TORONTO, April 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CI Global Asset Management ("CI GAM") today announced it has terminated CI Galaxy Metaverse Index ETF ("CMVX") and completed the mergers of four mutual funds and two exchange-traded funds into other mandates.
CMVX termination
The previously announced termination of CMVX was effective today and followed the delisting of units from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") at the close of business on April 4, 2025.
CMVX’s final net asset value per unit was $28.2634. The net proceeds from the liquidation of CMVX’s assets, less all liabilities and obligations attributable to such units, will be distributed to holders on a pro-rata basis on or about April 8, 2025. CMVX did not pay a distribution as a result of its termination.
Fund mergers
CI GAM announced the merger of six mutual funds and two ETFs in November 2024 and those proposals that required securityholder approval were approved at meetings in March 2025. CI GAM undertook the mergers to streamline and modernize its product lineup and believes investors will benefit from continuing funds with larger net asset values that allow for increased portfolio diversification opportunities and a larger profile within the marketplace. The costs and expenses associated with the mergers are being borne by CI GAM, not the terminating funds and ETFs.
Mutual fund mergers
The following mergers were completed after the close of business on April 4, 2025. Securityholders of each Terminating Fund have received the equivalent dollar value of units in the corresponding Mutual Fund Series of the Continuing Fund as at April 5, 2025. The Terminating Funds have now been terminated.
The mergers of CI Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund, CI Resource Opportunities Class, and CI Short-Term Bond Fund have been or will be effected on a taxable basis, resulting in a taxable disposition if the funds are held in a non-registered account. The other mergers have been or will be effected on a non-taxable basis.
ETF mergers
The following mergers were completed after the close of business on April 4, 2025. These mergers were effected on a taxable basis.
Securityholders of each Terminating ETF have received units of the corresponding Continuing ETF based on the stated exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio"), as set out in the table below, for each security of the Terminating ETF held as at April 4, 2025.
No fractional units of the Continuing ETF, or cash in lieu thereof, were issued or paid pursuant to the mergers. The total number of units of the Continuing ETF issued to each Terminating ETF or ETF Series of each Terminating Fund is also set out below.
The Terminating ETFs have now been terminated and securities of the Terminating ETFs were delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange at the close of business on April 4, 2025.
Exchange ratios
Terminating Fund
Continuing Fund
Exchange Ratio
Total Number of Continuing ETF Units of Continuing Fund Issued in Respect of the Merger
The mergers resulted in the ETF series of certain mutual funds and ETFs paying distributions, as detailed below. The ETF and ETF Series distributions were not paid in cash but have been reinvested and the resulting securities immediately consolidated so that the number of securities held by each investor has not changed. The distributions were reinvested on April 4, 2025 to securityholders of record on April 3, 2025.
Name
Ticker
Reinvested Distribution Amount (to be reinvested and consolidated)
CI Global Asset Management ("CI GAM") is one of Canada’s largest investment management companies. It offers a wide range of investment products and services and is on the web at www.ci.com. CI GAM is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX), an integrated global asset and wealth management company with approximately $529.4 billion in total assets as at December 31, 2024.
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