The Canadian High Yield Dividend Growth 30 Portfolio is comprised of Canadian companies that trade on a major Canadian exchange and have five or more years of equal or increasing regular annual dividend payments. Companies must have a minimum average daily cash volume of US $3,000,000 and a current dividend yield of 1% prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. The 30 companies with the largest market cap as of the last trading day in December are chosen for inclusion. Constituent weights are determined by current dividend yield as of last trading date in December before each Annual Reconstitution. The portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly on the last trading dates in April, July, and October based on their dividend yield as of the last trading date in March, June and September, respectively. No constituent may represent more than 10% of the portfolio. The portfolio is calculated in Canadian dollars.

Companies must be incorporated in Canada and trade on a major Canadian stock exchange. Exclude National Bank of Canada and all Canadian companies that are income trusts or REITs. Companies must have same or increasing regular dividend payments for a minimum of five consecutive calendar years as of the December prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. Companies must have a minimum average daily cash volume of US$3,000,000 for the November and December prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. Companies must have a minimum current dividend yield of 1.00% as of the last trading date in December prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. Select the top 30 companies by market cap as of the last trading date in December prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. If there are less than 30 companies that meet the above requirements then the portfolio will include only those companies that meet all of the above requirements (i.e., the portfolio can have less than 30 constituents). Weight each constituent by its current dividend yield as of the last trading date in December prior to each Annual Reconstitution Date. No constituent may represent more than 10% of the index. Index is reconstituted annually on the last trading date in January. Index is rebalanced quarterly on the last trading dates in April, July, and October based on the constituents' current dividend yields as of the last trading date in March, June and September, respectively. In the event of a corporate action, select the from the replacement list the company with the highest current dividend yield and at least 1% as of the most recent annual reconstitution date and set its weight initially at the weight of the company it replaced until the next annual reconstitution or rebalance date. If there are no replacement constituents with a minimum 1% dividend yield then the weights of deleted constituent are distributed proportionally among the remaining constituents subject to the maximum 10% index weight rule. In the event of a suspension of dividends, remove the company at the next annual reconstitution or rebalance date and select from the replacement list the company with the the highest current dividend yield and at least 1% as of the most recent annual reconstitution date and set its weight initially at the weight of the company it replaced until the next annual reconstitution or rebalance date. If there are no replacement constituents with a minimum 1% dividend yield then the weights of deleted constituent are distributed proportionally among the remaining constituents subject to the maximum 10% index weight rule. Index is calculated at the end of day in Canadian dollars.