TORONTO, March 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") and its affiliates 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, 2013, as indicated in the table
below.
The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be March
26, 2013, for all unitholders of record on March 28, 2013. 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 10, 2013.
Horizons ETFs will make an additional announcement of the March
distributions for its family of covered call exchange traded funds on
or about March 20, 2013.
|
ETF Name
|
Ticker
Symbol
|
Distribution
per Unit
|
Annualized
Yield *
|
Frequency
|
|
Horizons Active Diversified Income ETF
|
HAA
|
$ 0.10423
|
3.88%
|
Quarterly
|
|
HAA.A
|
$ 0.08404
|
3.13%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Active Corporate Bond ETF
|
HAB
|
$ 0.03069
|
3.35%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAB.A
|
$ 0.02560
|
2.79%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Cdn Bond ETF
|
HAD
|
$ 0.02137
|
2.51%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAD.A
|
$ 0.01658
|
1.95%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Advantage Yield ETF
|
HAF
|
$ 0.03194
|
4.41%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAF.A
|
$ 0.02815
|
3.89%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
|
HAJ
|
$ 0.02203
|
2.32%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAJ.A
|
$ 0.01412
|
1.49%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF
|
HAL
|
$ 0.03706
|
3.55%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAL.A
|
$ 0.02931
|
2.81%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Global Dividend ETF
|
HAZ
|
$ 0.03349
|
3.10%
|
Monthly
|
|
HAZ.A
|
$ 0.02567
|
2.37%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF
|
HEW
|
$ 0.06900
|
2.46%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Active Preferred Share ETF
|
HPR
|
$ 0.03779
|
4.29%
|
Monthly
|
|
HPR.A
|
$ 0.03285
|
3.72%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active Floating Rate Bond ETF
|
HFR
|
$ 0.02127
|
2.45%
|
Monthly
|
|
HFR.A
|
$ 0.01641
|
1.89%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Active US Floating Rate Bond (USD) ETF (1) |
HUF.U
|
$ 0.02109
|
2.45%
|
Monthly
|
|
HUF.V
|
$ 0.01621
|
1.88%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF (2) |
HUS.U
|
$ 0.03618
|
1.33%
|
Quarterly
|
|
HUS.V
|
$ 0.01315
|
0.48%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Universa Canadian Black Swan ETF
|
HUT
|
$ 0.07163
|
2.72%
|
Quarterly
|
|
HUT.A
|
$ 0.04924
|
1.87%
|
Quarterly
|
|
Horizons Active High Yield Bond ETF
|
HYI
|
$ 0.05545
|
6.01%
|
Monthly
|
|
HYI.A
|
$ 0.05024
|
5.44%
|
Monthly
|
|
Horizons Australian Dollar Currency ETF
|
ASD
|
$ 0.02074
|
2.30%
|
Monthly
|
* Based on the applicable March 18, 2013 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.
(2) Distributions for Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF are declared and
paid in U.S. dollars.
The Distributions will vary from period to period.
About Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. (www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs is an innovative financial services company offering the
Horizons ETFs family of ETFs. 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. With approximately $4.3 billion in
assets under management and 77 ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange, the Horizons ETFs family makes up one of the largest families
of ETFs in Canada. Horizons ETFs is a subsidiary of Horizons ETFs
Management (Canada) Inc. and a member of the Mirae Asset Financial
Group.
SOURCE: Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc.
Martin Fabregas, Investor Relations, (416) 601-2508 or 1-866-641-5739