IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund A
Quick Facts
NAVPS (2/6/2012) $33.02
Distribution Frequency: Annually
MER:
06/30/2011 2.93%*
Fund Numbers:
|
Front |
Back |
Low |
Series F |
| $Cdn |
520 |
521 |
975 |
1450 |
Key reasons to invest
- Co-winner of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Canadian Small Cap
Equity Fund of the Year Award at the Canadian Investment
Awards.
- Focused portfolio of 35 to 45 names with an emphasis on
dividend yield.
- Individual sector weights generally kept under 25% of the
portfolio to ensure diversification.
Investment Approach
QV Investors Inc. evaluates candidates based on top-down,
bottom-up, value and growth analysis. The managers' key criterion
for selection is quality growth stressing that they look at the
merits of a company before even looking at the sector. QV
identifies and typically invests in stocks with lower valuations
that are growing at higher rates than the market.
Portfolio Sub-Advisor
QV Investors Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Leigh Pullen, CFA
- Chairman, CIO and Portfolio Manager
- Over 35 years investment experience
Ian Cooke, CFA
- Portfolio Manager
- Bachelor of Commerce in Finance
- Joined QV Investors in 2006
- Previously with Savoy Capital as a research analyst
Joe Jugovic, CFA
- President and Portfolio Manager
- BA in Economics
- Over 10 years investment experience
- Previously with a Calgary-based investment management firm
Inception Date: 3/20/1997
Net Assets: $379,809,593Compound Annual Returns (%) as at 12/31/2011
| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Inception |
| 1.2 | 4.5 | -5.4 | -3.3 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 |
Calendar Year Returns (%)
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
| 13.9 | 29.6 | -33.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 24.7 | 17.6 | 34.1 | 25.7 | 26.7 |
Asset Mix
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Geographic Allocation
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Sector Allocation
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Top Ten Holdings
| CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NV | 4.2 % |
| Laurentian Bank of Canada | 4.1 % |
| Winpak Ltd. | 4.1 % |
| AltaGas Ltd. | 4.0 % |
| Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 4.0 % |
| Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NV | 3.8 % |
| Pason Systems Inc. | 3.7 % |
| Transcontinental Inc., Class A, SV | 3.7 % |
| Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust | 3.7 % |
| Astral Media Inc., Class A, NV | 3.6 % |
| 38.9 % |
Portfolio information above as at: 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM
*IA Clarington Investments Inc., manager of the IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund A (the "Fund"), currently waives some of its management fees or absorbs some expenses that would normally be charged to the Fund. This is done at the manager’s discretion, and may continue for an indeterminate period of time but may also be terminated at any time. The management expense ratio ("MER") for this series of the Fund published above is calculated after waivers and absorptions have been taken into account, using information available from the interim period ending 06/30/2011. The actual MER of the this series of the Fund before waivers and or absorptions is 2.96%
Important information and disclaimer