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IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Global Corp Fixed Income

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
(05-16-2025)
$9.08
Change
$0.00 (0.02%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 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): 1.71%

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 -0.58% -1.31% 0.62% -0.30% 4.32% 3.67% 2.43% 0.70% 2.04% 1.37% 1.64% 1.49% 1.68% 1.59%
Benchmark -2.16% -0.59% 2.47% 0.75% 9.97% 6.36% 6.27% 2.11% 0.82% 2.13% 2.94% 2.25% 3.13% 3.44%
Category Average -0.29% 0.41% 1.86% 1.16% 7.40% 5.52% 3.81% 1.12% 2.33% 2.42% 2.61% - - -
Category Rank 129 / 200 168 / 200 185 / 200 168 / 200 161 / 166 133 / 154 115 / 139 84 / 127 67 / 118 84 / 112 79 / 97 69 / 88 66 / 82 57 / 65
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -0.22% 0.64% 1.53% 0.33% 1.56% -0.21% 1.11% -0.18% 1.02% 0.15% -0.87% -0.58%
Benchmark 1.05% 0.71% 3.42% -0.54% 2.07% 0.44% 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09% 0.51% -2.16%

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 15.41% 0.66% 2.08% 5.22% 5.81% 8.39% -3.78% -10.63% 6.54% 10.41%
Category Average - - - - 9.03% 6.89% 0.56% -10.54% 7.62% 5.63%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 3
Category Rank 25/ 64 72/ 79 75/ 88 25/ 96 94/ 109 102/ 114 60/ 122 36/ 136 144/ 153 87/ 156

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 43.77
Foreign Corporate Bonds 31.87
US Equity 6.86
Cash and Equivalents 5.59
Foreign Government Bonds 1.34
Other 10.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 77.47
Mutual Fund 7.72
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.59
Technology 3.49
Exchange Traded Fund 2.30
Other 3.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.05
Multi-National 7.72
Europe 2.75
Latin America 1.42
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
INDUSTRIELLE ALLIANCE FUNDS 7.72
SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corp Bd ETF 6.20
iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF 2.30
Canadian Dollar 1.44
Mexico Government 7.00% 03-Sep-2026 1.37
Bank of America Corp 5.87% 15-Sep-2033 1.21
Ford Credit Canada Co 5.44% 09-Feb-2029 1.09
.VAND 12 07/01/2023 10.12% 01-Mar-2028 1.05
Truist Financial Corp 4.92% 28-Jul-2032 0.93
Cenovus Energy Inc 3.50% 07-Feb-2028 0.83

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

IA Clarington Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.57% 3.47% 3.45%
Beta 0.48% 0.37% 0.24%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.49% 0.22%
Sharpe -0.41% -0.10% -0.02%
Sortino -0.22% -0.37% -0.47%
Treynor -0.03% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 22.31% 18.04% -
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 2.82% 3.57% 3.47% 3.45%
Beta 0.42% 0.48% 0.37% 0.24%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.48% 0.60% 0.49% 0.22%
Sharpe 0.20% -0.41% -0.10% -0.02%
Sortino 0.79% -0.22% -0.37% -0.47%
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 59.11% 22.31% 18.04% -

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) $813

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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