Horizons ETFs Launching Premium Yield Suite

New ETFs offer U.S. Treasury exposure with active options program for higher yields

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2023 /CNW/ - Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs" or the "Manager") is pleased to announce that it is launching three new ETFs (the "ETFs") as part of its Premium Yield suite (the "Premium Yield Suite") – a unique ETF family that uses an actively-managed options program with varied levels of duration that seeks to generate higher yields and may offer tax-efficient distributions on U.S. Treasury securities.

"With our upcoming Premium Yield Suite, we'll provide an opportunity for portfolio security in the search for significant yield," said Rohit Mehta, President and CEO of Horizons ETFs. "With an underlying portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities backed by the credit of the U.S. government coupled with an actively managed options program driven by our expertise in the field, our Premium Yield ETFs will seek to offer peace of mind and meaningful monthly income for investors." 

Units of the ETFs have been conditionally approved for listing by the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and are slated to begin trading on October 5, 2023. The ETFs will be offered in both Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar versions and are further described in the table below:

ETF Name and Ticker	Investment Objective	Target Duration	Mgmt Fee*	Initial Target Annualized Net Yield¹
Horizons Short- Term U.S. Treasury Premium Yield ETF ("SPAY.U" and "SPAY")	SPAY.U seeks to provide: (a) exposure to the performance of a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities, generally targeting a duration less than 3 years; and (b) high monthly distributions of interest income and option premiums. To generate premiums and reduce volatility, SPAY.U will employ a dynamic option program.	Less than 3 years	0.35 %	7.5 %
Horizons Mid- Term U.S. Treasury Premium Yield ETF ("MPAY.U" and "MPAY")	MPAY.U seeks to provide: (a) exposure to the performance of a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities, generally targeting a duration between 5 and 10 years; and (b) high monthly distributions of interest income and option premiums. To generate premiums and reduce volatility, MPAY.U will employ a dynamic option program	5 to 10 Years	0.40 %	9.0 %
Horizons Long- Term U.S. Treasury Premium Yield  ETF("LPAY.U" and "LPAY")	LPAY.U seeks to provide: (a) exposure to the performance of a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities, generally targeting a duration over 10 years; and (b) high monthly distributions of interest income and option premiums. To generate premiums and reduce volatility, LPAY.U will employ a dynamic option program.	10+ Years	0.45 %	10.5 %

*Plus applicable sales tax

Horizons ETFs' Premium Yield Suite offers Canadians the ability to choose their duration exposure with U.S. Treasuries and an actively-managed options program: short or less than 3 years via SPAY, medium or 5 to 10 years via MPAY, and long or 10+ years via LPAY.

As part of its options writing program for the ETFs, the Manager will use both puts and calls to reduce downside risk and improve upside capture, based on market conditions. This strategy aims to balance target duration and income potential across interest rate and interest rate volatility environments. The use of both puts and calls on a U.S. Treasuries portfolio offers greater flexibility and adaptability through all market conditions. 

"Whether you're cautious about the current interest rate environment or believe that there's an opportunity to take advantage of the recent pause in the hiking cycle, our Premium Yield Suite will offer a duration and yield that can work for you and your monthly income needs," said Mr. Mehta. "And with the premiums generated from option writing expected to be treated as capital gains, these ETFs could offer tax-efficient yield enhancement to your portfolio, too." 

The ETFs are expected to close their initial offering of units to their designated broker on October 4, 2023, and are expected to begin trading when the market opens on October 5, 2023.

For further information about the ETFs ahead of launch, please visit:
SPAY.U: www.HorizonsETFs.com/SPAY
MPAY.U: www.HorizonsETFs.com/MPAY
LPAY.U: www.HorizonsETFs.com/LPAY

About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (www.HorizonsETFs.com )

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial services company with one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Horizons ETFs product family 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 $27 billion of assets under management and 110 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges. Horizons ETFs is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group, which manages approximately $710 billion of assets across 13 countries around the world.

¹The amount of the monthly distributions of an ETF, and therefore the initial targeted annualized net yield and the ongoing annualized net yield of an ETF, may fluctuate based on market conditions. There can be no assurance that an ETF will make any distribution in any particular period or periods. The Manager may, in its complete discretion, change the frequency of these distributions, and any such change will be announced by press release.

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