IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund (US$) T8

Quick Facts

NAVPS (5/22/2013) $5.54

2012 Total Distributions:

Income ($) 0.05
Dividends ($) -
Capital gains ($) -
Return of Capital ($) 0.36
Total distributions ($) 0.42

Distribution Frequency: Monthly, 3.5¢ (CAD) per unit †

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MER: 12/31/2012 2.82%*

Fund Numbers:

$U.S. Front Back Low Series F
Series T8* 2950 2960 2970 -
 

Key reasons to invest

  • Manager BNP Paribas Investment Partners Canada Ltd. identifies and selects stocks with high, sustainable and increasing dividends
  • Currency hedging reduces the volatility of returns (source: Fortis)
  • Target a 8% annual distribution rate, paid monthly

Investment Approach

The fund managers select shares of predominantly defensive companies with high, stable and, preferably rising dividend yields. The quality of the companies' management also plays a key role in the analysis. These factors, together with the stock's valuation, ultimately determine which companies make it through the team's selection process.

 

Portfolio Sub-Advisor

BNP Paribas Investment Partners Canada Ltd.

Portfolio Manager

Wouter Weijand

  • Wouter has over 23 years of investment experience over a broad range of products and is Senior Vice President.
  • He initiated the High Income Equity in late 2002 and was the architect of this new equity investment style within BNP Paribas.
  • Wouter acts as global head, leading the teams in Chicago, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.

Inception Date: 11/15/2007

Net Assets: $103,739,330

Historical Total Returns (%) as at 04/30/2013

1 month3 months6 months1 year3 years5 years10 yearsInception
4.25.414.917.98.4-0.3--2.5

Calendar Year Returns (%)

2012201120102009200820072006200520042003
15.0-6.914.134.1-52.0 - - - - -

Asset Mix

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Geographic Allocation

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Sector Allocation

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Top Ten Holdings

Novartis AG, Registered2.1%
HSBC Holdings PLC2.0%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC1.9%
Roche Holdings AG1.9%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A1.8%
Chevron Corp.1.8%
Nestlé SA1.6%
Procter & Gamble Co.1.5%
Eni SpA1.5%
Vodafone Group PLC1.4%
Portfolio information above as at: 04/30/2013
*IA Clarington Investments Inc., manager of the IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund (US$) T8 (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 12/31/2012. The actual MER of the this series of the Fund before waivers and or absorptions is 2.87%
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