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New active U.S. ETFs for Canadian investors—are these funds worth your money?Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars and tariffs on key partners, including Canada, the U.S. asset management industry continues to view Canadian investors as an attractive market for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

In October 2024, Capital Group, best known for managing the American Funds lineup in the U.S., launched four actively managed ETFs in Canada, covering global equities and fixed income. That same month, JPMorgan Asset Management entered the Canadian market with two ETFs modelled after its U.S.-based equity income strategies.

JPMorgan followed up in March 2025 with another two listings on the TSX. The JPMorgan US Value Active ETF (JAVA) and the JPMorgan US Growth Active ETF (JGRO) are both variants of existing U.S. ETFs and aim to offer Canuck investors familiar strategies through Canadian listings.

As with all active funds, these ETFs face an uphill battle. The latest S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) scorecard from S&P Global, which tracks how active funds perform relative to their benchmarks, shows that over the past 15 years, 89…

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