Guardian Capital LP Announces Changes to Guardian Capital Funds

/EIN News/ -- TORONTO, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guardian Capital LP (the “Manager”), the manager of the Guardian Capital Funds (the “Funds”), announced today the following changes to the line-up of the Funds, all of which are described in more detail below:

• update to the risk rating of the hedged units of Guardian i³ US Quality Growth Fund;
• updates to the distribution policies of certain Funds; and
• the consolidation of Series C and Series A, continuing as Series A, of Guardian Managed Income & Growth Portfolio and Guardian Managed Income Portfolio.

The Funds are available across Canada. For more information, please refer to the Funds’ simplified prospectus dated May 21, 2025 on SEDAR+ or visit the Manager’s website.

Risk Rating Update

Effective immediately, the risk rating of the hedged ETF units of Guardian i³ US Quality Growth Fund (TSX: GIQU) has changed from “medium” to “medium to high”. This change is in accordance with the risk classification methodology mandated by the Canadian Securities Administrators. This change is the result of an annual review and is not the result of any changes to the investment objectives, strategies or management of the Fund.

Distribution Policy Updates

Effective immediately, the distribution policies of the following series of the Funds have been updated as described in the table below. The previously announced targeted monthly distributions for such Funds in 2025 are expected to remain unchanged.

Fund(s)	Series	Updates to Distribution Policy
Guardian Directed Equity Path Portfolio TSX: GDEP (hedged ETF units) TSX: GDEP.B (unhedged ETF units)	All	The distribution policies were updated to remove the fixed target annualized monthly distribution rate for each Fund. Going forward, these series of the Funds intend to make monthly distributions at an indicative distribution rate that each Fund will determine annually at year end. Such distributions may be comprised of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The Manager may in its sole discretion change the monthly distribution amounts at any time in the event of unforeseen circumstances, such as in response to changing market conditions.
Guardian Directed Premium Yield Portfolio TSX: GDPY (hedged ETF units) TSX: GDPY.B (unhedged ETF units)	All
Guardian Managed Income & Growth Portfolio	A, F
Guardian Managed Income Portfolio	A, F
Guardian Risk Managed Conservative Portfolio	All

Series C and Series A Consolidation

Effective immediately, the Series A units and Series C units of each of Guardian Managed Income & Growth Portfolio and Guardian Managed Income Portfolio have been consolidated and continued, respectively, as Series A units of Guardian Managed Income & Growth Portfolio (GCG 781) and Series A units of Guardian Managed Income Portfolio (GCG 780). The consolidation was effected by redesignating the Series A units as Series C units and renaming Series C as Series A for each Fund. There are no changes to the fees of the redesignated units.

About Guardian Capital LP
Guardian Capital LP is the manager and portfolio manager of the Guardian Capital Funds and Guardian Capital ETFs, with capabilities that span a range of asset classes, geographic regions and specialty mandates. Additionally, Guardian Capital LP manages portfolios for institutional clients such as defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and investment funds. Guardian Capital LP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Capital Group Limited and the successor to its original investment management business, which was founded in 1962. For further information on Guardian Capital LP, please call 416-350-8899 or visit www.guardiancapital.com.

About Guardian Capital Group Limited
Guardian Capital Group Limited (Guardian) is a global investment management company servicing institutional, retail and private clients through its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2025, Guardian had C$167.2 billion of total client assets while managing a proprietary investment portfolio with a fair market value of C$1.2 billion. Founded in 1962, Guardian’s reputation for steady growth, long-term relationships and its core values of authenticity, integrity, stability and trustworthiness have been key to its success over six decades. Its Common and Class A shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange as GCG and GCG.A, respectively. To learn more about Guardian, visit www.guardiancapital.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark Noble
Telephone: +1-416-350-8109
Email: mnoble@guardiancapital.com

Guardian Capital LP
Commerce Court West
Suite 2700, 199 Bay Street
PO Box 201 Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information included in this press release constitutes forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All information other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook”, “objective”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “plan”, “continue”, or similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events or the negative thereof. Forward-looking information in this press release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to distributions in 2025, management’s beliefs, plans, estimates, and intentions, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations. Such forward-looking information reflects management’s beliefs and is based on information currently available. Certain material factors and assumptions were applied in providing this forward-looking information. All forward-looking information in this press release is qualified by the following cautionary statements.

Although Guardian Capital LP believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause Guardian Capital LP’s actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include but are not limited to: general economic and market conditions, including interest rates, business competition, changes in government regulations or in tax laws, military conflicts in various parts of the world, the failure to satisfy any applicable stock exchange requirements, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the Funds’ prospectus and the disclosure documents filed by Guardian Capital LP with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces and territories of Canada and available at www.sedarplus.com. The reader is cautioned to consider these factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information, as there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information.

The forward-looking information contained in this press release is presented as of the preparation date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing Guardian Capital LP’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Guardian Capital LP undertakes no obligation, except as required by applicable law, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This communication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase Guardian Capital Funds or Guardian Capital ETFs and is not, and should not be construed as, investment, tax, legal or accounting advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard. Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in Guardian Capital Funds or Guardian Capital ETFs. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. You will usually pay brokerage fees to your dealer if you purchase or sell units of an ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange or Cboe Canada Inc. If the units are purchased or sold on the Toronto Stock Exchange or Cboe Canada Inc., investors may pay more than the current net asset value when buying units of the ETF and may receive less than the current net asset value when selling them. ETF and mutual fund securities, including units of the Guardian Capital Funds and Guardian Capital ETFs, are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other government deposit insurer. There can be no assurances that the Guardian Canadian Short Term Investment Fund, Guardian Ultra-Short Canadian T-Bill Fund or Guardian Ultra-Short U.S. T-Bill Fund will be able to maintain the net asset value per unit of the mutual fund units at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in these money market funds will be returned to you.

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