Investment objective

To provide long-term capital growth by investing in equity securities of European companies in order to provide exposure to growth opportunities in the European economy and diversification benefits beyond North America.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35075 0.99%

Portfolio analysis As of Mar 31, 2025

99% 1%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Financials26.1%
Industrials17.8%
Health Care15.6%
Consumer Staples9.5%
Consumer Discretionary9.0%
Materials8.4%
Information Technology7.1%
Energy3.6%
Utilities3.0%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
EssilorLuxottica SA 4.1%
Roche Holding AG 3.7%
Allianz SE 3.4%
AstraZeneca PLC 3.4%
Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B Shares 3.4%
ASML Holding NV 3.3%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 3.0%
Unilever PLC 3.0%
Air Liquide SA 2.9%
UBS Group AG 2.8%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 33.0%

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
-0.6 -0.6 3.2 7.1 10.2 10.2 6.3 4.8 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.52 1.12 1.00 0.46 1.62 0.41 0.48 1.09 1.20 0.59 0.28
Interest --- 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 --- --- ---
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.56 0.59 0.43 0.34 0.30 0.51 0.55 0.39 0.34 0.32
Foreign taxes paid --- -0.07 -0.06 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 -0.06 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04
Capital gains --- 0.63 0.46 0.06 1.30 0.14 --- 0.60 0.85 0.28 ---
Return of capital --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

* 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.