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 Apr 30, 2025

99% 1%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Financials29.7%
Information Technology21.6%
Consumer Discretionary20.2%
Industrials7.9%
Materials5.0%
Real Estate4.8%
Communication Services4.6%
Consumer Staples4.0%
Health Care2.0%
Utilities1.0%
Unclassified-0.7%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.1%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - Class W Shares 5.2%
Naspers Ltd - Class N Shares 4.5%
HDFC Bank Ltd - ADR 3.6%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd - Class H Shares 3.0%
Axis Bank Ltd 3.0%
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd 2.3%
Redington Ltd 2.2%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.2%
Hindalco Industries Ltd 2.1%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 36.2%

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
-4.1 -0.6 0.4 5.9 8.4 9.7 5.1 6.8 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.01 0.27 0.26 0.35 1.52 0.24 0.37 0.63 0.43 0.22 0.26
Interest --- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 --- ---
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.31 0.30 0.38 0.24 0.21 0.33 0.31 0.22 0.25 0.22
Foreign taxes paid --- -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03
Capital gains --- --- --- --- 1.31 0.05 0.09 0.36 0.24 --- 0.07
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.