Overview
Daily NAV
$14.73
-1.14% ($0.17)
March 13, 2025
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Inception DateNovember 3, 2014
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Net Assets$177.30 million
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Fund Manager 1Empire Life Investments Inc.
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Min. Investment$1,000 initial, $50 per fund
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MER3.66%
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Asset classCanadian Equity
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Management Fee2.25%
Risk: Medium
Low
Low To Moderate
Moderate
Moderate To High
High
1 Empire Life Investments Inc. is the Portfolio Manager of certain Empire Life segregated funds and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Empire Life Insurance Company.
Why Invest
You are seeking growth by investing primarily in Canadian large cap equity securities
Fund codes
Series | Front-end load | Low load * | No load | Deferred Sales Charge * |
---|---|---|---|---|
Class M | ECF13047 | ECF13247 | ECF13347 | ECF13547 |
- * NOTE: Effective May 29, 2023, the Deferred Sales Charge (DSC) and Low Load (LL) Purchase Fee Options are no longer available for new deposits. Switches between funds purchased with the same Purchase Fee Option will continue to be allowed.
Performance As at February 28, 2025
Growth of $10,000
Investment value:
$15,659.43
at
February 28, 2025
Compound Returns 2
Series | 1 mth | 3 mths | 6 mths | YTD | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | psi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Empire Life Canadian Equity GIF Class M | -0.98% | -2.05% | 6.37% | 2.01% | 12.99% | 5.50% | 6.49% | 3.88% | 4.44% |
Series | Empire Life Canadian Equity GIF Class M |
---|---|
1 mth | -0.98% |
3 mths | -2.05% |
6 mths | 6.37% |
YTD | 2.01% |
1 year | 12.99% |
3 years | 5.50% |
5 years | 6.49% |
10 years | 3.88% |
psi | 4.44% |
2 Annual Compound Returns: Returns under 1 year are simple rates of return. All others are annual compound rates of return. All returns are calculated after taking expenses, management and administration fees into account. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
Calendar Returns
Series | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Empire Life Canadian Equity GIF Class M | -1.14% | 15.20% | 5.53% | -14.61% | 14.79% | -6.62% | 18.47% | -7.08% | 9.11% | 12.84% |
Series | Empire Life Canadian Equity GIF Class M |
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2015 | -1.14% |
2016 | 15.20% |
2017 | 5.53% |
2018 | -14.61% |
2019 | 14.79% |
2020 | -6.62% |
2021 | 18.47% |
2022 | -7.08% |
2023 | 9.11% |
2024 | 12.84% |
Portfolio Allocations As at January 31, 2025
Sector Allocation
Colours | Name | Weight |
---|---|---|
Financials | 28.74% | |
Industrials | 17.34% | |
Energy | 13.07% | |
Information Technology | 10.90% | |
Materials | 9.71% | |
Consumer Staples | 6.55% | |
Consumer Discretionary | 5.15% | |
Communication Services | 4.52% | |
Utilities | 2.51% | |
Real Estate | 1.51% |
Asset Allocation
Colours | Name | Weight |
---|---|---|
Canadian Equity | 96.21% | |
U.S. Equity | 1.68% | |
International Equity | 1.28% | |
Cash and Equivalents | 0.83% |
Top 10 Holdings
Name | Weight |
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Royal Bank of Canada | 6.81% |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 4.23% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | 3.74% |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 'A' | 3.68% |
Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 3.42% |
Brookfield Business Corporation Cl A Exchangeable Sub Vtg | 3.39% |
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 3.37% |
Bank of Montreal | 3.18% |
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Com | 3.04% |
Canadian National Railway Company | 2.65% |
Portfolio Manager(s)

Greg Chan
Portfolio Manager, Canadian Equities

Empire Life Investment Team
Empire Life Investment Team