Harvest ETFs Announces Filing of the Preliminary Prospectus for Five Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs

Date

August 2, 2022

Date

August 2, 2022

Date

August 2, 2022

OAKVILLE, ON, Aug 2, 2022 /CNW/ – Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for the Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF (HHLE), Harvest Brand Leaders Enhanced Income ETF (HBFE), Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF (HTAE), Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Income ETF (HUTE) and Harvest Canadian Equity Enhanced Income Leaders ETF (HLFE) (collectively the “Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs”). The Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs are designed to provide Canadian investors access to existing Harvest equity income exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) to produce high monthly cash distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation.

“We believe the new suite of Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs offers an innovative approach to provide higher income by investing with modest leverage in existing Harvest Equity Income ETFs,” said Michael Kovacs, President and CEO of Harvest.

Each of the five Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETF investment objectives are to provide Unitholders with high monthly cash distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation by investing, on a levered basis, in the corresponding underlying Harvest ETF, an exchange traded mutual fund managed by the Manager and engage in covered call strategies. At least initially and under normal market conditions, it is expected that each of the Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs will use approximately 25% leverage in order to seek to achieve its investment objective. Leverage will be created through the use of cash borrowings or as otherwise permitted under applicable securities legislation.

 Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETF

 Underlying Harvest ETF Investment

 Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF
(HHLE)

 Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF (HHL)

 Harvest Brand Leaders Enhanced Income ETF
(HBFE)

 Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF (HBF)

 Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF
(HTAE)

 Harvest Tech Achievers Growth & Income ETF
(HTA)

 Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced
Income ETF (HUTE)

 Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Income ETF
(HUTL)

 Harvest Canadian Equity Enhanced Income
Leaders ETF (HLFE)

 Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF
(HLIF)

Harvest, a registered investment fund manager and portfolio manager, will act as promoter, trustee, manager and portfolio manager of the Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs and will be responsible for the administration of the Harvest Enhanced Equity Income ETFs.

About Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.

Founded in 2009, Harvest is a Canadian Investment Fund Manager managing $2.5 billion in assets for Canadian Investors. Harvest offers an innovative suite of exchange traded funds, mutual funds and publicly-listed structured fund products designed to satisfy the long-term growth and income needs of investors. We pride ourselves in creating trusted investment solutions that meet the expectations of our investors.

A preliminary prospectus containing important information relating to securities of the Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF, Harvest Brand Leaders Enhanced Income ETF, Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF, Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Income ETF and Harvest Canadian Equity Enhanced Income Leaders ETF has been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada. The preliminary prospectus is still subject to completion or amendment. A copy of the preliminary prospectus is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). There will not be any sale or acceptance of an offer to buy the securities until a receipt for the final prospectus has been issued.

Commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with ETFs. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated.

For further information: Please visit www.harvestportfolios.com, e-mail  [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-998-8298.

Disclaimer

For Information Purposes Only. All comments, opinions and views expressed are of a general nature and should not be considered as advice and/or a recommendation to purchase or sell the mentioned securities or used to engage in personal investment strategies.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investing in Harvest Exchange Traded Funds, managed by Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (the Fund(s)). Please read the relevant prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns (except for figures of one year or less, which are simple total returns) including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. The funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Distributions are paid to you in cash unless you request, pursuant to your participation in a distribution reinvestment plan, that they be reinvested into Class A, Class B or Class U units of the Fund. If the Fund earns less than the amounts distributed, the difference is a return of capital. Tax, investment and all other decisions should be made with guidance from a qualified professional.

The current yield represents an annualized amount that is comprised of 12 unchanged monthly distributions (using the most recent month’s distribution figure multiplied by 12) as a percentage of the closing market price of the Fund. The current yield does not represent historical returns of the ETF but represents the distribution an investor would receive if the most recent distribution stayed the same going forward.

Certain statements in the Harvest Insights are forward looking. Forward-looking statements (“FLS”) are statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” or “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, which include, amongst other things, that (i) the Fund can attract and maintain investors and have sufficient capital under management to effect their investment strategies, (ii) the investment strategies will produce the results intended by the portfolio managers, and (iii) the markets will react and perform in a manner consistent with the investment strategies. Although the FLS contained herein are based upon what the portfolio manager believe to be reasonable assumptions, the portfolio manager cannot assure that actual results will be consistent with these FLS.

Unless required by applicable law, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. does not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any intention or obligation to update or revise any FLS, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.