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IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(09-16-2024)
$9.23
Change
$0.02 (0.22%)

As at August 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 25, 2014): 1.62%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 0.33% 2.52% 1.82% 2.81% 5.98% 3.70% -0.34% 0.93% 1.09% 1.47% 1.45% 1.39% 1.55% 1.61%
Benchmark 0.63% 2.80% 3.83% 3.74% 7.52% 4.57% 1.20% 1.04% 1.67% 2.13% 1.91% 1.68% 1.65% 1.80%
Category Average 0.49% 3.38% 3.38% 3.45% 6.96% 4.27% 0.98% 0.93% 1.39% 1.71% 1.49% 1.32% 1.28% 1.25%
Category Rank 294 / 324 183 / 316 307 / 312 270 / 283 234 / 281 236 / 262 240 / 247 146 / 234 180 / 224 167 / 212 139 / 199 115 / 183 94 / 173 80 / 161
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -0.99% -0.14% 2.39% 1.83% 0.36% 0.61% -0.22% -0.24% -0.22% 0.64% 1.53% 0.33%
Benchmark -0.32% 0.78% 1.67% 1.48% -0.13% 0.05% 0.53% -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.73% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.40% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - 1.95% 2.56% 2.01% 0.45% 4.45% 4.16% 1.38% -7.81% 4.73%
Benchmark 3.01% 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92%
Category Average 1.73% 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84%
Quartile Ranking - 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 3
Category Rank - 60/ 165 41/ 178 26/ 183 168/ 203 28/ 219 163/ 229 22/ 235 247/ 249 169/ 263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

4.73% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.81% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 72.10
Foreign Corporate Bonds 12.31
Cash and Equivalents 8.81
Foreign Bonds - Other 3.76
Foreign Government Bonds 1.27
Other 1.75

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 89.45
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.81
Financial Services 0.96
Consumer Goods 0.78
Healthcare 0.06
Other -0.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.00
Latin America 2.37
Europe 2.29
Other 0.34

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.63% 27-Oct-2026 1.44
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.00% 28-Dec-2026 1.38
Enbridge Gas Inc 01-Aug-2024 1.34
BROOKFIELD CORP 08/20/24 1.27
FORE 8 DEVELOPMENTS 8.00% 15-Dec-2025 1.24
Chartwell Retirement Residencs 6.00% 08-Dec-2026 1.10
Enbridge Inc 8.50% 15-Jan-2084 1.10
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.20% 07-Apr-2027 1.08
Inter Pipeline Ltd 5.71% 29-May-2030 1.05
Bank of Montreal 6.03% 07-Sep-2028 1.01

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.82% 4.59% 3.43%
Beta 1.10% 1.15% 1.05%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.36% 0.36%
Sharpe -0.92% -0.22% 0.04%
Sortino -1.07% -0.47% -0.47%
Treynor -0.03% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.42% 3.82% 4.59% 3.43%
Beta 1.11% 1.10% 1.15% 1.05%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.68% 0.36% 0.36%
Sharpe 0.32% -0.92% -0.22% 0.04%
Sortino 1.86% -1.07% -0.47% -0.47%
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 69.61% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 25, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $749

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CCM9300
CCM9301
CCM9302

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide income and the potential for long term capital growth, while preserving capital and mitigating the effects of interest rate fluctuations, by investing primarily in fixed income securities including government bonds, investment grade bonds and high-yield bonds, as well as other income producing securities such as asset-backed securities and senior floating rate loans.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor: uses fundamental and macro analysis to select investments and reviews the values of the investments on an ongoing basis, paying particular attention to credit quality and diversification by geographic region, industry sector, size of issuer and credit rating. The Fund: will invest in a combination of fixed income securities including government bonds, investment grade bonds, high yield bonds, asset backed securities and senior loans and other income producing securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Dan Janis 09-04-2024
Jonathan Birtwell 09-04-2024
Noelle Corum 09-04-2024
Peter Azzinaro 09-04-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Advisor Agile Investment Management, LLC
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.53%
Management Fee 1.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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