TD Asset Management Inc. Announces Final Annual Reinvested Distributions for some TD ETFs

TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) today announced the final annual 2017 reinvested distributions for the TD S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), TD S&P 500 Index ETF, TD International Equity Index ETF, and the TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (collectively "the ETFs").  

Unitholders of record on December 29, 2017, will receive a notional distribution generally representing realized capital gains within the ETFs for the 2017 tax year. A notional distribution is when the units from a reinvested distribution are immediately consolidated with the units held prior to the distribution and the number of units held after the distribution is identical to the number of units held before the distribution.

The taxable amounts of reinvested and cash distributions for 2017, including tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers via CDS Clearing and Depository Services within the first 60 days of 2018.

Details of the per-unit reinvested distribution are as follows:

For more information regarding TD ETFs, visit www.TDAssetManagement.com.

The S&P 500® index, the S&P 500® CAD Hedged index, the S&P EPAC Ex-Korea LargeMidCap index, the S&P EPAC Ex-Korea LargeMidCap CAD Hedged index, the S&P Canada Aggregate Bond index and the S&P/TSX Capped Composite index (collectively, the "Indices") are  products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("SPDJI"), and have been licensed for use by TD Asset Management Inc. ("TDAM").  Standard & Poor's® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones");TSX is a registered Trademark of TSX Inc.; and These trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by TDAM.   TD S&P 500 Index ETF, TD S&P 500 CAD Hedged Index ETF, TD International Equity Index ETF,  TD International Equity CAD Hedged Index ETF, TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF and TD S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF  are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of any of the Indices.

Certain statements in this document may contain forward-looking statements ("FLS") that are predictive in nature and may include words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "believes", "estimates" and similar forward-looking expressions or negative versions thereof. FLS are based on current expectations and projections about future general economic, political and relevant market factors, such as interest and foreign exchange rates, equity and capital markets, the general business environment, assuming no changes to tax or other laws or government regulation or catastrophic events. Expectations and projections about future events are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, which may be unforeseeable. Such expectations and projections may be incorrect in the future. FLS are not guarantees of future performance. Actual events could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any FLS. A number of important factors including those factors set out above can contribute to these digressions. You should avoid placing any reliance on FLS.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Please read the prospectus and summary document(s) before investing. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. ETF units are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange and brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

TD ETFs are managed by TD Asset Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

About TD Asset Management Inc.
TD Asset Management (TDAM), a member of TD Bank Group, is a North American investment management firm. Operating through TD Asset Management Inc. in Canada and TDAM USA Inc. in the U.S., TDAM brings new thinking to investors' most important challenges. TDAM offers investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individual investors. Additionally, TDAM manages assets on behalf of almost 2 million retail investors and offers a broadly diversified suite of investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. Collectively, TDAM manages C$343.7 billion in assets as at September 30, 2017.

SOURCE TD Asset Management Inc.