Purpose Investments Debuts Yield Shares, the World’s First Yield-Focused Single-Stock ETFs
20 December 2022 - 11:30PM
Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose Investments”), a modern
investment firm known for its globally innovative, client-centric
products, is excited to announce the launch of Yield Shares by
Purpose (“Yield Shares”), as described in the table below, the
world’s first yield-focused single-stock ETFs, which will begin
trading today on the NEO Exchange Inc.
Yield Shares by Purpose are designed to offer
investors a new tool to maximize yield in their portfolios. With
Yield Shares, investors will earn enhanced monthly distribution
yield through an investment in funds holding some of the world’s
most widely held stocks, such as Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and
Tesla, while maintaining exposure to the underlying individual
stock’s performance.
“It’s a turbulent economic environment right
now, and with Yield Shares by Purpose, we’re excited to offer
Canadians the opportunity to get exposure to individual stocks like
Tesla and Apple and receive enhanced monthly distributions while
being invested in them,” says Vlad Tasevski, Chief Operating
Officer and Head of Product.
Today, Purpose Investments is launching the
following five Yield Shares (the “Initial Yield Shares”):
ETF Name |
ETF Ticker |
Underlying Stock Exposure |
Alphabet (GOOGL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YGOG |
Alphabet Inc. |
Apple (AAPL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
APLY |
Apple Inc. |
Amazon (AMZN) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YAMZ |
Amazon.com Inc. |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
BRKY |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YTSL |
Tesla Inc. |
Yield Shares are designed to provide investors
with the following benefits:
- Monthly Distribution
Yield: Investors will be able earn an enhanced monthly
yield from their individual stock exposure in excess of any
dividends declared on the underlying stock where applicable.
- Exposure to Underlying Individual Stocks:
Benefit from the long-term growth potential of underlying stocks of
companies like Amazon and Tesla.
- Investment in U.S.
Companies Denominated in Canadian Dollars: Canadians will
be able to get exposure to individual U.S. stocks through an
investment denominated in Canadian dollars that hedges the U.S.
dollar currency exposure.
- Tax Efficiency:
Yield generated by the covered call strategy will be tax efficient
in the form of capital gains.
These unique Canadian-dollar-denominated Yield
Shares by Purpose will seek to generate distribution yield above
any dividends payable on the underlying stock by implementing
covered call option strategies (targeted at 50%) and moderate
leverage (targeted at a maximum of 25% of net asset value) to earn
enhanced monthly yield on sought-after global companies. Yield
Shares will provide investors with a different risk-return profile
compared to investing in the underlying stocks directly and can be
used as additional tools to customize their portfolios.
Purpose Investments is also excited to announce
the December 2022 distributions for the Initial Yield Shares:
ETF Name |
ETF Ticker |
Distribution(per unit)** |
Record Date |
Payment Date |
Alphabet (GOOGL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YGOG |
$0.1833 |
December 28, 2022 |
January 9, 2023 |
Apple (AAPL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
APLY |
$0.1667 |
December 28, 2022 |
January 9, 2023 |
Amazon (AMZN) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YAMZ |
$0.2000 |
December 28, 2022 |
January 9, 2023 |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
BRKY |
$0.1000 |
December 28, 2022 |
January 9, 2023 |
Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF |
YTSL |
$0.3067 |
December 28, 2022 |
January 9, 2023 |
**Distributions may vary and are subject to
Purpose’s discretion. The ex-distribution date for the initial
December 2022 distribution will be December 23, 2022.
The Yield Shares suite is the newest offering in
the firm’s industry-renowned ETF and fund lineup, which includes
the world’s first high-interest savings ETF (TSX ticker: PSA),
award-winning active fixed-income strategies (TSX ticker: CROP),
and industry-leading structured equity funds (e.g., Purpose
Structured Equity Yield Portfolio), among others. Learn more about
Purpose Investments’ ETFs and funds here:
www.purposeinvest.com.
*Yield Shares provide “enhanced” or higher
yields in the form of additional monthly distributions compared to
the underlying common stock, which pays a relatively low or no
distribution yield.
About Purpose
Investments Purpose Investments is an asset
management company with over $14 billion in assets under
management. Purpose Investments has an unrelenting focus on
client-centric innovation and offers a range of managed and
quantitative investment products. Purpose Investments is led by
well-known entrepreneur Som Seif and is a division of Purpose
Unlimited, an independent technology-driven financial services
company.
For further information, please
contact: Keera
Hart keera.hart@kaiserpartners.com905-580-1257
Commissions, trailing commissions, management
fees and expenses all may be associated with investment fund
investments. Please read the prospectus and other disclosure
documents before investing. There can be no assurance that the full
amount of your investment in a fund will be returned to you. If the
securities are purchased or sold on a stock exchange, you may pay
more or receive less than the current net asset value. Investment
funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past
performance may not be repeated. Fund distribution levels and
frequencies are not guaranteed and may vary at the Purpose
Investment’s sole discretion.
Certain statements in this document may be
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements (“FLS”) are statements
that are predictive in nature, depend on or refer to future events
or conditions, or that include words such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” intend,” “plan,”
“believe,” “estimate” or other similar expressions. Statements that
look forward in time or include anything other than historical
information are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual
results, actions or events could differ materially from those set
forth in the FLS. FLS are not guarantees of future performance and
are by their nature based on numerous assumptions. Although the FLS
contained in this document are based upon what Purpose Investments
believes to be reasonable assumptions, Purpose Investments cannot
assure that actual results will be consistent with these FLS. The
reader is cautioned to consider the FLS carefully and not to place
undue reliance on the FLS. Unless required by applicable law, it is
not undertaken, and specifically disclaimed, that there is any
intention or obligation to update or revise FLS, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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