Redefining your ETF journey
Whether you're a boutique investment firm or a large asset manager, embarking on a new initiative to launch a new ETF fund or series presents a unique opportunity for transformative growth. At RBC Investor Services, we strive to create extraordinary client experiences that support you from product inception to expansion with tailored expertise and support.
As a central player in the ETF creation and redemption process, we work hand-in-hand with issuers and authorized participants to provide critical ETF administrative services.
Global Custody
- Settlement
- Safekeeping
- Reconciliations
Fund Accounting & Administration
- NAV calculations
- Financial statements
- Distribution calculation and streaming
- Tax returns
Consulting
- Drive ETF success with in-depth education, expert advice on product development and launches, and comprehensive consultative support
Flexible ETF structures
- ETF Series
- Fund-of-Funds ETFs
- Currency-hedged ETFs
Portfolio Composition File calculation
- Oversee the management of securities held within the ETF:
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- Physical and synthetically-replicated structures
- Separate creation / redemption baskets
- Custom ETF baskets
- Cash create fees
- Publication
Order Management
- Support the seamless execution of trade orders:
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- Order entry and confirmation
- Summary reports
- PCF estimate files
Portfolio optimization services
- Exchange-Traded Funds lending across 34 markets
- Diversified execution strategies inclusive of overnight, term and event driven lending
- Disclosed and undisclosed agency models
- Optional borrower default indemnity
- Customized parameters
- FX servicing in more than 70 currencies
- FX trading desks in Toronto, London and Singapore
- 24/5 execution capabilities
- Independent benchmarking and transaction cost analysis
- Solutions
- FX Standing Instruction
- Unity FX
- Currency Overlay Services
- Direct FX Trading
ETF products supported
- Canadian Equity
- International Equity
- Global Equity
- US Equity
- Fixed Income
- Alternatives
Trusted expertise & exceptional client care
15+ years
servicing Canadian ETFs
CAD 12.5 billion
ETF assets under management
85+
ETF funds supported
Rated #1
in Client Service & ETF Basket Services*
15+ years
servicing Canadian ETFs
CAD 12.5 billion
ETF assets under management
85+
ETF funds supported
Rated #1
in Client Service & ETF Basket Services*
ETF services
Data as of Q2 2026
*2025 Global Custodian Industry Leaders Award
Insights
Market Services FX Spotlight – August 2026
Get the clarity you need to navigate shifting market conditions with confidence. The August 2026 edition of Market Services FX Spotlight features global market news and insights from RBC Investor Services’ FX Market Trading Desk.
Pooled Fund Survey – Q2 2026
Comparative return information for individual pooled funds available in Canada for Q2 2026.
Canadian defined benefit pension returns – Q2 2026
Canadian defined benefit pension plans reported a median return of 6.0% in Q2 2026, buoyed by positive returns from both equities and fixed income for the first time since Q3 2025.