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) | $569.01 |
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| MER | 3.11 % |
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| Inception | November 3, 2014 |
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| Total Holdings | 67 |
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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 | 82.4 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 8.2 % |
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| International Equities | 7.7 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1.7 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 29.3 % |
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| Energy | 12.9 % |
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| Industrials | 10.7 % |
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| Materials | 9.1 % |
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| Communication services | 8.3 % |
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| Consumer staples | 7.6 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 6.1 % |
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| Utilities | 6.0 % |
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| Information technology | 4.5 % |
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| Real Estate | 3.3 % |
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| Health care | 2.3 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 5.7 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 5.6 % |
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| TELUS Corporation | 3.1 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 2.7 % |
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| Sun Life Financial Inc. | 2.6 % |
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| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 2.6 % |
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| Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Com | 2.5 % |
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| Suncor Energy Inc. | 2.5 % |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 2.5 % |
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| Enbridge Inc. | 2.4 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 32.2 % |
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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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| -0.86 | -3.54 | -1.20 | 9.56 | 4.82 | 9.42 | 3.76 | 3.79 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| 5.79 | -15.15 | 12.75 | -5.63 | 20.21 | -5.71 | 7.01 | 12.89 |
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EMPIRE LIFE DIVIDEND GROWTH GIF