Horizons Announces June 2012 Distributions For Certain Active ETFs

TORONTO, June 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") and its affiliates are 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 period ending June 30, 2012, as indicated in the table below.

The ex-dividend date for the Distributions is anticipated to be June 27, 2012, for all unitholders of record on June 29, 2012.  The Distributions 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 July 12, 2012.

Horizons ETFs will make an additional announcement of the June distributions for its family of covered call exchange traded funds on or about June 21, 2012.

CLASS E UNITS

ETF Name	Ticker Symbol	Distribution per Unit	Annualized Yield *	Frequency
Horizons Balanced ETF	HAA	$ 0.05446	2.12%	Quarterly
Horizons Corporate Bond ETF	HAB	$ 0.03287	3.78%	Monthly
Horizons Tactical Bond ETF	HAF	$ 0.03750	5.57%	Monthly
Horizons Dividend ETF	HAL	$ 0.02421	2.62%	Monthly
Horizons Income Plus ETF	HAP	$ 0.06237	1.36%	Semi-Annual
Horizons Global Dividend ETF	HAZ	$ 0.03000	3.07%	Monthly
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF	HEW	$ 0.06024	2.36%	Quarterly
Horizons Preferred Share ETF	HPR	$ 0.03601	4.31%	Monthly
Horizons Floating Rate Bond ETF	HFR	$ 0.01949	2.36%	Monthly
Horizons U.S. Floating Rate Bond ETF ^(1)	HUF.U	$ 0.01815	2.21%	Monthly
Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF^(2)(3)	HUS.U	$ 0.01522	1.72%	Quarterly
Horizons Universa Canadian Black Swan ETF^(3)	HUT	$ 0.02647	2.98%	Quarterly
Horizons High Yield Bond ETF	HYI	$ 0.05855	7.07%	Monthly
Horizons Australian Dollar Currency ETF	ASD	$ 0.02633	3.09%	Monthly

ADVISOR CLASS UNITS

ETF Name	Ticker Symbol	Distribution per Unit	Annualized Yield *	Frequency
Horizons Balanced ETF	HAA.A	$ 0.03516	1.37%	Quarterly
Horizons Corporate Bond ETF	HAB.A	$ 0.02804	3.22%	Monthly
Horizons Tactical Bond ETF	HAF.A	$ 0.03388	5.04%	Monthly
Horizons Dividend ETF	HAL.A	$ 0.01722	1.86%	Monthly
Horizons Income Plus ETF	HAP.A	$ 0.03947	0.86%	Semi-Annual
Horizons Global Dividend ETF	HAZ.A	$ 0.02266	2.32%	Monthly
Horizons Preferred Share ETF	HPR.A	$ 0.03185	3.80%	Monthly
Horizons Floating Rate Bond ETF	HFR.A	$ 0.01501	1.82%	Monthly
Horizons U.S. Floating Rate Bond ETF ^(1)	HUF.V	$ 0.01350	1.64%	Monthly
Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF^(2) (3)	HUS.V	$ 0.00771	0.87%	Quarterly
Horizons Universa Canadian Black Swan ETF^(3)	HUT.A	$ 0.01893	2.13%	Quarterly
Horizons High Yield Bond ETF	HYI.A	$ 0.05390	6.51%	Monthly

* Based on the applicable June 19, 2012 net asset value per unit which is available at www.horizonsetfs.com

The Distributions will vary from period to period.

^(1)	Distributions for Horizons U.S. Floating Rate Bond ETF are declared and paid in U.S. dollars.
^(2)	Distributions for Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF are declared and paid in U.S. dollars.
^(3)	The Class E Units and Advisor Class Units of Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF and Horizons Universa Canadian Black Swan ETF began trading on May 30, 2012. The distributions attributable to those units have been prorated from their launch date.

About Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. (www.horizonsetfs.com)

Horizons ETFs is an innovative financial services company offering the Horizons ETFs family of ETFs. The Horizons ETFs family includes a broadly diversified range of investment tools with solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. With more than $3.4 billion in assets under management and 86 ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Horizons ETFs family makes up one of the largest families of ETFs in Canada. Horizons ETFs is a subsidiary of Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and a member of the Mirae Asset Financial Group.

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