INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTDoug Cooper, CFA
Empire Life Investment Team |
WHY INVEST IN THIS FUNDYou are seeking growth by investing primarily in Canadian large cap equity securities |
FUND FACTS| Asset Class | Canadian Equity |
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| Size (Mill) | $174.25 |
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| MER | 1.62 % |
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| Inception | December 21, 1964 |
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| Total Holdings | 183 |
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RISK TOLERANCE | | | | | | | | | |
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| low | low to medium | medium | medium to high | high |
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ASSET MIX| Canadian Equities | 52.9 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 32.3 % |
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| International Equities | 10.1 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 4.7 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 25.7 % |
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| Energy | 15.0 % |
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| Information technology | 12.6 % |
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| Industrials | 12.3 % |
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| Materials | 7.6 % |
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| Consumer staples | 6.5 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 6.0 % |
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| Health care | 5.6 % |
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| Utilities | 3.6 % |
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| Communication services | 3.3 % |
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| Real Estate | 1.7 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 3.4 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 4.95% 01MAY24 TD | 2.8 % |
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| Microsoft Corporation | 2.7 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.4 % |
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| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 2.1 % |
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| Cameco Corp. | 1.9 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 5.25% 01MAY24 $USD TD | 1.8 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 1.8 % |
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| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 1.8 % |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 1.7 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 22.5 % |
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COMPOUND ANNUAL RETURNS| 1 mo | 3 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr | Inception |
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| -2.04 | 4.03 | 5.25 | 8.25 | 6.49 | 7.16 | 7.34 | 9.56 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| 11.25 | 7.05 | -7.10 | 18.74 | 3.74 | 20.42 | -3.21 | 7.86 |
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EMPIRE LIFE PREMIER EQUITY FUND