Investment objective

To provide long-term capital growth, while minimizing the exposure to currency fluctuations between the U.S. and Canadian dollar, by tracking the performance of its benchmark. The fund invests primarily in units of the iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF. The fund will use derivatives, such as options, futures and forward contracts to hedge against the currency fluctuations between the U.S. and Canadian dollars.

  • Fund Category U.S. Equity Funds
  • Inception Date Jul 04, 2016
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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35102 0.15%

Portfolio analysis As of Mar 31, 2025

100% 0 %
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Information Technology29.6%
Financials14.7%
Health Care11.2%
Consumer Discretionary10.3%
Communication Services9.2%
Industrials8.5%
Consumer Staples6.1%
Energy3.7%
Utilities2.5%
Real Estate2.3%
Materials2.0%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 99.9%
CAD CASH 0.1%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 100.0%

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
-1.0 -8.2 -2.7 10.0 10.5 14.0 - 11.8 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.00 0.20 0.23 0.18 0.16 0.19 0.28 0.22 1.28 1.20 ---
Interest --- 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 1.25 1.20 ---
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.19 0.22 0.17 0.15 0.18 0.28 0.22 0.03 --- ---
Foreign taxes paid --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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* 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.