Investment Objective
The Delta Global Canadian Energy Trust, Series 22 ("Trust") seeks to provide a high level of income with a secondary objective of providing the potential for capital growth.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Under normal circumstances, the Trust will invest at least 80% of the value of its assets in Canadian royalty trust units, headquartered in Canada, whose principal business is the production of oil and natural gas and which list their shares on exchanges in the United States and/or Canada (“Canadian Energy Trusts”).
Canadian royalty trusts are generally structured to own debt and equity of an underlying entity that carries on an active business, or a royalty in revenues generated by the assets thereof. The Canadian royalty trust’s structure was developed to facilitate distributions to investors on a tax-efficient basis.
The Canadian Energy Trusts included in the Trust will invest in Canadian oil and gas trusts that have a direct or indirect interest in oil and gas properties. These trusts generate cash flow through the production and sale of underlying crude oil and natural gas reserves.
The Sponsor has selected Delta Global Advisors, Inc. (“Delta Global”) to serve as the Trust’s portfolio consultant. The portfolio consultant is responsible for assisting the Sponsor with the selection of the Trust’s portfolio and providing ongoing support related to the securities in the portfolio.
On June 22, 2007, the Canadian Senate passed into law the Tax Fairness Plan, which included a tax on distributions paid by the Canadian Energy Trusts. For those Canadian Energy Trusts that began public trading after October 31, 2006, the application of the distribution tax commenced in 2007. For Canadian Energy Trusts that began public trading before November 1, 2006 (which includes all the Canadian Energy Trusts in the Trust’s portfolio), the distribution tax will apply beginning in 2011. The distribution tax could have a material impact on the current market value of all income trusts, and consequently, could impact the value of units of the Trust. For more information, please see Risk Considerations - Canadian Energy Trusts below.