Investment objective

To provide a combination of regular U.S. dollar monthly income and modest capital growth. The fund invests primarily in U.S. fixed-income securities such as government and corporate bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and preferred shares. The fund also invests in high-quality equity securities of U.S. companies. It may also invest in high-yield debt securities and emerging market sovereign and corporate bonds.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35023 0.77%

Portfolio analysis As of Mar 31, 2025

44% 56%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Fixed Income Breakdown
Information Technology26.2%
Health Care16.5%
Financials15.5%
Communication Services10.5%
Energy6.7%
Consumer Staples6.4%
Utilities5.5%
Industrials4.9%
Consumer Discretionary4.2%
Real Estate3.6%
Corporate Bonds38.8%
Mortgage Backed Securities32.4%
Government Bonds24.4%
ST Investments (Cash & Other)5.3%
Other Bonds-0.9%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Apple Inc 3.0%
Microsoft Corp 2.7%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% Nov 15, 2051 2.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250% Feb 28, 2029 2.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% Oct 31, 2029 1.9%
NVIDIA Corp 1.8%
Alphabet Inc - Class A Shares 1.8%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% Jan 31, 2029 1.6%
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF 1.5%
Meta Platforms Inc - Class A Shares 1.5%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 19.8%

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
-5.2 -7.1 -1.1 9.2 8.4 6.3 7.2 8.3 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.19 1.81 0.53 0.51 0.75 0.90 0.52 0.53 0.43 0.44 1.23
Interest --- 0.17 0.11 0.09 --- 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.07 0.07
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.11 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.18 0.18
Foreign taxes paid --- -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.02
Capital gains --- 1.51 0.09 --- 0.66 0.71 0.34 0.34 0.17 0.18 1.01
Return of capital --- --- 0.20 0.28 --- --- --- --- 0.07 0.03 ---

* 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.