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Managed Distribution ETFs

What are Managed Distribution ETFs ?

  • Managed Distribution ETFs are designed to provide investors with periodic tax-deferred distributions based upon pre-defined events and enable ETF Providers to enter the multi-billon dollar retirement market.
  • They can be applied to a multitude of strategies and/or widely followed equity, fixed income, and commodity indexes. (e.g., S&P 500, Russell 2000, gold, etc.)
  • They allow ETF Providers to leverage existing strategies/ETF platforms, and increase profitability.
  • This provides new entrants with competitive product set and point of differentiation.
  • They are structured to maximize tax efficiency and investment flexibility using patented ETF E&P management technology.
  • This enables investors to take or keep the cash distribution and/or engage in periodic rebalancing (lifecycle approach)…forces discipline – great RIA tool.
  • Distributions can be reinvested in the same asset (to maintain cost basis), used for rebalancing (lifecycle) or to reclaim cash on tax deferred basis

Distribution Overview

Distributions, outside of capital gains and dividends, will be made as a return of capital which allows investors to postpone capital gain payments until they sell their shares.

  • Return of capital distributions are tax-deferred.
  • Investors lower original cost-basis by amount of distributions (unless reinvested in same instrument).
  • Investor’s heirs would benefit from one time step-up in cost basis upon death if shares are passed on.

 

Distribution events will be defined and could include the following:

  • Fixed % (e.g., 6% per year, standard quarterly distribution)
  • Price Appreciation – pay out gains periodically

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