TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) today announced the estimated annual capital gains distributions for its open-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and closed-end funds (“Funds”) for the 2020 tax year end. The estimated distributions represent estimated capital gains realized by the Funds during the year.

Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:

Purpose Mutual Fund TrustsTicker Symbol /
Fund Code
Estimated Annual Capital
Gains Distribution Per Unit
Purpose Gold Bullion Fund – ETF SeriesKILO$ 0.4100
Purpose Gold Bullion Fund – ETF Non-Currency Hedged SeriesKILO.B$ 0.3600
Purpose Gold Bullion Fund – ETF Non-Currency Hedged USD SeriesKILO.U$ 0.4900

The estimated annual capital gain distribution for Purpose Gold Bullion Fund will be paid in cash. ETF unitholders of record on December 29, 2020 will receive the capital gain distributions on January 8, 2021. The ex-distribution date will be December 24, 2020.

Purpose confirms that the following Funds are not expected to have annual capital gains distributions for the 2020 tax year:

Open-End Funds
Purpose Fund Corp. Funds:

Purpose Mutual Funds Limited Funds:

Purpose Mutual Fund Trusts

Closed-End Funds:

OM Funds:

Please note that these are estimated amounts only, as of November 30, 2020. Circumstances may arise which would cause these estimates to change before the Funds’ tax year end on December 15, 2020 or December 31, 2020, as applicable.

Purpose expects to announce the final monthly, quarterly and annual cash distributions on all Funds on or about December 15, 2020. Purpose expects to announce the final annual capital gains distribution amounts on all Funds on or about December 17, 2020 except for Purpose High Interest Savings ETF and Purpose US Cash Fund, which will be announced on or about December 31, 2020.

For Purpose Fund Corp., Purpose Mutual Funds Limited., and Big Banc Split Corp., which are mutual fund corporations, final annual capital gains distributions will be announced on or about January 29, 2021, if necessary. As of November 30, 2020, the mutual fund corporations have no expected annual capital gains distributions.

About Purpose Investments

Purpose Investments is an asset management company with more than $10 billion 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 Financial, an independent technology-driven financial services company.

For further information please contact:
Matt Padanyi
Purpose Investments Inc.
Tel: (877) 789-1517
Email: info@purposeinvest.com

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. Investment funds are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government deposit insurer. 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.

This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the securities referred to herein. This press release is not for dissemination in the United States or for distribution to US news wire services.