IA Clarington Bond Fund

Quick Facts

NAVPS (2/3/2012) $12.59

2010 Total Distributions

Income ($) 0.26
Dividends ($) -
Capital gains ($) -
Return of Capital ($) -
Total distributions ($) 0.26

Distribution Frequency: Monthly


MER: 06/30/2011 1.84%*

Fund Numbers:


Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 702 802 1602 903
 

Key reasons to invest

  • Emphasis on generating total rate of return consistent with safety of capital
  • Macro economic outlook established by an experienced fixed-income team
  • Active management of duration, sector and yield curve create long-term value
  • Regular income stream

Investment Approach

The fund holdings may include a combination of government issues, debentures and high-quality corporate bonds. Fundamental economic analysis takes into consideration economic growth, inflation and fiscal and monetary policy.

 

Portfolio Advisor

Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.

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Portfolio Manager

François Lalande, CFA

  • Portfolio Advisor
  • Over 24 years of investment experience
  • Member of the IAIM fixed income team and IAIM asset mix committee
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Laval University

Inception Date: 11/1/1987

Net Assets: $388,483,881

Compound Annual Returns (%) as at 12/31/2011

1 month3 months6 months1 year3 years5 years10 yearsInception
1.51.66.17.55.54.64.46.5

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2010200920082007200620052004200320022001
4.54.55.21.33.34.34.23.55.46.1

Asset Mix

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Characteristics of the Fund

AAAverage rating - Bonds
8.83 yearsAverage term
6.29 yearsModified duration
0.0381Average coupon
0.0334Yield at cost
0.0233Yield at market value

Top Ten Holdings

Gov. of Canada, 3.500%, 2020-06-015.1 %
Gov. of Canada, 5.000%, 2037-06-015.1 %
Gov. of Canada, 3.750%, 2019-06-014.3 %
Prov. of Quebec, 4.250%, 2021-12-013.4 %
Prov. of Ontario, 4.000%, 2021-06-023.0 %
Canada Housing Trust, Floating Rate, 3.202%, 2013-06-152.8 %
Prov. of British Columbia, 4.700%, 2037-06-182.5 %
Canada Housing Trust, 3.550%, 2013-09-152.3 %
Golden Credit Card Trust, 3.510%, 2016-05-152.1 %
Canada Housing Trust, Series 41-1, 2.750%, 2016-06-152.0 %
32.6 %
Portfolio information above as at: 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM

In January 2002, the Fund changed its investment objectives and policies to the investment objectives and policies described in the prospectus.
On February 10, 2005, Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. assumed portfolio advisory responsibilities for the Fund.
These changes could have affected the performance of the Fund.

*IA Clarington Investments Inc., manager of the IA Clarington Bond Fund (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 1.9%
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