Investment objective

The fundamental investment objectives of the fund are to provide current income and stability of capital by investing primarily in a well-diversified portfolio of short-term fixed-income securities issued by Canadian governments and corporations, but excludes securities of issuers directly engaged in the extraction, processing and transportation of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35205 0.51%

Portfolio analysis As of Aug 31, 2025

0% 100%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Fixed Income Breakdown
Government Bonds49.5%
Corporate Bonds46.5%
ST Investments (Cash & Other)4.0%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Canadian Government Bond 2.500% Aug 01, 2027 16.5%
Canadian Government Bond 2.500% Nov 01, 2027 9.2%
Province of Ontario 3.600% Mar 08, 2028 3.5%
Province of Ontario 1.350% Dec 02, 2030 3.4%
Province of Quebec 1.900% Sep 01, 2030 1.9%
Royal Bank of Canada 5.235% Nov 02, 2026 1.8%
Canadian Government Bond 2.750% Sep 01, 2030 1.8%
Province of Ontario 2.050% Jun 02, 2030 1.7%
Bank of Montreal 4.709% Dec 07, 2027 1.6%
National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC 2.301% Jun 22, 2029 1.6%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 43.0%

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
0.8 1.3 1.8 3.9 4.6 - - 1.6 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.21 0.27 0.25 0.18 0.14 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Interest --- 0.27 0.25 0.18 0.14 --- --- --- --- --- ---
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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.