TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/12 -- First Asset Exchange Traded Funds announces the following distributions for the month ending October 31, 2012. In all cases, the distribution will be paid on or before November 5, 2012, to unitholders of record on October 30, 2012. The ex-dividend date in each case is October 26, 2012.

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                                                                Distribution
                                                      Trading         Amount
                                                       Symbol     (per unit)
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First Asset Canadian Convertible Bond ETF                 CXF        $0.0342
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                                                        CXF.A        $0.0279
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First Asset DEX All Canada Bond Barbell Index ETF         AXF        $0.0292
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                                                        AXF.A        $0.0250
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First Asset DEX Corporate Bond Barbell Index ETF          KXF        $0.0333
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                                                        KXF.A        $0.0292
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First Asset DEX Government Bond Barbell Index ETF         GXF        $0.0283
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                                                        GXF.A        $0.0242
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First Asset Morningstar Emerging Markets Composite                          
 Bond Index ETF                                           EXM     $0.0396(1)
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                                                        EXM.A     $0.0354(1)
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(1)  Initial Monthly Distribution.                                          

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