Investment objective

To provide long-term returns consisting primarily of interest income and moderate capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities issued by Canadian corporations. It may also hold similar securities of U.S. corporations.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35247 0.50%

Portfolio analysis As of Aug 31, 2025

3% 97%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Fixed Income Breakdown
Corporate Bonds95.0%
Other Bonds2.9%
ST Investments (Cash & Other)1.1%
Government Bonds0.9%
Mortgage Backed Securities0.1%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Enbridge Inc 4.570% Mar 11, 2044 0.8%
Canadian Government Bond 3.250% Jun 01, 2035 0.7%
CU Inc 4.085% Sep 02, 2044 0.6%
Equitable Bank 3.990% Mar 24, 2028 0.6%
Enbridge Gas Inc 4.150% Aug 17, 2032 0.6%
Enbridge Inc 3.100% Sep 21, 2033 0.6%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.800% Dec 10, 2030 0.6%
407 International Inc 3.830% May 11, 2046 0.6%
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.442% Nov 15, 2035 0.6%
Manulife Financial Corp 5.054% Feb 23, 2034 0.6%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 6.3%

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
1.6 1.8 2.2 5.0 6.7 1.5 2.8 4.0 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.32 0.38 0.34 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.35
Interest --- 0.38 0.34 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.35
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 --- ---
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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.