FT Portfolios Canada Co. Announces Cash Distribution for Its Exchange Traded Funds


TORONTO, March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

(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:FST) (TSX:FST.A) (TSX:FTB) (TSX:ETP) (TSX:ETP.A) (TSX:FHF) (TSX:FHD) (TSX:FHC) (TSX:FHC.F) (TSX:FHM) (TSX:FHG) (TSX:FHG.F) (TSX:FHU) (TSX:FHQ) (TSX:FHQ.F)

FT Portfolios Canada Co. (“First Trust”) is pleased to announce cash distribution for its Exchange Traded Funds (the “ETFS”) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period ending March 31, 2018. 

The cash distributions are payable on April 6, 2018 to Unitholders of record on March 29, 2018 with an ex-dividend date of March 28, 2018. Details for the per unit distribution amounts are shown below:

Fund NameFund Ticker Cash Distribution Amount
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)FUD$0.0450
FUD.A$0.0200
First Trust AlphaDEXTM Emerging Market Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged)FDE$0.0350
FDE.A$0.0185
First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged)FSL$0.0636
FSL.A$0.0555
First Trust AlphaDEXTM European Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)EUR$0.0500
EUR.A$0.0288
First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged)FSD$0.0850
FSD.A$0.0670
First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETFETP$0.0650
ETP.A$0.0560
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Index ETFFHC$0.0255
FHC.F$0.0200
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Industrials Sector Index ETFFHG$0.0250
FHG.F$0.0170
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Financial Sector Index ETFFHF$0.0555
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF
FHQ$0.0650
FHQ.F$0.0400
First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETFFTB$0.0600
First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETFFST$0.0600
FST.A$0.0250
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ETFFHD$0.0700
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Materials Sector Index ETFFHM$0.0550
First Trust AlphaDEXTM U.S. Utilities Sector Index ETFFHU$0.1100


For further information, please contact:  FT Portfolios Canada Co.
416-865-8065/877-622-5552