Invesco announces estimated 2017 annual distributions for Canadian-listed PowerShares ETFs

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - Invesco today announced estimated 2017 annual distributions for its PowerShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Unitholders of record on December 28, 2017 will receive these distributions, which will generally consist of capital gains only. The distributions will be reinvested and the resulting units immediately consolidated, so the number of units held by each investor will not change. Investors holding their units outside registered plans will have taxable amounts to report and an increase in the adjusted cost base of their investment.

Note that these figures are estimates only, as of October 27, 2017, and are subject to change prior to the December 15, 2017 taxation year-end of the ETFs. These estimates are for annual amounts only and do not include estimates of ongoing monthly or quarterly cash distributions.

Final year-end distribution amounts, as well as the ongoing monthly and quarterly cash distribution amounts, will be announced on or about December 15, 2017. The tax characteristics for all distributions declared in 2017 will be reported before the end of February 2018.

¹ On January 12, 2017, the following name and ticker changes were made: PowerShares Senior Loan (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (BKL) became PowerShares Senior Loan Index ETF (BKL.F), PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (PFH) became PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF (PFH.F), PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (ULV) became PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Index ETF (ULV.F), PowerShares U.S. Fundamental (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (PXU) became PowerShares U.S. Fundamental Index ETF (PXU.F), PowerShares QQQ (CAD Hedged) Index ETF (QQC) became PowerShares QQQ Index ETF (QQC.F) and PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental Index ETF (PXS) became PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental Index ETF II.

On May 11, 2017, two additional series were offered on PowerShares Senior Loan Index ETF (BKL.F): BKL.C (CAD unhedged) and BKL.U (USD).

^† A ticker symbol ending with ".U" represents U.S.-dollar-denominated units. Distributions are paid in U.S. dollars. U.S.-dollar-denominated units do not provide a currency hedge between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar.

The tax composition of the PowerShares ETFs' distributions will be determined on an annual basis and will only be available after the PowerShares ETFs' tax year-end.

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Most PowerShares ETFs seek to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the applicable index, and are not actively managed. This means that the sub-advisor will not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets and the ETF will continue to provide exposure to each of the securities in the index regardless of whether the financial condition of one or more issuers of securities in the index deteriorates. In contrast, if a PowerShares ETF is actively managed, then the sub-advisor has discretion to adjust that PowerShares ETF's holdings in accordance with the ETF's investment objectives and strategies.

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