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) | $54.02 |
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| MER | 2.85 % |
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| Inception | April 20, 2015 |
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| Total Holdings | 229 |
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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 | 50.9 % |
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| Canadian Bonds | 37.3 % |
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| U.S. Equities | 4.4 % |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3.1 % |
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| International Equities | 2.3 % |
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| U.S. Bonds | 1.9 % |
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SECTOR MIX| Financials | 28.3 % |
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| Energy | 17.9 % |
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| Industrials | 15.2 % |
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| Materials | 9.6 % |
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| Consumer staples | 8.1 % |
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| Information technology | 6.6 % |
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| Utilities | 4.3 % |
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| Real Estate | 3.0 % |
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| Communication services | 2.8 % |
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| Health care | 2.3 % |
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| Consumer discretionary | 1.9 % |
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GROWTH OF $10,000
For Illustration Purposes Only
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS| Royal Bank of Canada | 3.6 % |
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| ROYAL BK OF CAD 4.95% 01APR24 TD | 2.8 % |
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| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.4 % |
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| Bank of Montreal | 1.9 % |
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| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Com | 1.8 % |
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| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 'A' | 1.8 % |
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| Gov. of Canada, 2%, 6/1/2032 | 1.6 % |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 1.6 % |
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| Intact Financial Corporation Com | 1.5 % |
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| Cenovus Energy Inc. Com | 1.5 % |
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| Total of Top 10 | 20.3 % |
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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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| 1.99 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 4.58 | 2.68 | 3.51 | | 2.77 |
CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| 6.71 | 4.33 | -6.23 | 10.67 | 2.59 | 12.31 | -7.87 | 5.50 |
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EMPIRE LIFE MONTHLY INCOME GIF