TORONTO, March 21, 2016 /CNW/ - Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc. and its
affiliate AlphaPro Management Inc. (collectively "Horizons
ETFs") are pleased to announce the distribution amounts per
unit (the "Distributions") for certain of the Horizons ETFs
family of exchange traded funds (the "ETFs"), for the period
ending March 31, 2016, as indicated
in the table below.
The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be
March 29, 2016, for all unitholders
of record on March 31, 2016.
The Distributions will be paid in cash, or if the unitholder has
enrolled in the respective ETF's dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP),
reinvested in additional units of the applicable ETF, on or about
April 12, 2016.
Horizons ETFs will make an additional announcement of the March
distributions for its family of covered call exchange traded funds
on or about March 22, 2016.
|
ETF
Name
|
Ticker
Symbol
|
Distribution
per Unit
|
Annualized
Yield *
|
Frequency
|
|
Horizons Active
Corporate Bond ETF
|
HAB
|
$ 0.03015
|
3.41%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAB.A
|
$ 0.02521
|
2.84%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Cdn
Bond ETF
|
HAD
|
$ 0.02429
|
2.91%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAD.A
|
$ 0.01956
|
2.34%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Global Fixed Income ETF
|
HAF
|
$ 0.02821
|
4.54%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAF.A
|
$ 0.02485
|
4.00%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
|
HAJ
|
$ 0.01996
|
2.02%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAJ.A
|
$ 0.01178
|
1.19%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Cdn
Dividend ETF
|
HAL
|
$ 0.03265
|
2.90%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAL.A
|
$ 0.02361
|
2.10%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active US
Dividend ETF(1)
|
HAU
|
$ 0.01688
|
1.92%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAU.U
|
$ 0.01688
|
1.92%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAU.A
|
$ 0.00937
|
1.06%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Global Dividend ETF
|
HAZ
|
$ 0.03536
|
2.32%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAZ.A
|
$ 0.02217
|
1.45%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons S&P/TSX
60 Equal Weight Index ETF
|
HEW
|
$ 0.06360
|
2.17%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Active
Floating Rate Preferred Share ETF
|
HFP
|
$ 0.03168
|
5.01%
|
Monthly
|
|
HFP.A
|
$ 0.02816
|
4.45%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Floating Rate Bond ETF
|
HFR
|
$ 0.01552
|
1.88%
|
Monthly
|
|
HFR.A
|
$ 0.01066
|
1.29%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Cdn
Municipal Bond ETF
|
HMP
|
$ 0.01977
|
2.38%
|
Monthly
|
|
HMP.A
|
$ 0.01506
|
1.81%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Preferred Share ETF
|
HPR
|
$ 0.03237
|
5.02%
|
Monthly
|
|
HPR.A
|
$ 0.02895
|
4.48%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active
Floating Rate Senior Loan ETF
|
HSL
|
$ 0.02835
|
3.48%
|
Monthly
|
|
HSL.A
|
$ 0.02387
|
2.93%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active US
Floating Rate Bond (USD) ETF (2)
|
HUF.U
|
$ 0.00683
|
0.83%
|
Monthly
|
|
HUF
|
$ 0.00683
|
0.83%
|
Monthly
|
|
HUF.V
|
$ 0.00224
|
0.27%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons US Equity
Managed Risk ETF(3)
|
HUS.U
|
$ 0.06279
|
2.21%
|
Quarterly
|
|
HUS.V
|
$ 0.03887
|
1.37%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Cdn Equity
Managed Risk ETF
|
HUT
|
$ 0.07696
|
3.20%
|
Quarterly
|
|
HUT.A
|
$ 0.05669
|
2.36%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Active High
Yield Bond ETF
|
HYI
|
$ 0.04881
|
6.23%
|
Monthly
|
|
HYI.A
|
$ 0.04462
|
5.69%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons China High
Dividend Yield Index ETF(4)
|
HCN
|
$ 0.21958
|
5.11%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Cdn Insider
Index ETF
|
HII
|
$ 0.06004
|
2.41%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Canadian
Midstream Oil & Gas Index ETF
|
HOG
|
$ 0.09997
|
5.14%
|
Quarterly
|
* Based on the applicable March 18,
2016 net asset value per unit which is available at
www.HorizonsETFs.com.
|
(1)
|
Distributions for
Horizons Active US Dividend ETF are declared and paid in Canadian
dollars, including those listed under the U.S. dollar traded ticker
HAU.U. The approximate U.S. dollar equivalent distribution
rate for HAU.U is $0.01295 per unit. For unitholders who hold U.S.
dollar traded HAU.U, distribution payments will typically be
converted to U.S. dollars by the unitholder's account
holder.
|
|
(2)
|
Distributions for
Horizons Active US Floating Rate Bond (USD) ETF are declared and
paid in U.S. dollars, including those listed under the Canadian
dollar traded ticker HUF. The approximate Canadian dollar
equivalent distribution rate for HUF is $0.00890 per unit. For
unitholders who hold Canadian dollar traded HUF, distribution
payments will typically be converted to Canadian dollars by the
unitholder's account holder.
|
|
(3)
|
Distributions for
Horizons US Equity Managed Risk ETF are declared and paid in U.S.
dollars.
|
|
(4)
|
Horizons China High
Dividend Yield Index ETF began trading on January 12, 2016. The
distributions attributable to those units have been prorated from
its launch date.
|
Distributions for the ETFs will vary from period to
period.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and its affiliate AlphaPro
Management Inc. are innovative financial services companies
offering the Horizons ETFs family of exchange-traded funds. The
Horizons ETFs family includes a broadly diversified range of
investment tools with solutions for investors of all experience
levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market
conditions. Horizons ETFs has more than $5.4
billion of assets under management and with 70 ETFs listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Horizons ETFs family makes up
one of the largest families of ETFs in Canada. Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and AlphaPro Management Inc. are
members of the Mirae Asset Financial Group.
SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
