First Asset Closed-End Funds January 2017 Distributions

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TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - First Asset Closed-End Funds announces the following distributions for the month ending January 31, 2017.  In all cases, the distribution will be paid on or before February 15, 2017, to holders of record on January 31, 2017.

Fund Name	TSX Symbol	Distribution Amount (per unit)
First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index Fund	UCD.UN	$0.0562 [Note 1]

Note 1.  First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index Fund announces that the targeted distribution rate for the calendar year ending December 31, 2017, will be 7.0% per annum based on the closing net asset value of the Fund on December 31, 2016 of $9.63 per Unit ($0.0562 per unit per month).  The annual distribution rate is determined pursuant to a formula which incorporates historical levels of distributions paid, the rate of inflation, and performance of the Fund, and will not be less than 4%, or more than 7% per annum based on the net asset value per Unit as at the end of the preceding calendar year.  

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