The MiG Report - TSX, TSX Venture Exchange

2018 in Review

344 new issuers listed in 2018: 132 on Toronto Stock Exchange and 212 on TSX Venture Exchange.

Breakdown of new listings:

147 Corporate Issuers

98 ETFs

95 CPCs

4 Closed-End Funds

The 95 new CPCs represent an increase of 157% over 2017, and 48 QTs were completed in 2017, up 26% over 2017.

$40.8 billion of equity capital was raised on TSX ($34B) and TSXV ($6.8B) in 2018.

Click here to download the full list of TSX and TSXV issuers at December 31, 2018, or here for a list of the new listings on TSX and TSXV.

A Return to Confidence for the Mining Sector

2018 saw renewed optimism in the mining sector, with new technologies driving increased demand for new minerals and positive economic outlook, despite higher than normal volatility headwinds.

49% of the mining equity financings globally in 2018 were done on TSX/TSXV, representing 34% of the equity capital raised globally

A Record-Setting Year for Technology and Innovation

The Innovation sector saw a record year in 2018, with $14.7B equity capital raised, up 166% from 2017.

It will also be remembered in history books as the year recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada. What started as six cannabis issuers on TSXV at the end of 2014 has grown to 45 on TSX/TSXV as at the end of 2018.