Investment objective

To provide high regular monthly income and total returns comprised of interest income and modest capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in global high-yield debt securities, emerging market government and corporate debt securities, and global convertible bonds either directly or indirectly through investments in other mutual funds managed by RBC GAM or an affiliate.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35015 0.92%

Portfolio analysis As of Mar 31, 2025

0% 100%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Fixed Income Breakdown
Energy0.1%
Corporate Bonds60.3%
Government Bonds24.9%
ST Investments (Cash & Other)7.6%
Mortgage Backed Securities7.2%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Samarco Mineracao SA 9.500% Jun 30, 2031 0.9%
Republic of South Africa Government Bond 8.500% Jan 31, 2037 0.8%
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F 10.000% Jan 01, 2031 0.7%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.100% Nov 28, 2034 0.6%
Romanian Government International Bond 6.750% Jul 11, 2039 0.6%
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 2.720% Aug 16, 2034 0.6%
Deutsche Bank AG 8.125% PERPETUAL 0.6%
Republic of South Africa Government Bond 8.250% Mar 31, 2032 0.6%
Petroleos Mexicanos 6.350% Feb 12, 2048 0.5%
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development 6.500% Oct 03, 2036 0.5%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 6.4%

Geographic allocation

Region

Performance analysis

Growth of $10,000 since inception

Calendar returns

Trailing return

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Since Inception
-1.1 1.2 1.6 6.8 4.0 5.7 3.4 3.8 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.15 0.45 0.43 0.43 0.52 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.40
Interest --- 0.42 0.38 0.42 0.30 0.32 0.41 0.40 0.34 0.35 0.33
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign taxes paid --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Capital gains --- --- --- --- 0.22 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Return of capital --- 0.03 0.05 0.01 --- 0.10 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.07

* MER (%) is based on actual expenses for the preceding calendar year or most recent half-year period ended June 30 expressed on an annualized basis, depending on availability of date at the time of publication.