Horizons Announces December 2017 Distributions for Certain ETFs

TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is 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 2017 tax year end, as indicated in the table below.

Each ETF is required to distribute any net income and capital gains that they have earned in the year. All of the Distributions indicated as "Cash Distribution per Unit" in the table (the "Cash Distributions") will be paid in cash unless the unitholder has enrolled in the dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP") of the respective ETF.

The annual non-cash Distributions, indicated as "Reinvested Annual Non-Cash Distributions per Unit (Est.)" in the table (the "Non-Cash Distributions"), will not be paid in cash but will be reinvested and reported as taxable Distributions and will be used to increase each unitholder's adjusted cost base of their units of the respective ETF. The Non-Cash Distributions will be reinvested automatically in additional units of the respective ETFs and immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder, the units outstanding of the ETFs and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change as a result of the Non-Cash Distributions. The annual Non-Cash Distribution rates in the table below are presented on an estimated basis. A press release confirming the final annual Non-Cash Distribution rates will be disseminated on or about the record date of the Distributions.

The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be December 28, 2017, for all unitholders of record on December 29, 2017. The Distributions for units of each ETF 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 January 11, 2018. 

Horizons ETFs has made an additional announcement regarding the December distributions for its family of covered call exchange traded funds in a separate press release.

ETF Name	Ticker Symbol	Cash Distribution per Unit	Annualized Yield^*	Frequency	Reinvested Annual Non- Cash Distribution per Unit (Est.)
Horizons Active Corporate Bond ETF	HAB	$0.02769	3.07%	Monthly	-
Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF	HAC	-	-	Annually	$0.12929
Horizons Active Cdn Bond ETF	HAD	$0.02254	2.72%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active Intl Developed Markets Equity ETF^(1)	HADM	$0.03890	2.00%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Active Global Fixed Income ETF	HAF	$0.01791	2.68%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	HAJ	$0.05906	1.71%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF	HAL	$0.12726	3.17%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Absolute Return Global Currency ETF	HARC	-	-	Annually	$0.96435
Horizons Active US Dividend ETF^(2)	HAU	$0.05551	1.76%	Quarterly	-
	HAU.U	$0.05551	1.76%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Active Global Dividend ETF	HAZ	$0.11526	2.11%	Quarterly	-
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF	HEW	$0.05609	1.58%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Active Floating Rate Preferred Share ETF	HFP	$0.02973	3.68%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active Floating Rate Bond ETF	HFR	$0.01939	2.31%	Monthly	-
Horizons Global Currency Opportunities ETF	HGC	-	-	Annually	$0.42401
Horizons Managed Global Opportunities ETF	HGM	$0.12260	2.17%	Semi-Annual	-
Horizons Morningstar Hedge Fund Index ETF	HHF	-	-	Annually	$0.32830
Horizons Active Cdn Municipal Bond ETF	HMP	$0.01656	2.03%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active Preferred Share ETF	HPR	$0.03073	3.85%	Monthly	-
Horizons Global Risk Parity ETF	HRA	-	-	Annually	$0.08837
Horizons Active Floating Rate Senior Loan ETF	HSL	$0.02380	2.92%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active US Floating Rate Bond (USD) ETF^(3)	HUF.U	$0.02167	2.56%	Monthly	-
	HUF	$0.02167	2.56%	Monthly	-
Horizons Active High Yield Bond ETF	HYI	$0.04863	5.76%	Monthly	$0.10202
Horizons China High Dividend Yield Index ETF	HCN	$0.22558	3.58%	Quarterly	$0.35382
Horizons Cdn Insider Index ETF	HII	$0.06133	1.94%	Quarterly	$0.66688
Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF^(4)	HMMJ	$0.09062	2.34%	Quarterly	$0.22660
	HMMJ.U	$0.09062	2.34%	Quarterly	$0.22660
Horizons Canadian Midstream Oil & Gas Index ETF	HOG	$0.09210	4.07%	Quarterly	-
Horizons Active A.I. Global Equity ETF^(5)	MIND	-	-	Annually	$0.13304

^* Based on the applicable December 19, 2017 net asset value per unit, which is available at www.HorizonsETFs.com.

^(1)	The units of Horizons Active Intl Developed Markets Equity ETF began trading on October 24, 2017. The distributions attributable to those units have been pro-rated from its launch date.
^(2)	Distributions for Horizons Active US Dividend ETF are declared and paid in Canadian dollars, including those listed under the U.S. dollar traded ticker HAU.U. The approximate U.S. dollar equivalent distribution rate for HAU.U is $0.04313 per unit. For unitholders who hold the U.S. dollar traded HAU.U, distribution payments will typically be converted to U.S. dollars by the unitholder's account holder.
^(3)	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 $0.02789 per unit. For unitholders who hold the Canadian dollar traded HUF, distribution payments will typically be converted to Canadian dollars by the unitholder's account holder.
^(4)	Distributions for Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF are declared and paid in Canadian dollars, including those listed under the U.S. dollar traded ticker HMMJ.U. The approximate U.S. dollar equivalent distribution rate for HMMJ.U is $ 0.07041 per unit. For unitholders who hold the U.S. dollar traded HMMJ.U, distribution payments will typically be converted to U.S. dollars by the unitholder's account holder.
^(5)	The units of Horizons Active A.I. Global Equity ETF began trading on October 31, 2017. The distributions attributable to those units have been pro-rated from its launch date.

Distributions for the ETFs will vary from period to period. For further information regarding the Distributions, please visit www.HorizonsETFs.com.

About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.

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 suite 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 currently has more than $9.4 billion of assets under management and 81 ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is a member of the Mirae Asset Global Investments Group.

SOURCE Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.

Martin Fabregas, Investor Relations, [phone] or 1-866-641-5739.

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