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IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$9.14
Change
$0.00 (0.01%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 25, 2014): 1.87%

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 0.15% 0.99% 3.48% 1.17% 5.36% 4.74% 1.71% 1.08% 1.53% 1.79% 1.87% 1.76% 2.04% 1.71%
Benchmark 0.52% 1.82% 3.29% 1.36% 7.24% 5.75% 2.92% 1.88% 2.03% 2.34% 2.39% 2.05% 1.98% 1.86%
Category Average 0.42% 1.36% 2.81% 1.14% 6.28% 5.22% 2.56% 1.53% 1.74% 1.96% 1.92% 1.65% 1.64% 1.39%
Category Rank 324 / 331 282 / 330 105 / 318 174 / 330 258 / 305 232 / 263 240 / 251 204 / 237 177 / 228 166 / 218 148 / 204 118 / 188 81 / 181 89 / 169
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.22% -0.24% -0.22% 0.64% 1.53% 0.33% 1.56% -0.21% 1.11% -0.18% 1.02% 0.15%
Benchmark 0.53% -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.73% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.40% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.95% 2.56% 2.01% 0.45% 4.45% 4.16% 1.38% -7.81% 4.73% 5.16%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 3 4
Category Rank 60/ 165 41/ 178 26/ 183 168/ 203 26/ 217 162/ 227 22/ 233 245/ 247 166/ 260 216/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.16% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.81% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 49.13
Foreign Corporate Bonds 31.12
US Equity 5.76
Cash and Equivalents 3.98
Foreign Government Bonds 1.44
Other 8.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 82.20
Mutual Fund 8.14
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.98
Technology 3.30
Consumer Goods 1.12
Other 1.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.43
Multi-National 8.14
Latin America 1.50
Other -0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
INDUSTRIELLE ALLIANCE FUNDS 8.14
SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corp Bd ETF 5.89
Mexico Government 7.00% 03-Sep-2026 1.46
Bank of America Corp 5.87% 15-Sep-2033 1.28
Ford Credit Canada Co 5.44% 09-Feb-2029 1.20
FORE 8 DEVELOPMENTS 1.16
Truist Financial Corp 4.92% 28-Jul-2032 0.94
United States Dollar 0.94
.VAND 12 07/01/2023 10.37% 01-Mar-2028 0.89
Cenovus Energy Inc 3.50% 07-Feb-2028 0.89

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 3.85% 4.67% 3.43%
Beta 1.13% 1.21% 1.06%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.39% 0.36%
Sharpe -0.53% -0.16% 0.03%
Sortino -0.44% -0.36% -0.44%
Treynor -0.02% -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 2.45% 3.85% 4.67% 3.43%
Beta 0.96% 1.13% 1.21% 1.06%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.51% 0.69% 0.39% 0.36%
Sharpe 0.48% -0.53% -0.16% 0.03%
Sortino 2.17% -0.44% -0.36% -0.44%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 61.42% - - -

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) $834

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

iA Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Agile Investment Management, LLC

  • Dan Janis
  • Peter Azzinaro
  • Jonathan Birtwell
  • Noelle Corum

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Distributor

-

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 1.52%
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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