RBC Global Asset Management Inc. announces final 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distributions for RBC ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds
MWN-AI** Summary
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) has announced the final 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distributions for its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and ETF Series of RBC Funds. Unitholders of these funds will receive distributions that reflect net realized capital gains, which will be reinvested in additional units rather than paid in cash. This mechanism consolidates the additional units with existing ones, ensuring the total number of outstanding units remains stable post-distribution.
The record date for these distributions is December 30, 2025, and taxable amounts associated with the reinvested and any cash distributions will be provided to brokers in early 2026. The capital gains distributions vary across a range of funds, including various bond and equity ETFs. For instance, the RBC Target 2027 Canadian Government Bond ETF will see a distribution of CAD $0.09174936, whereas the RBC Canadian Dividend Covered Call ETF reports a distribution of CAD $0.00075526.
The announcement also highlights that all values are reported in Canadian dollars, with certain funds available in USD. This distribution approach is designed to manage the tax implications for unitholders, as the reinvested amounts will increase their adjusted cost base in the respective funds.
Investors are reminded to consider applicable commissions, management fees, and potential risks associated with mutual funds and ETFs before investing. Both types of funds are managed under the RBC GAM umbrella, which oversees assets totaling approximately $790 billion across various investment strategies globally.
For further details, stakeholders are directed to RBC’s official website.
MWN-AI** Analysis
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. has released its final annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the 2025 fiscal year, detailing distributions for its diverse lineup of ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds. This announcement is pivotal for investors, particularly regarding tax implications and investment strategy modifications.
The reinvested capital gains distributions signify net realized capital gains within these financial products. As investors are not receiving cash but rather additional units, this strategy allows for the compound growth effect. However, it is essential to remember that these reinvestments will increase the adjusted cost base for unitholders, affecting future profit calculations and tax liabilities.
For investors, this could be an opportune time to assess their current allocations. Given the nature of these reinvestments, they should also consider their risk tolerance and investment goals, particularly if they hold high-capital-gain ETFs. For example, funds like the RBC Canadian Dividend Covered Call ETF and RBC Global Large Cap Equity Fund have notable capital gains distributions, indicating strong performance but also increased tax exposure.
The distributions also present an opportunity for rebalancing portfolios in light of potential upcoming economic shifts. Investors might mitigate tax impacts by strategically harvesting losses in other investments to offset the reinvested gains.
Additionally, for tax-sensitive investors, consideration should be given to the varied capital gains across different funds—whether in Canadian or U.S. markets, particularly with the foreign currency implications of U.S.-domiciled ETFs. As we approach 2026, staying informed about changes in tax legislation and market performance will be crucial in optimizing investment strategies.
In conclusion, unitholders should use this distribution announcement as a catalyst to revisit financial goals, enhance their portfolio strategies, and effectively manage potential tax implications associated with reinvested capital gains.
**MWN-AI Summary and Analysis is based on asking OpenAI to summarize and analyze this news release.
Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2025 /CNW/ - RBC Global Asset Management Inc. ("RBC GAM Inc.") today announced the final 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distribution amounts for unitholders of RBC ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds.
The annual capital gains distributions for RBC ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds generally represent net realized capital gains within the RBC ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds, as applicable, and are typically not paid in cash, but are reinvested in additional units of the respective RBC ETF or ETF Series of an RBC Fund. The additional units will be immediately consolidated with the previously outstanding units such that the number of outstanding units following the distribution will equal the number of units outstanding prior to the distribution. The reinvested capital gains distributions will increase the unitholder's adjusted cost base for the respective RBC ETF or ETF Series of an RBC Fund.
Unitholders of record as of December 30, 2025, will receive the 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distribution amounts. The taxable amounts of reinvested and cash distributions for 2025, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers (through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.) in early 2026.
