RBC Global Asset Management refiles management report of fund performance

TORONTO, May 9, 2018 /CNW/ - RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) today announced the refiling of the Management Report of Fund Performance (MFRP) for RBC Strategic Global Dividend Leaders ETF (ticker: RLD). The purpose of the refiling is to correct an inadvertent misstatement of the management expense ratio for the ETF from 0.45% to 0.61%.

No other changes were made to the MRFP. The refiled MRFP will be available on the RBC ETFs website at www.rbcgam.com/etfs and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. RBC GAM Inc. intends to update the ETF's offering documents to reflect this correction.

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About RBC Global Asset Management
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and includes institutional money managers BlueBay Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management. RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies. The RBC GAM group of companies manage approximately $425 billion in assets and have approximately 1,400 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

SOURCE RBC Global Asset Management