Investment Objective
To provide long-term capital growth and to generate high current income. The fund invests, directly or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio consisting primarily of investment-grade debt securities of Canadian companies. The fund may invest approximately 40% of its assets in foreign debt securities.
Fund Details
Investment horizon
At least 3 years
Fund volatility
Low
Minimum Initial Investment:
$500
Subsequent Investment:
$50
Systematic Investment:
$25
Distribution Frequency:
Monthly
Assets Under Management ($M):
$1,559.4
Price per Unit:
$9.86
Inception Date:
May 21, 2015
Value of $10,000 over 10 years:
$13,149
Benchmark Index:
FTSE Can Corp. (CAD)
Management Fee:
0.45%
MER:
0.57%
Portfolio Manager:
National Bank Investments Inc.
Sub-Advisor:
Fiera Capital Corporation
Available Fund Codes:
| Advisor Series | |
|---|---|
| Initial Sales Charge | NBC4220 |
| F Series | NBC4020 |
Portfolio Asset Mix (% of Net Assets)
| Cdn Corp Bonds - Invest Grade | 50.73% |
| Cdn Corp Bonds - Other | 39.96% |
| Canadian Provincial Bonds | 2.11% |
| Foreign Corp Bonds - Other | 1.83% |
| Bonds - Other | 1.77% |
| Cash and Equivalents | 1.37% |
| Canadian high yield bonds | 1.31% |
| Other | 0.92% |
| Credit Rating | % |
|---|---|
| AAA | 2.13 |
| AA | 28.47 |
| A | 28.24 |
| BBB | 39.16 |
| BB | 2.00 |
| Average Duration (Years) | 5.78 |
| Average Maturity (Years) | 10.20 |
| Gross Yield to Maturity (%)† | 4.15 |
| Gross Current Yield (%)‡ | 4.57 |
| Top Holdings | % |
|---|---|
| Bank of Montreal 3.73% 03-Jun-2030 | 1.24 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.84% 29-May-2030 | 1.15 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 | 1.02 |
| Royal Bank of Canada 3.99% 22-Jul-2030 | 0.95 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 3.80% 10-Dec-2030 | 0.91 |
| Bank of Montreal 3.54% 03-Mar-2032 | 0.87 |
| Amazon.com Inc. 5.00% 12-Jun-2056 | 0.83 |
| National Bank of Canada 3.64% 13-Apr-2030 | 0.79 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.69% 09-Jan-2032 | 0.79 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia 3.73% 27-Jun-2031 | 0.78 |
| Total of Top Holdings of the Fund (% of Net Assets): |
9.33 |
| Total Number of Securities Held: | 488 |
| Allocation by Maturity | % |
|---|---|
| Short Term | 30.06 |
| Mid Term | 36.34 |
| Long Term | 33.59 |
Calendar Returns (%)
| YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.04 | 4.16 | 7.36 | 8.35 | -10.16 | -1.60 | 8.52 |
Annualized Returns (%)
| 1 M | 3 M | 6 M | 1 Y | 3 Y | 5 Y | 10 Y | Incp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.36 | 1.99 | 2.04 | 4.17 | 6.28 | 2.29 | 2.78 | 3.05 |
†The rate of return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the maturity date expressed as an annual rate. It is assumed that all coupons are reinvested at the same rate.
‡Annual income paid by a bond or a stock, expressed as a percentage of its current market price. It does not include any capital gains or losses that may be realized upon maturity.