TORONTO – February 21, 2023 – Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) is pleased to announce the distribution amounts per security (the “Distributions”) for its suite of covered call exchange traded funds (the “ETFs”), for the period ending February 28, 2023, as indicated in the table below.
The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be February 27, 2023, for all securityholders of record on February 28, 2023. The Distributions for securities of each ETF will be paid in cash or, if the securityholder has enrolled in the respective ETF’s dividend reinvestment plan, reinvested in additional securities of the applicable ETF, on or about March 7, 2023.
Horizons ETFs has made an additional announcement regarding the February distributions for certain ETFs in a separate press release.
| ETF Name | Ticker Symbol | Current Month Distribution Rate | NAV Change from Prior Month(1) | Current Month Yield(2) | Prior Month Yield(3) | Absolute Change in Yield from Prior Month(4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizons Canadian Large Cap Equity Covered Call ETF | CNCC | $0.10000 | 0.10% | 9.40% | 9.34% | 0.06% |
| Horizons Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ETF | ENCC | $0.13000 | -4.56% | 14.06% | 13.27% | 0.79% |
| Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF | GLCC | $0.22000 | -12.43% | 11.17% | 9.71% | 1.46% |
| Horizons Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call ETF | BKCC | $0.10000 | 3.24% | 7.38% | 7.57% | -0.19% |
| Horizons NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF | QQCC | $0.10750 | 3.70% | 13.04% | 13.37% | -0.33% |
| Horizons US Large Cap Equity Covered Call ETF(5) | USCC.U | $0.12000 | 1.18% | 11.48% | 11.50% | -0.02% |
| USCC | $0.12000 | 1.94% | 11.48% | 11.50% | -0.02% | |
| Horizons Gold Yield ETF | HGY | $0.05000 | -4.11% | 6.32% | 6.03% | 0.29% |
(1) Based on the period from January 23, 2023 to February 17, 2023, where the prior month’s NAV (net asset value) per security is adjusted to include the prior month’s distribution.
(2) Annualized and based on the applicable February 17, 2023 NAV per security, which is available at www.HorizonsETFs.com.
(3) Annualized and based on the applicable January 23, 2023 NAV per security, which is available at www.HorizonsETFs.com.
(4) The absolute change of the prior month’s previously announced annualized distribution yield, to the current month’s annualized distribution yield.
(5) Distributions for the Horizons US Large Cap Equity Covered Call ETF are declared and paid in U.S. dollars, including those listed under the Canadian dollar-traded ticker USCC. The approximate Canadian dollar equivalent distribution rate for USCC is $0.16172 per security. For securityholders who hold the Canadian dollar-traded USCC, distribution payments will typically be converted to Canadian dollars by the securityholder’s account holder.
Each ETF pays distributions monthly. The amount of monthly cash distributions may fluctuate from month to month, and there can be no assurance that an ETF will make any distributions in any particular month or months.
For further information regarding the Distributions, please visit www.HorizonsETFs.com.
About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (www.HorizonsETFs.com)
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons ETFs has more than $24 billion of assets under management and 107 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges.
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