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) | $54.81 |
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| MER | 2.85 % |
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| Inception | April 20, 2015 |
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| Total Holdings | 254 |
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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 | 49.5 % |
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| Canadian Bonds | 36.9 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 6.1 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 2.8 % |
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| International Equities | 2.5 % |
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| U.S. Bonds | 2.2 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 29.2 % |
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| Energy | 14.3 % |
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| Industrials | 13.3 % |
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| Materials | 9.3 % |
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| Information technology | 8.4 % |
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| Utilities | 7.5 % |
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| Consumer staples | 7.3 % |
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| Real Estate | 5.0 % |
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| Communication services | 4.1 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 1.6 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 3.3 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 2.65% 01MAY25 TD | 2.6 % |
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| Enbridge Inc. | 2.2 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.0 % |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 1.7 % |
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| WSP Global Inc. Com | 1.5 % |
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| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 'A' | 1.4 % |
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| Microsoft Corp. Com | 1.4 % |
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| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 1.3 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 1.3 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 18.8 % |
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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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| -1.20 | -3.36 | -1.62 | 6.52 | 2.55 | 5.08 | 3.02 | 2.90 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| 4.33 | -6.23 | 10.67 | 2.59 | 12.31 | -7.87 | 5.50 | 8.22 |
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EMPIRE LIFE MONTHLY INCOME GIF