Equity Income Funds
Dynamic’s Equity Income team employs a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QUARP™) philosophy to investing in best in class businesses that pay a dividend or distribution.
Portfolio Manager
Co-managers for this fund:
Fund Details
as at December 31, 2011
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Mutual Fund Type
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Mutual Fund Trust
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Inception Date
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3/2/2009
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Fund Category
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Diversified income
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Total Assets
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$3,501.5 million(s)
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MER
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2.29%
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Management Fee
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1.85%
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# of Holdings
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203
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Recent Distributions
| Date | Dist |
| December 2011 | $0.0584 |
| November 2011 | $0.0584 |
| October 2011 | $0.0584 |
| September 2011 | $0.0584 |
| August 2011 | $0.0584 |
| July 2011 | $0.0584 |
| June 2011 | $0.0584 |
| May 2011 | $0.0584 |
| April 2011 | $0.0584 |
| March 2011 | $0.0584 |
| February 2011 | $0.0584 |
| January 2011 | $0.0584 |
Key Reasons to Own This Fund
- Provides investors with a high level of monthly income
- Takes a flexible approach to investing across a broad range of yield-oriented asset classes
- Led by an experienced and conservative award-winning management team
- Disciplined investment process used for asset allocation and security selection
Investment Discipline
The Fund is designed to provide a high level of income and long term capital growth through investment in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income and income-oriented equity securities. Among both the equity and fixed income components of the portfolio the Managers focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets and sustainable dividends, distributions or coupon payments. An allocation to high yield bonds is made primarily through units of Dynamic High Yield Bond Fund.
Unit Price (NAVPS) Update
Current Price (1/27/2012)
Daily change
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Compounded Returns (%) (Series A) • as at December 31, 2011
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1 month
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3 months
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6 months
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Inception
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2.1
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5.0
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2.2
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7.2
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18.6
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Mutual fund regulations restrict the presentation of performance figures until a fund reaches its one-year anniversary.
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Calendar Returns (%) (Series A) • as at December 31, 2011
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2011 (YTD)
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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7.2
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13.3
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Mutual fund regulations restrict the presentation of performance figures until a fund reaches its one-year anniversary.
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Historical Returns (%) (Series A) • as at December 31, 2011
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD |
| 2011 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 7.2 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -3.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 2009 | | | 2.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 33.7 |
Asset Allocation (%)
as at December 31, 2011
| | Holding | % |
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| Common Stocks-CDN | 40.4 |
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| Corporate Bonds - CDN | 13.4 |
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| Cash, Short-Term Investments & Other Net Assets | 10.7 |
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| Dynamic High Yield Bond Fund, Series "O" | 10.4 |
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| Common Stocks-US | 7.7 |
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| Foreign Bonds & Debentures | 7.3 |
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| Real Estate Investment Trusts | 4.5 |
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| Income Trusts | 2.3 |
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| Canadian - Foreign Pay Bonds | 2.1 |
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| Preferred Stocks-CDN | 0.7 |
Geographic Allocation (%)
as at December 31, 2011
| | Holding | % |
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| Canada | 73.9 |
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| United States | 14.9 |
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| United Kingdom | 0.4 |
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| France | 0.1 |
Sector Allocation (%)1
as at December 31, 2011
| | Holding | % |
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| Energy | 13.6 |
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| Real Estate | 13.3 |
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| Financials | 12.9 |
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| Energy Infrastructure | 12.4 |
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| Telecommunication Services | 10.7 |
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| Utilities | 5.7 |
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| Consumer Staples | 4.0 |
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| Consumer Discretionary | 3.3 |
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| Materials | 1.8 |
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| Industrials | 0.7 |
Sector Allocation, year-end (%)
as at December 31, 2011
| | Holding | % |
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| Energy | 13.6 |
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| Real Estate | 13.3 |
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| Financials | 12.9 |
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| Energy Infrastructure | 12.4 |
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| Telecommunication Services | 10.7 |
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| Utilities | 5.7 |
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| Consumer Staples | 4.0 |
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| Consumer Discretionary | 3.3 |
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| Materials | 1.8 |
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| Industrials | 0.7 |