The 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distribution amounts per unit for the RBC ETFs are as follows:
FUND NAME | FUND | 2025 ANNUAL CAPITAL GAIN PER UNIT | CUSIP |
RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Bond ETF | RLB | $0.000 | 74933L100 |
RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF | RBO | $0.000 | 74932K103 |
RBC Target 2026 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQO | $0.097 | 749377107 |
RBC Target 2027 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQP | $0.091 | 74936K109 |
RBC Target 2028 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQQ | $0.040 | 74938H104 |
RBC Target 2029 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQR | $0.081 | 74939C104 |
RBC Target 2030 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQS | $0.024 | 74936X101 |
RBC Target 2031 Canadian Government Bond ETF | RGQT | $0.000 | 75528T101 |
RBC Target 2026 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | RQO | $0.025 | 749385100 |
RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | RQP | $0.070 | 749334108 |
RBC Target 2028 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | RQQ | $0.063 | 75528N104 |
RBC Target 2029 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | RQR | $0.070 | 75528M106 |
RBC Target 2030 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | RQS | $0.234 | 75529R104 |
RBC Target 2031 Canadian Corporate Bond ETF | RQT | $0.000 | 74939J109 |
RBC Target 2026 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQO | $0.017 | 749331104 |
RBC Target 2026 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQO.U | $0.012 | 749331203 |
RBC Target 2027 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQP | $0.007 | 749332102 |
RBC Target 2027 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQP.U | $0.005 | 749332201 |
RBC Target 2028 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQQ | $0.014 | 749333100 |
RBC Target 2028 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQQ.U | $0.010 | 749333209 |
RBC Target 2029 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQR | $0.000 | 74936W103 |
RBC Target 2029 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQR.U | $0.000 | 74936W202 |
RBC Target 2030 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQS | $0.000 | 749322103 |
RBC Target 2030 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQS.U | $0.000 | 749322202 |
RBC Target 2031 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUQT | $0.000 | 74938M103 |
RBC Target 2031 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUQT.U | $0.000 | 74938M202 |
RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF | RCDB | $0.503 | 75526D108 |
RBC Canadian Ultra Short Term Bond ETF | RUST | $0.000 | 74938L105 |
RBC U.S. Discount Bond ETF | RUDB | $0.000 | 75528Q107 |
RBC U.S. Discount Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUDB.U | $0.000 | 75528Q115 |
RBC U.S. Discount Bond (CAD Hedged) ETF | RDBH | $0.000 | 74938B107 |
RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | RUSB | $0.000 | 74934F102 |
RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (USD Units) | RUSB.U | $0.000 | 74934F201 |
RBC AAA CLO (CAD Hedged) ETF | RCLO | $0.000 | 74937F109 |
RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF | RPF | $0.000 | 74934A103 |
RBC Quant Canadian Dividend Leaders ETF | RCD | $3.393 | 74930H102 |
RBC Canadian Dividend Covered Call ETF | RCDC | $0.000 | 75526J105 |
RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF | RBNK | $0.000 | 75525D109 |
RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders ETF | RUD | $0.772 | 74930L103 |
RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders ETF (USD Units) | RUD.U | $0.561 | 74930L202 |
RBC Quant U.S. Dividend Leaders (CAD Hedged) ETF | RUDH | $1.219 | 74933A104 |
RBC U.S. Dividend Covered Call ETF | RUDC | $0.000 | 74938C105 |
RBC U.S. Dividend Covered Call ETF (USD Units) | RUDC.U | $0.000 | 74938C204 |
RBC Quant European Dividend Leaders ETF | RPD | $0.000 | 74932V208 |
RBC Quant European Dividend Leaders ETF (USD Units) | RPD.U | $0.000 | 74932V109 |
RBC Quant European Dividend Leaders (CAD Hedged) ETF | RPDH | $0.000 | 74933B102 |
RBC Quant EAFE Dividend Leaders ETF | RID | $0.731 | 74931R109 |
RBC Quant EAFE Dividend Leaders ETF (USD Units) | RID.U | $0.531 | 74931R208 |
RBC Quant EAFE Dividend Leaders (CAD Hedged) ETF | RIDH | $0.289 | 74932R108 |
* Capital gain distribution per unit ($) amounts are USD for RUQO.U, RUQP.U, RUQQ.U, RUQR.U, RUQS.U, RUQT.U, RUDB.U, RUSB.U, RUD.U, RUDC.U, RPD.U and RID.U |
The 2025 annual reinvested capital gains distribution amounts per unit for ETF Series of RBC Funds are as follows:
FUND NAME | FUND | 2025 ANNUAL CAPITAL GAIN PER UNIT | CUSIP |
RBC Conservative Bond Pool – ETF Series | RCNS | $0.000 | 74936D105 |
RBC Core Bond Pool – ETF Series | RCOR | $0.000 | 74936B109 |
RBC Core Plus Bond Pool – ETF Series | RPLS | $0.000 | 74936F100 |
RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund – ETF Series | RCEI | $0.585 | 74935U108 |
RBC North American Value Fund – ETF Series | RNAV | $1.257 | 75528H107 |
RBC North American Growth Fund – ETF Series | RNAG | $0.000 | 75528D106 |
RBC U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity Fund – ETF Series | RUMG | $1.273 | 75528A102 |
RBC Life Science and Technology Fund – ETF Series | RLST | $0.000 | 749292108 |
RBC International Equity Fund – ETF Series | RINT | $0.992 | 75528F101 |
RBC Emerging Markets Dividend Fund – ETF Series | REMD | $2.905 | 749329108 |
RBC Global Large Cap Equity Fund – ETF Series | RGLE | $0.190 | 75525T104 |
RBC Global Energy Fund – ETF Series | RENG | $0.000 | 749342101 |
RBC Global Precious Metals Fund – ETF Series | RGPM | $0.000 | 749344107 |
RBC Global Technology Fund – ETF Series | RTEC | $0.000 | 749347100 |
Please note that the above annual reinvested capital gains distributions do not include the cash distributions for December 2025, which are reported separately.
