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TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2018 /CNW/ - Manulife Investments today
announced the 2018 annual reinvested distribution estimates for
Manulife Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). These annual reinvested
distributions generally represent realized capital gains within the
ETFs. Please note that these are estimated amounts only as of
December 5, 2018, and reflect
forward-looking information which may cause these estimates to
change.
Unitholders of record at close of business on December 31, 2018 will receive the 2018
reinvested distributions. The distributions will not be paid in
cash, but will be reinvested automatically in additional units of
the respective ETFs and immediately consolidated so that the number
of units held by each unitholder, the units outstanding of the ETFs
and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change because of the
distributions. Unitholders holding their units outside registered
plans will have taxable amounts to report and an increase in the
adjusted cost base of their investment.
The actual taxable amounts, including the tax characteristics,
will be reported to brokers through Clearing and Depository
Services Inc. in early 2019.
Please note that the cash distributions are reported separately
and may be applicable for some ETFs making annual reinvested
distributions.
Details of the reinvested distribution per unit amounts are as
follows:
ETF
|
Ticker
|
Distribution
Amount
(per unit)
|
Manulife Multifactor
Canadian Large Cap Index ETF
|
MCLC
|
$0.08502618
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Large Cap Index ETF - Unhedged
|
MULC.B
|
$0.27443128
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Large Cap Index ETF - Hedged
|
MULC
|
-
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Mid Cap Index ETF - Unhedged
|
MUMC.B
|
$0.24538364
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Mid Cap Index ETF - Hedged
|
MUMC
|
-
|
Manulife Multifactor
Developed International Index ETF - Unhedged
|
MINT.B
|
$0.18288801
|
Manulife Multifactor
Developed International Index ETF - Hedged
|
MINT
|
$0.79308211
|
Manulife Multifactor
Canadian SMID Cap Index ETF
|
MCSM
|
$0.53806450
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Small Cap Index ETF - Unhedged
|
MUSC.B
|
$1.29215300
|
Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Small Cap Index ETF - Hedged
|
MUSC
|
$0.19166660
|
Manulife Multifactor
Emerging Markets Index ETF
|
MEME.B
|
-
|
Manulife ETFs are managed by Manulife Investments, a division
of Manulife Asset Management Limited. Commissions, management fees
and expenses all may be associated with exchange traded funds
(ETFs). Investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses and other
important information are contained in the ETF facts as well as the
prospectus, please read before investing. ETFs are not guaranteed,
their values change frequently and past performance may not be
repeated.
About Manulife Investments
Manulife Investments, a
division of Manulife Asset Management Limited, builds on 125 years
of Manulife's wealth and investment management expertise in
managing assets for Canadian investors. As one of Canada's leading integrated financial services
providers, Manulife Investments and its affiliates offer a variety
of products and services including exchange traded funds,
segregated fund contracts, mutual funds and guaranteed interest
contracts.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a
leading international financial services group that helps people
make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily
as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We
provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset
management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At
the end of 2017, we had about 35,000 employees, 73,000 agents, and
thousands of distribution partners, serving more than 26 million
customers. As of September 30, 2018,
we had over $1.1 trillion
(US$863 billion) in assets under
management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we
made $27.6 billion in payments to our
customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada
and the United States where we
have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global
headquarters in Toronto, Canada,
we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto,
New York, and the Philippine stock
exchanges and under '945' in Hong
Kong.
SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation