TORONTO, Feb.  21, 2018  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. (“Bristol Gate”) announced today the launch of Canadian dollar-denominated units of Bristol Gate Concentrated Canadian Equity ETF (TSX:BGC) and Bristol Gate Concentrated US Equity ETF (TSX:BGU) and U.S.-dollar denominated units of Bristol Gate Concentrated US Equity ETF (TSX:BGU.U) (together, the “Units”).

Bristol Gate Concentrated Canadian Equity ETF seeks to generate long-term growth of income and capital by investing primarily in a concentrated portfolio of publicly-traded equity securities of Canadian companies that pay a dividend. In order to achieve the ETF’s investment objective, Bristol Gate employs a proprietary methodology that forecasts dividend growth for the coming 12 months and uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio from the best dividend growers for the coming year. It invests in dividend-paying equity securities selected primarily from the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Bristol Gate Concentrated US Equity ETF seeks to generate long-term growth of income and capital by investing primarily in a concentrated portfolio of publicly-traded equity securities of U.S. companies that pay a dividend. In order to achieve the ETF’s investment objective, Bristol Gate employs a proprietary methodology that forecasts dividend growth for the coming 12 months and uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio from the best dividend growers for the coming year. It invests in dividend-paying equity securities selected primarily from the S&P500® Index.

The initial offerings of BGC, BGU and BGU.U are closed and the Units will be available for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange when the market opens today.

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About Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.
Bristol Gate is a Toronto-based investment manager that uses proprietary predictive analytics technology combined with a fundamental driven process to select portfolio companies. Bristol Gate’s investment strategy is focused on identifying and selecting stocks that are expected to have the greatest one-year forward dividend growth. This results in a portfolio of highly predictive businesses that exhibit less volatility, better capital preservation and faster recovery from market declines. For further information, please visit www.bristolgate.com.

For more information, please contact:
Jamie Houston 
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416-921-7076 x 285
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