Investment objective

To provide long-term total returns consisting of dividend income and capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located or active in emerging markets with above average dividend yields.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35079 1.10%

Portfolio analysis As of Feb 28, 2026

99% 1%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Information Technology29.5%
Financials28.4%
Consumer Discretionary14.3%
Industrials9.6%
Consumer Staples4.7%
Real Estate4.7%
Materials4.5%
Health Care1.9%
Communication Services1.5%
Utilities1.4%
Unclassified-0.5%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.6%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Preferred Shares 7.1%
SK hynix Inc 3.1%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - Class W Shares 3.0%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 2.7%
Axis Bank Ltd 2.7%
HDFC Bank Ltd - ADR 2.4%
China Resources Land Ltd 2.3%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd - Class H Shares 2.2%
Shriram Finance Ltd 2.0%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 37.1%

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
6.3 19.4 36.3 56.9 25.6 11.5 12.9 10.5 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Total distributions 0.06 2.12 0.27 0.26 0.35 1.52 0.24 0.37 0.63 0.43 0.22
Interest --- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ---
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.24 0.31 0.30 0.38 0.24 0.21 0.33 0.31 0.22 0.25
Foreign taxes paid --- -0.02 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.02 -0.03
Capital gains --- 1.90 --- --- --- 1.31 0.05 0.09 0.36 0.24 ---
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.