Confirmed 2015 Annual Special Distributions for First Asset ETFs

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TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - First Asset Investment Management Inc. ("First Asset") announces the confirmed amounts of the annual special year-end distributions (the "Special Distributions") for the 2015 tax year for its First Asset exchange traded funds ("First Asset ETFs"), as set out in the table below.

Each of the First Asset ETFs is required to distribute any net income and capital gains that it has earned in the year.  The Special Distributions will generally consist of capital gains and/or any excess net income at year end.  The Special Distributions will not be paid in cash, but will be reinvested and the resulting units immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by each investor will not change.   Investors holding their units outside registered plans will have taxable amounts to report and an increase in the adjusted cost base of their investment. In all cases, the Special Distributions will be paid to unitholders of record on December 30, 2015.  The ex-dividend date in each case is December 24, 2015.

Fund Name	TSX Trading Symbol	Confirmed Special Distributions per Fund Unit as at December 30, 2015
First Asset Morningstar National Bank Québec Index ETF	QXM	$0.9447
	QXM.A	$0.9629
First Asset Morningstar Canada Momentum Index ETF	WXM	$0.0958
	WXM.A	$0.1304
First Asset Morningstar US Value Index ETF	XXM	$0.2928
	XXM.A	$0.2898
	XXM.B	$0.2413
	XXM.D	$0.4093
First Asset Morningstar US Dividend Target 50 Index ETF	UXM	$0.0264
	UXM.A	$0.0090
	UXM.B	$0.0000
	UXM.D	$0.0000
First Asset MSCI World Low Risk Weighted ETF	RWW	$0.0531
	RWW.A	$0.0500
	RWW.B	$0.1100
	RWW.D	$0.1100
First Asset Canadian REIT ETF	RIT	$0.5529
	RIT.A	$0.1900
First Asset Can-Energy Covered Call ETF	OXF	$0.00
	OXF.A	$0.00
First Asset Can-Materials Covered Call ETF	MXF	$0.00
	MXF.A	$0.00
First Asset Canadian Convertible Bond ETF	CXF	$0.00
	CXF.A	$0.00
First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF	TXF	$0.00
	TXF.A	$0.00
First Asset Energy Giants Covered Call ETF	NXF	$0.00
	NXF.A	$0.00
	NXF.B	$0.00
	NXF.D	$0.00
First Asset Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index ETF	DXM	$0.00
	DXM.A	$0.00
First Asset Morningstar Canada Value Index ETF	FXM	$0.00
	FXM.A	$0.00
First Asset Morningstar US Momentum Index ETF	YXM	$0.00
	YXM.A	$0.00
	YXM.B	$0.00
	YXM.D	$0.00
First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF	VXM	$0.00
	VXM.A	$0.00
	VXM.B	$0.00
	VXM.D	$0.00
First Asset Morningstar International Momentum Index ETF	ZXM	$0.00
	ZXM.A	$0.00
	ZXM.B	$0.00
	ZXM.D	$0.00
First Asset Provincial Bond Index ETF	PXF	$0.00
	PXF.A	$0.00
First Asset 1-5 Year Laddered Government Strip Bond Index ETF	BXF	$0.00
	BXF.A	$0.00
First Asset MSCI Canada Low Risk Weighted ETF	RWC	$0.00
	RWC.A	$0.00
First Asset MSCI USA Low Risk Weighted ETF	RWU	$0.00
	RWU.A	$0.00
	RWU.B	$0.00
	RWU.D	$0.00
First Asset MSCI Europe Low Risk Weighted ETF	RWE	$0.00
	RWE.A	$0.00
	RWE.B	$0.00
	RWE.D	$0.00
First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank ETF	FHB	$0.00
	FHB.A	$0.00
First Asset Active Canadian Dividend ETF	FDV	$0.00
	FDV.A	$0.00
First Asset U.S. & Canada Lifeco Income ETF	FLI	$0.00
	FLI.A	$0.00
First Asset Active Utility & Infrastructure ETF	FAI	$0.00
	FAI.A	$0.00
First Asset Active Credit ETF	FAO	$0.00
	FAO.A	$0.00
	FAO.U	$0.00
	FAO.V	$0.00
First Asset Core Canadian Equity ETF	CED	$0.00
	CED.A	$0.00
First Asset Core U.S. Equity ETF	CES	$0.00
	CES.A	$0.00
	CES.B	$0.00
	CES.D	$0.00
	CES.U	$0.00
	CES.V	$0.00
First Asset Core Balanced ETF	CBB	$0.00
	CBB.A	$0.00
First Asset CanBanc Income ETF	CIC	$0.00
	CIC.A	$0.00
First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income ETF	CSY	$0.00
	CSY.A	$0.00

These confirmed amounts are for the Special Distributions only and do not include the ongoing regular monthly or quarterly cash distribution amounts which were announced on December 17, 2015, in a separate press release.  These confirmed Special Distribution amounts replace the previous estimates announced on December 8, 2015. 

The actual taxable amounts of all distributions (cash and reinvested) for 2015, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers (through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or "CDS") in early 2016.

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