TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/19/16 -- (TSX: FDY)(TSX: FDY.A)(TSX: FUD)(TSX: FUD.A)(TSX: FDE)(TSX: FDE.A)(TSX: FSL)(TSX: FSL.A)(TSX: EUR)(TSX: EUR.A)(TSX: FSD)(TSX: FSD.A)(TSX: ETP)(TSX: ETP.A)(TSX: FTB)(TSX: FHC)(TSX: FHF)(TSX: FHM)(TSX: FHQ)(TSX: FHU)(TSX: FSR)
FT Portfolios Canada Co. ("First Trust") is pleased to announce cash and reinvested distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds (the "ETFs") listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period ending December 31, 2016. Reinvested distributions generally represent realized capital gains and other income or special distributions received by the ETFs over and above cash distributions paid out during the year and are paid to unitholders, as required, to ensure the ETFs are not liable for ordinary income tax.
The cash distributions are payable on January 9, 2017 to Unitholders of record on December 30, 2016 with an ex-dividend date of December 28, 2016. Details for the per unit distribution amounts are shown below:
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Cash Reinvested
Fund Distribution Distribution
Fund Name Ticker Amount Amount
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First Trust AlphaDEX FDY $0.0484 -
Canadian Dividend ETF
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FDY.A $0.0302 -
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First Trust AlphaDEX FUD $0.0924 -
U.S. Dividend ETF (CAD-
Hedged)
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FUD.A $0.0690 -
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First Trust AlphaDEX FDE $0.0150 -
Emerging Market Dividend
ETF (CAD-Hedged)
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FDE.A $0.0017 -
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First Trust Senior Loan ETF FSL $0.0667 -
(CAD-Hedged)
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FSL.A $0.0575 -
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First Trust AlphaDEX EUR $0.0700 -
European Dividend Index
ETF (CAD-Hedged)
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EUR.A $0.0500 -
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First Trust Short Duration FSD $0.0874 -
High Yield Bond ETF (CAD-
Hedged)
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FSD.A $0.0699 -
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First Trust Global Risk ETP $0.0590 -
Managed Income Index ETF
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ETP.A $0.0503 -
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First Trust Tactical Bond FTB $0.0666 $0.0821
Index ETF
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First Trust AlphaDEX FHC $0.1250 $1.0408
U.S. Consumer Staples
Sector Index ETF
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First Trust AlphaDEX FHF $0.1000 $0.7931
U.S. Financial Sector
Index ETF
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First Trust AlphaDEX FHM $0.2500 $5.3986
U.S. Materials Sector
Index ETF
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First Trust AlphaDEX FHQ $0.1250 $0.1906
U.S. Technology Sector
Index ETF
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Cash Reinvested
Fund Distribution Distribution
Fund Name Ticker Amount Amount
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First Trust AlphaDEX FHU $0.1250 $1.1424
U.S. Utilities Sector
Index ETF
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First Trust Dorsey Wright FSR $0.1200 $0.7494
U.S. Sector Rotation Index
ETF (CAD-Hedged)
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Contacts:
FT Portfolios Canada Co.
416-865-8065/877-622-5552
www.firsttrust.ca
