Horizons Announces September 2014 Distributions for Certain Active ETFs

TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2014 /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 September 30, 2014, as indicated in the table below.

The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be September 26, 2014, for all unitholders of record on September 30, 2014.  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 October 10, 2014. 

Horizons ETFs will make an additional announcement of the September distributions for its family of covered call exchange traded funds on or about September 22, 2014.

ETF Name	Ticker Symbol	Distribution per Unit	Annualized Yield *	Frequency
Horizons Active Diversified Income ETF	HAA	$0.06144	2.09%	Quarterly
	HAA.A	$0.03981	1.36%	Quarterly
Horizons Active Corporate Bond ETF	HAB	$0.02986	3.35%	Monthly
	HAB.A	$0.02503	2.80%	Monthly
Horizons Active Cdn Bond ETF	HAD	$0.02315	2.83%	Monthly
	HAD.A	$0.01851	2.26%	Monthly
Horizons Active Yield Matched Duration ETF	HAF	$0.02590	3.71%	Monthly
	HAF.A	$0.02206	3.16%	Monthly
Horizons Active Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	HAJ	$0.02359	2.30%	Monthly
	HAJ.A	$0.01508	1.47%	Monthly
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF	HAL	$0.03529	2.80%	Monthly
	HAL.A	$0.02501	1.98%	Monthly
Horizons Active Global Dividend ETF	HAZ	$0.03500	2.62%	Monthly
	HAZ.A	$0.02392	1.79%	Monthly
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF	HEW	$0.07876	2.41%	Quarterly
Horizons Active Floating Rate Preferred Share ETF	HFP	$0.02839	3.34%	Monthly
	HFP.A	$0.02356	2.77%	Monthly
Horizons Active Floating Rate Bond ETF	HFR	$0.01849	2.18%	Monthly
	HFR.A	$0.01348	1.59%	Monthly
Horizons Active Preferred Share ETF	HPR	$0.03334	3.99%	Monthly
	HPR.A	$0.02860	3.42%	Monthly
Horizons Active US Floating Rate Bond (USD) ETF (1)	HUF.U	$0.01104	1.32%	Monthly
	HUF	$0.01104	1.32%	Monthly
	HUF.V	$0.00627	0.75%	Monthly
Horizons US Black Swan ETF (2)	HUS.U	$0.06073	1.91%	Quarterly
	HUS.V	$0.03375	1.06%	Quarterly
Horizons Canadian Black Swan ETF	HUT	$0.07890	2.69%	Quarterly
	HUT.A	$0.05397	1.84%	Quarterly
Horizons Active High Yield Bond ETF	HYI	$0.05294	5.89%	Monthly
	HYI.A	$0.04781	5.32%	Monthly
Horizons Canadian Midstream Oil & Gas Index ETF(3)	HOG	$0.07178	3.01%	Quarterly

* Based on the applicable September 18, 2014 net asset value per unit which is available at www.HorizonsETFs.com.

(1)	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 $0.01208 per unit.
(2)	Distributions for Horizons US Black Swan ETF are declared and paid in U.S. dollars.
(3)	Horizons Canadian Midstream Oil & Gas Index ETF began trading on July 15, 2014. 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 $4.4 billion of assets under management and with 71 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.

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