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HESG

Harvest ESG Equity Income
Index ETF

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The Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF is designed to deliver monthly income from an index portfolio built with a structured ESG screening process. Income is generated from this portfolio through an active covered call strategy. HESG is a core ESG screened equity income portfolio that delivers monthly cashflow.

Key Facts

As at 2023/06/02

TICKER

HESG

TSX
CURRENCY

CAD

Unhedged
NAV

$11.35

Updated Daily
MKT PRICE CLOSE

$11.36

Updated Daily
NET AUM*

$3.40M

Updated Daily
MGMT STYLE

Index

With Covered Calls
CASH DISTRIBUTION

Monthly

Frequency
LAST DISTRIBUTION

$0.0583

Cash, Per Unit
CURRENT YIELD

6.16%

Updated Daily
HOLDINGS

30

ESG Screened Equities

Distributions

Last Ex-dividend Date:

2023-05-30

Last Record Date:

2023-05-31

Last Payment Date:

2023-06-09

Last Cash Distribution Per Unit:

$0.0583

Cash Distribution Frequency:

Monthly

Cash Distributions Since Inception:

$0.4664

Ex-dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateClass ADistribution Frequency
2023-05-302023-05-312023-06-09$0.0583Monthly
2023-04-272023-04-282023-05-09$0.0583Monthly
2023-03-302023-03-312023-04-06$0.0583Monthly
2023-02-272023-02-282023-03-09$0.0583Monthly
2023-01-302023-01-312023-02-09$0.0583Monthly
Ex-dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateClass ADistribution Frequency
2022-12-292022-12-302023-01-09$0.0583Monthly
2022-11-292022-11-302022-12-09$0.0583Monthly
2022-10-282022-10-312022-11-09$0.0583Monthly

Portfolio Analysis

As at May 31, 2023

Number of Equity Securities:

30

Average Market Capitalization (CAD):

$640B

Average P/E:

23.4x

Average Dividend Yield:

1.98%

Average 5 Year Return on Equity:

34.71%

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Sub-Sector Allocation

As at May 31, 2023

Holdings

As at May 31, 2023

NameTickerWeightSectorCountry
Broadcom Inc.AVGO US4.3%Information TechnologyUnited States
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA US4.3%Information TechnologyUnited States
Adobe Inc.ADBE US3.9%Information TechnologyUnited States
Accenture PLCACN US3.7%Information TechnologyUnited States
Meta Platforms, Inc.META US3.6%Communication ServicesUnited States
Salesforce, Inc.CRM US3.6%Information TechnologyUnited States
Texas Instruments IncorporatedTXN US3.5%Information TechnologyUnited States
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO US3.4%Information TechnologyUnited States
Microsoft CorporationMSFT US3.4%Information TechnologyUnited States
Apple Inc.AAPL US3.3%Information TechnologyUnited States
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC US3.3%FinancialsUnited States
Bank of America CorporationBAC US3.2%FinancialsUnited States
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY US3.2%Health CareUnited States
The Home Depot, Inc.HD US3.2%Consumer DiscretionaryUnited States
Pfizer Inc.PFE US3.2%Health CareUnited States
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ US3.1%Health CareUnited States
Linde PLCLIN US3.1%MaterialsUnited States
Mastercard IncorporatedMA US3.1%FinancialsUnited States
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO US3.1%Health CareUnited States
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH US3.1%Health CareUnited States
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ US3.1%Communication ServicesUnited States
Visa Inc.V US3.1%FinancialsUnited States
Walmart Inc.WMT US3.1%Consumer StaplesUnited States
AbbVie Inc.ABBV US3.0%Health CareUnited States
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO US3.0%Consumer StaplesUnited States
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK US3.0%Health CareUnited States
PepsiCo, Inc.PEP US3.0%Consumer StaplesUnited States
The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG US3.0%Consumer StaplesUnited States
Abbott LaboratoriesABT US2.9%Health CareUnited States
The Walt Disney CompanyDIS US2.8%Communication ServicesUnited States
Cash and other assets and liabilities1.4%
Market value of options(0.3)%

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Documents

DocumentLanguageType
ETF FactsEnglishFrenchInformation Materials
Investor BrochureEnglish-Information Materials
ETF Products BookletEnglishFrenchInformation Materials
Regulatory ETF FactsEnglishFrenchRegulatory ETF Facts
ProspectusEnglishFrenchProspectus
MER SummaryEnglish-MER Summary
Covered Call WritingEnglishFrenchInformation Materials
2023 Quarterly Summary - Q1English-Portfolio Disclosure
2022 Annual Financial StatementsEnglishFrenchStatements/MRFPs
2022 Annual Management Report of Fund Performance EnglishFrenchStatements/MRFPs
2022 Annual Distributions SummaryEnglish-Annual Distributions Summary
2022 Quarterly Summary - Q3English-Portfolio Disclosure
PFIC Annual Information StatementEnglish-Information Statement
IRS Form 8937English-Tax Form
Proxy Voting PolicyEnglish-Proxy Voting


Investment Objective

The objective of the Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF is to track, to the extent reasonably possible before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive ISS ESG US Equity Index TR or any successor thereto, while mitigating downside risk. The Harvest ESG Equity Income ETF invests primarily in the equity constituents of Solactive ESG US Equity Index TR, or any successor thereto, while writing covered call options on up to 33% of the portfolio securities. The level of covered call option writing may vary based on market volatility and other factors.

 

Benefits of investing in HESG

  • Core ESG screened equity income portfolio

  • Large-cap companies screened through ESG & SRI process

  • Attractive monthly income with opportunity for capital appreciation

  • Covered call strategy to enhance portfolio income potential and lower portfolio volatility

  • Tracks the Solactive ESG US Equity Index TR

HLFE ETF Facts

ETF Facts

As at May 31, 2023

Quick ETF FactsUnit
TSX CodeHESG
CUSIP41753Q105
CurrencyCAD-Unhedged
Inception Date2022/09/22
Management StyleIndex with Covered Calls
EligibleRRSP | RRIF | RESP | TFSA
Management Fee0.65%
Risk Ratingmed_risk_bar
Distribution FactsUnit
Last Cash Distribution Per UnitCA$0.0583
Last Record Date2023-05-31
Cash Distributions Since InceptionCA$0.4664
Cash Distribution FrequencyMonthly
Distribution MethodCash or DRIP
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Disclaimer

Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investing in Harvest Exchange Traded Funds (managed by Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.) The ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Please read the relevant prospectus before investing. Tax, investment and all other decisions should be made with guidance from a qualified professional.

* Represents aggregate AUM of all classes denominated in Canadian dollars.

‡Source: Bloomberg. Average statistics calculated based on portfolio weighted average. Dividend yield (gross) based on Bloomberg indicated 12 month yield of portfolios positions and does not represent the distribution yield paid to investors. The above information is for illustrative purposes only, is estimated and unaudited.

Solactive Indices

The financial instrument is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Index and/or Index trade name or the Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Issuer, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the financial instrument. Neither publication of the Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Index or Index trade name for the purpose of use in connection with the financial instrument constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said financial instrument nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this financial instrument.

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