TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. today announced that effective September 2012, the cash distributions of certain Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) will be paid out quarterly instead of annually. Details of the changes are as follows:
| Vanguard ETF |
TSX |
Current Cash |
Cash Distribution |
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| Vanguard MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-hedged) | VEF | Annual | Quarterly | |||
| Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF | VEE | Annual | Quarterly | |||
“The switch to quarterly distributions from annual distributions for the funds is intended to reduce the market impact—and associated transaction costs—to the funds that may result from paying distributions annually,” says Atul Tiwari, Managing Director of Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
The September cash distribution payment will include income from the first through third quarters of 2012. The fourth quarter cash distribution will be paid in December 2012. The funds will hold dividend payments on foreign currency appreciation (if any) and unrealized gains on passive foreign investment companies (if any) until the December dividend payment.
The funds' objectives and investment strategies have not changed as a result of the dividend frequency change.
To learn more about the TSX-listed Vanguard ETFs, please visit www.vanguardcanada.ca
About Vanguard
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies and a leading provider of company-sponsored retirement plan services. Vanguard manages CAD $1.8 trillion in global assets. Vanguard offers more than 170 funds to U.S. investors and more than 70 additional funds in non-U.S. markets. For more information, please visit www.vanguardcanada.ca.
All asset figures are as of December 31, 2011 unless otherwise noted.
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