INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTIan Fung, CFA
Sara Shahram, CFA
Empire Life Investment Team |
WHY INVEST IN THIS FUNDYou are seeking growth and income by investing in a strategic mix of primarily Canadian equity and fixed income securities. |
FUND FACTS| Asset Class | Canadian Balanced |
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| Size (Mill) | $436.15 |
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| MER | 2.84 % |
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| Inception | November 3, 2014 |
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| Total Holdings | 437 |
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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 Bonds | 35.2 % |
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| Canadian Equities | 30.3 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 20.7 % |
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| International Equities | 6.0 % |
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| U.S. Bonds | 4.9 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 2.7 % |
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| International Bonds | 0.4 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 26.2 % |
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| Energy | 14.3 % |
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| Information technology | 13.1 % |
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| Industrials | 12.3 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 7.0 % |
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| Consumer staples | 6.3 % |
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| Materials | 6.1 % |
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| Health care | 6.0 % |
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| Utilities | 3.6 % |
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| Communication services | 3.2 % |
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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 | 2.0 % |
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| Microsoft Corporation | 1.8 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1.4 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 4.95% 01APR24 TD | 1.4 % |
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| Gov. of Canada, 2.5%, 12/1/2032 | 1.3 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 5.3% 01APR24 $USD TD | 1.2 % |
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| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 1.2 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 1.1 % |
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| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 1.0 % |
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| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 'A' | 1.0 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 13.3 % |
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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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| 2.16 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 7.37 | 2.65 | 3.49 | | 3.19 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| 4.87 | 3.95 | -5.16 | 12.05 | 4.18 | 7.64 | -6.98 | 5.81 |
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EMPIRE LIFE BALANCED GIF