For further information regarding RBC ETFs and ETF Series of RBC Funds, please visit www.rbcgam.com/etfsolutions.
All values are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated. This information is not intended to provide legal, accounting, tax, investment, financial or other advice, and should not be relied upon for providing such advice. Please speak with your investment advisor for more information.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Please read the applicable prospectus or ETF Facts document before investing. Mutual funds and ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. ETF units are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange and ETF Series is a class of securities offered by a mutual fund that are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. RBC ETFs do not seek to return any predetermined amount at maturity. Index returns do not represent RBC ETF returns. RBC ETFs and RBC Funds are managed by RBC GAM Inc., a member of the RBC GAM group of companies and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.
RBC Target 2026 Canadian Government Bond ETF, RBC Target 2027 Canadian Government Bond ETF, RBC Target 2028 Canadian Government Bond ETF, RBC Target 2029 Canadian Government Bond ETF, RBC Target 2030 Canadian Government Bond ETF and RBC Target 2031 Canadian Government Bond ETF (collectively, the "Canadian TMGB ETFs"), and RBC Target 2026 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF, RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF, RBC Target 2028 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF, RBC Target 2029 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF, RBC Target 2030 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF and RBC Target 2031 Canadian Corporate Bond ETF (collectively, the "Canadian TMCB ETFs"), and RBC Target 2026 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF, RBC Target 2027 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF, RBC Target 2028 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF, RBC Target 2029 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF, RBC Target 2030 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF and RBC Target 2031 U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (collectively, the "U.S. TMCB ETFs"), do not seek to deliver a predetermined amount at maturity, and the amount an investor receives may be more or less than their original investment.
The Canadian TMCB ETFs have been developed solely by RBC GAM Inc., and are not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the "LSE Group"). All rights in the FTSE Canada 2026 Maturity Corporate Bond Index, FTSE Canada 2027 Maturity Corporate Bond Index, FTSE Canada 2028 Maturity Corporate Bond Index, FTSE Canada 2029 Maturity Corporate Bond Index and FTSE Canada 2030 Maturity Corporate Bond Index (collectively, the "FTSE Maturity Corporate Bond Indices") vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the FTSE Maturity Corporate Bond Indices. "FTSE®" is a trade mark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license.
The FTSE Maturity Corporate Bond Indices are calculated by or on behalf of FTSE Global Debt Capital Markets Inc. or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the FTSE Maturity Corporate Bond Indices or (b) investment in or operation of the Canadian TMCB ETFs. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty or representation either as to the results to be obtained from the Canadian TMCB ETFs or the suitability of the FTSE Maturity Corporate Bond Indices for the purpose to which they are being put by RBC GAM Inc.
RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF has been developed solely by RBC GAM Inc. and is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported by Solactive AG ("Solactive"). The Solactive Canada Bank Yield Index is calculated and published by Solactive. Solactive does not offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance regarding the results to be obtained from the use of the index or index price nor does Solactive make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the ETFs.
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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). 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. RBC Funds, BlueBay Funds, PH&N Funds and RBC ETFs are offered by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) and distributed through authorized dealers in Canada. The RBC GAM group of companies, which includes RBC GAM Inc. (including PH&N Institutional), manage approximately $790 billion in assets and have approximately 1,600 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
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Brandon Dorey, RBC GAM Corporate Communications, 647-262-6307
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