TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2016 /CNW/ - PowerShares Canada announced today that it will increase the net asset value (NAV) of three TSX-listed PowerShares exchange-traded funds (the "ETFs"), calculated after close of business on January 14, 2016.

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (PFH) and PowerShares Senior Loan (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (BKL) invest in one or more U.S. Regulated Investment Companies (RICs) that earn and distribute qualified interest-related dividends. PowerShares Tactical Bond ETF (PTB) is invested in PFH, and as a result, will also experience an increase in its NAV.

The NAV increases are a result of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the "PATH Act"), which extends, on both a permanent and retroactive basis, favourable U.S. withholding tax treatment to foreign shareholders, including ETFs that receive RIC dividends comprised of short-term capital gains and/or qualified interest, so that those shareholders receive the same treatment with respect to such items as if they had invested directly in the RICs' underlying assets. 

Recognizing the value this exemption provides investors, PowerShares Canada will reclaim that portion of the taxes withheld in 2015. Also, going forward, it is expected that the changes introduced by the PATH Act should allow the ETFs to obtain benefits of the exemption from U.S. withholding tax on RIC dividends through reduced withholding tax at source, rather than having to seek tax reclaims.

The NAV and NAV per unit of each of the ETFs, calculated after the close of business on January 14, 2016, will increase to reflect their respective tax reclaim receivable amounts.

The impact to NAV will be as follows:

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Most PowerShares ETFs seek to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the applicable index, and are not actively managed. This means that the sub-advisor will not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets and the ETF will continue to provide exposure to each of the securities in the index regardless of whether the financial condition of one or more issuers of securities in the index deteriorates. In contrast, if a PowerShares ETF is actively managed, then the sub-advisor has discretion to adjust that PowerShares ETF's holdings in accordance with the ETF's investment objectives and strategies.

ETFs are not diversified investments.

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