INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTJennifer Law, CFA
Ian Fung, CFA
Empire Life Investment Team |
WHY INVEST IN THIS FUNDYou are seeking growth and income by investing primarily in Canadian equity and fixed income securities. |
FUND FACTS| Asset Class | Canadian Balanced |
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| Size (Mill) | $30.51 |
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| MER | 2.85 % |
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| Inception | April 20, 2015 |
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| Total Holdings | 178 |
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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 | 52.4 % |
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| Canadian Bonds | 33.8 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 8.9 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 4.9 % |
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| International Equities | 0.0 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 32.4 % |
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| Industrials | 13.3 % |
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| Energy | 12.1 % |
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| Information technology | 9.1 % |
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| Communication services | 6.7 % |
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| Consumer staples | 6.2 % |
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| Utilities | 5.8 % |
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| Real Estate | 5.5 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 4.7 % |
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| Materials | 4.0 % |
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| Health care | 0.4 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 3.9 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 3.4 % |
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| Government of Canada 1.250% June 1, 2030 | 2.7 % |
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| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 'A' | 2.4 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 1.7 % |
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| Government of Canada 2.000% December 1, 2051 | 1.7 % |
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| Government of Canada 2.500% June 1, 2024 | 1.7 % |
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| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 1.7 % |
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| Manulife Financial Corporation | 1.6 % |
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| Enbridge Inc. | 1.4 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 22.2 % |
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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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| 0.49 | 3.00 | 8.85 | 13.63 | 4.69 | 3.98 | | 3.53 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| | | | 6.71 | 4.33 | -6.23 | 10.67 | 2.59 |
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EMPIRE LIFE MONTHLY INCOME GIF