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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(05-28-2025)
$8.91
Change
-$0.01 (-0.11%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 20, 2014): 2.12%

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 -1.66% -1.44% 0.88% -0.22% 6.20% 4.16% 2.79% -0.30% 0.29% 0.49% 0.94% 0.19% 1.43% 1.38%
Benchmark -1.88% -0.51% 2.54% 0.89% 9.88% 5.80% 5.50% 1.57% 0.32% 1.49% 2.31% 1.70% 2.65% 3.09%
Category Average -0.17% 0.32% 1.22% 1.06% 6.03% 4.29% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 292 / 327 278 / 327 229 / 321 259 / 322 181 / 307 199 / 298 194 / 287 248 / 274 237 / 259 214 / 239 188 / 214 166 / 187 135 / 149 112 / 126
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.03% 0.45% 2.38% 0.22% 1.54% -0.43% 1.64% -0.52% 1.24% 1.11% -0.88% -1.66%
Benchmark 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.49% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.11% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.34% 1.38% -2.00% 0.28% 6.87% 5.46% -1.75% -13.28% 5.89% 6.56%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 2 3 2 4 4 3 2
Category Rank 2/ 120 130/ 138 177/ 185 62/ 211 140/ 233 109/ 255 253/ 271 259/ 280 219/ 298 108/ 307

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.34% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.28% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 54.16
Foreign Government Bonds 18.00
US Equity 9.44
Cash and Equivalents 7.84
Mortgages 5.81
Other 4.75

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 79.73
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.38
Technology 4.46
Exchange Traded Fund 3.00
Healthcare 1.22
Other 4.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.29
Europe 4.68
Asia 3.41
Latin America 3.08
Africa and Middle East 2.06
Other 0.48

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) 20.02
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) 10.06
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF (USHY) 9.97
SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corp Bd ETF 8.98
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp Bnd Idx ETF (VCIT) 7.03
iShares JPMorgan USD EM Bond ETF (EMB) 5.98
CANADIAN DOLLAR 5.94
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN) 5.00
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Secs Idx ETF (VMBS) 4.03
Vanguard Total International Bond Index ETF (BNDX) 4.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.80% 5.55% 5.87%
Beta 0.90% 0.73% 0.74%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.67% 0.64%
Sharpe -0.17% -0.36% -0.03%
Sortino -0.02% -0.60% -0.33%
Treynor -0.01% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 49.91% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.13% 5.80% 5.55% 5.87%
Beta 0.76% 0.90% 0.73% 0.74%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.75% 0.67% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.58% -0.17% -0.36% -0.03%
Sortino 1.27% -0.02% -0.60% -0.33%
Treynor 0.03% -0.01% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 73.04% 49.91% - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 20, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDM410

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide income and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily to obtain exposure to alternative or non-traditional asset classes or strategies that have a low correlation to traditional asset classes. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) listed on a Canadian or U.S. stock exchange and fixed-income securities that emphasize alternative or non-traditional asset classes or strategies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest in any one alternative or non-traditional asset category which is expected to complement or have a low correlation to traditional asset categories within the following ranges: 0% to 50% equities, 0% to 100% ETFs, 0% to 100% fixed-income securities, 0% to 10% Commodity and U.S. ETFs (defined below), and 0% to 25% cash equivalents or debt instruments with a remaining term to maturity of 365 days or less.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MD Financial Management Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

MD Financial Management Inc.

Distributor

MD Financial Management Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 3,000
PAC Subsequent 1,000
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.47%
Management Fee 1.39%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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