces your cost base. What that means.

What this costs you in tax, by province

Distribution history

The last year of payments. 30 in total since 2024-02-28, worth $6.3068 per unit. Entitlement is set on the ex-date, not the pay date.

Ex-date Paid Amount
2026-07-31 2026-08-10 $0.2850
2026-06-30 2026-07-08 $0.2900
2026-05-29 2026-06-05 $0.3000
2026-04-30 2026-05-07 $0.3000
2026-03-31 2026-04-08 $0.2900
2026-02-27 2026-03-06 $0.2900
2026-01-30 2026-02-06 $0.2750
2025-12-31 2026-01-08 $0.2650
2025-11-28 2025-12-05 $0.2550
2025-10-31 2025-11-07 $0.2400
2025-09-29 2025-10-07 $0.2300
2025-08-29 2025-09-08 $0.2100
All 30 payments, by year and every rate change

Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Canada 46.4%
United States 33.3%
South Africa 13.6%
United Kingdom 6.6%

Holdings

HMY Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 7.1%
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 6.9%
FNV Franco-Nevada Corporation 6.9%
CDE Coeur Mining, Inc. 6.9%
RGLD Royal Gold Inc 6.9%
AU Anglogold Ashanti Plc 6.8%
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 6.8%
B Barrick Mining Corp 6.8%
NEM Newmont Corporation 6.8%
GFI Gold Fields Ltd 6.7%
All 17 holdings, with allocation

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Prices as at 2026-08-10. Distributions and fund details as published by Hamilton ETFs. Not a recommendation and not tax advice — see the disclaimer.