IA Clarington Real Return Bond Fund

Quick Facts

NAVPS (2/6/2012) $12.59

2010 Total Distributions:

Income ($) 0.27
Dividends ($) -
Capital gains ($) -
Return of Capital ($) -
Total distributions ($) 0.27

Distribution Frequency: Monthly


MER: 06/30/2011 1.39%*

Fund Numbers:


Front Back Low Series F
$Cdn 412 1432 422 1203
 

Key reasons to invest

  • Seeks to achieve a regular flow of monthly income
  • Offers investors an inflation hedge within a portfolio
  • Offers a good diversification opportunity
  • Brings institutional access to Real Return Bond Market

Investment Approach

The Fund invests primarily in Canadian federal and provincial real return bonds that are indexed to the Canadian inflation rate. The Portfolio Manager seeks to add value through active management of duration, asset mix and yield curve. 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: 9/12/2006

Net Assets: $83,679,890

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

1 month3 months6 months1 year3 years5 years10 yearsInception
3.46.713.517.813.57.4-6.9

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2010200920082007200620052004200320022001
9.913.0-2.60.3 - - - - - -

Asset Mix

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Characteristics of the Fund

AAAAverage rating - Bonds
21.66 yearsAverage term
16.41 yearsModified duration
0.0346Average coupon
0.0131Yield at cost
0.0078Yield at market value

Top Ten Holdings

Gov. of Canada, Real Return Bond, 3.000%, 2036-12-0117.4 %
Gov. of Canada, Real Return Bond, 4.250%, 2026-12-0113.2 %
Gov. of Canada, Real Return Bond, 1.500%, 2044-12-018.3 %
Prov. of Quebec, Real Return Bond, 4.500%, 2021-12-018.2 %
Gov. of Canada, Real Return Bond, 4.000%, 2031-12-018.0 %
Prov. of Ontario, 4.650%, 2041-06-027.4 %
Gov. of Canada, Real Return Bond, 2.000%, 2041-12-016.3 %
Gov. of Canada, 4.000%, 2041-06-016.0 %
Prov. of Quebec, Real Return Bond, 4.250%, 2031-12-015.4 %
Prov. of Ontario, Real Return Bond, 2.000%, 2036-12-014.5 %
84.7 %
Portfolio information above as at: 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM

Effective October 31, 2008, IA Clarington Investments Inc. acquired control of Sarbit Asset Management Inc., the manager of the Sarbit Funds. On that date, Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. was appointed portfolio advisor to the Sarbit Real Return Bond Trust.

*IA Clarington Investments Inc., manager of the IA Clarington Real Return 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 1.65%
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