TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the following distributions for the month of August 2018. The ex-distribution date for all ETFs is August 28, 2018, with the exception of the Purpose High Interest Savings ETF and the Purpose US Cash ETF, which have an ex-distribution date of August 31, 2018. The ex-distribution date for all Closed End Funds is August 30, 2018.

Open-End Funds	Ticker Symbol	Distribution per share/unit		Record Date	Payable Date	Distribution Frequency
Purpose Core Dividend Fund - ETF Series	PDF	$ 0.08501		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Enhanced Dividend Fund – ETF Series	PDIV	$ 0.05221		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Total Return Bond Fund - ETF Series	PBD	$ 0.05551		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Duration Hedged Real Estate Fund – ETF Series	PHR	$ 0.08001		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Monthly Income Fund - ETF Series	PIN	$ 0.08301		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Premium Yield Fund – ETF Series	PYF	$ 0.08301		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund – ETF Series	BNC	$ 0.08501		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Conservative Income Fund – ETF Series	PRP	$ 0.05401		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose International Dividend Fund – ETF Units	PID	$ 0.0780		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose US Dividend Fund – ETF Units	PUD	$ 0.0650		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose US Dividend Fund Non-Currency Hedged – ETF Units	PUD.B	$ 0.0737		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Tactical Investment Grade Bond Fund – ETF Units	BND	$ 0.0630		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Short Duration Tactical Bond Fund – ETF Units	SBND	$ 0.0600		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose High Interest Savings ETF	PSA	$ 0.0878		08/31/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose US Cash ETF	PSU.U	US$ 0.1606		08/31/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Strategic Yield Fund – ETF Units	SYLD	$ 0.0970		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund – ETF Units	PINC	$ 0.0840		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Managed Duration Investment Grade Bond Fund – ETF Units	IGB	$ 0.05501		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Canadian Preferred Share Fund – ETF Units	RPS	$ 0.0950		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Core Equity Income Fund – ETF Series	RDE	$ 0.06941		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose US Preferred Share Fund – ETF Units	RPU	$ 0.0940		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose US Preferred Share Fund Non-Currency Hedged – ETF Units2	RPU.B / RPU.U	$ 0.0940		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund – ETF Units	REM	$ 0.0403		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Energy Credit Fund – ETF Units	PCF	$ 0.0350		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Energy Credit Fund – Non-Currency Hedged - ETF Units	PCF.U	US$ 0.0359		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Floating Rate Income Fund – ETF Units	FLOT	$ 0.0312		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Floating Rate Income Fund - Non-Currency Hedged USD – ETF Units	FLOT.U	US$ 0.0371		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Floating Rate Income Fund - Non-Currency Hedged – ETF Units	FLOT.B	$ 0.0352		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Purpose Global Financials Income Fund – ETF Units	PFG	$ 0.0468		08/29/2018	09/10/2018	Monthly
Closed-End Funds	Ticker Symbol	Distribution per share/unit		Record Date	Payable Date	Distribution Frequency
Investment Grade Managed Duration Income Fund – Class T	PFU.UN	$ 0.0417		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
Investment Grade Managed Duration Income Fund – Class A2	unlisted	$ 0.0417		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
U.S. Banks Income & Growth Fund – Class T	PUB.UN	$ 0.0417		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
U.S. Banks Income & Growth Fund – Class A	unlisted	$ 0.0417		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
U.S. Banks Income & Growth Fund – Class A2	unlisted	$ 0.0417		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
Canadian Investment Grade Preferred Share Fund (P2L) – Class T	RIGP.UN	$ 0.1146		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly
Canadian Investment Grade Preferred Share Fund (P2L) – Class A	unlisted	$ 0.1146		08/31/2018	09/17/2018	Monthly

  
(1)   Dividend is designated as an “eligible” Canadian dividend for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial and territorial legislation.
(2)   Purpose US Preferred Share Fund Non-Currency Hedged – ETF Units have both a CAD and USD purchase option. Distribution per unit is declared in CAD, however, the USD purchase option (RPU.U) distribution will be made in the USD equivalent. Conversion into USD will use the end-of-day foreign exchange rate prevailing on the ex-distribution date.

About Purpose Investments Inc.

Purpose Investments is an asset management company with approximately $5.7 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:

Nancy Turner
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.