Investment objective

To provide stability of capital and maximum total return by investing primarily in a well-diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed income securities and derivatives based on the value of fixed income instruments.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 5340 0.50%

Portfolio analysis As of Mar 31, 2024

0% 100%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Fixed Income Breakdown
Government Bonds58.4%
Corporate Bonds37.6%
ST Investments (Cash & Other)2.8%
Other Bonds1.1%
Asset Backed Securities0.1%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Canadian Government Bond 4.000% Mar 01, 2029 10.0%
Province of Quebec 3.600% Sep 01, 2033 6.0%
Phillips, Hager & North High Yield Bond Fund - Series O 3.4%
Canada Housing Trust No 1 4.250% Mar 15, 2034 3.3%
Canadian Government Bond 4.000% May 01, 2026 3.1%
Canadian Government Bond 3.000% Jun 01, 2034 3.0%
Province of Quebec 3.250% Sep 01, 2032 2.9%
Province of Ontario 3.500% Jun 02, 2043 1.9%
Province of Ontario 3.750% Dec 02, 2053 1.9%
Province of Ontario 3.650% Jun 02, 2033 1.9%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 37.4%

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
0.5 -1.2 7.0 2.0 -1.5 0.5 2.0 3.4 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Total distributions 0.10 0.35 0.29 0.27 0.43 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.45 0.53 0.38
Interest --- 0.35 0.29 0.26 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.33
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign taxes paid --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Capital gains --- --- --- 0.01 0.13 --- --- --- 0.14 0.21 0.05
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.