INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTDoug Cooper, CFA
Empire Life Investment Team |
WHY INVEST IN THIS FUNDYou are seeking growth by investing primarily in dividend paying Canadian equity securities |
FUND FACTS| Asset Class | Canadian Equity |
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| Size (Mill) | $576.12 |
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| MER | 3.11 % |
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| Inception | November 3, 2014 |
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| Total Holdings | 59 |
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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 | 82.6 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 8.6 % |
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| International Equities | 7.4 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1.3 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 29.4 % |
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| Energy | 15.3 % |
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| Materials | 9.5 % |
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| Communication services | 9.4 % |
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| Consumer staples | 8.2 % |
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| Utilities | 7.1 % |
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| Industrials | 6.7 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 4.5 % |
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| Real Estate | 3.8 % |
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| Information technology | 3.5 % |
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| Health care | 2.7 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 5.9 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 4.9 % |
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| TC Energy Corporation | 3.1 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 2.9 % |
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| TELUS Corporation | 2.8 % |
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| Sun Life Financial Inc. | 2.8 % |
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| Enbridge Inc. | 2.7 % |
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| Rogers Communications Inc. 'B' | 2.7 % |
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| Stella-Jones Inc. | 2.3 % |
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| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 2.3 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 32.3 % |
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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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| -1.78 | -2.36 | 1.98 | 4.73 | 2.41 | 3.85 | | 3.16 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| 16.63 | 5.79 | -15.15 | 12.75 | -5.63 | 20.21 | -5.71 | 7.01 |
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EMPIRE LIFE DIVIDEND GROWTH GIF