CI Alternative Investment Grade Credit Fund

Series A CAD
 

Fund overview

The fund seeks to generate consistent positive total returns with an emphasis on capital preservation and low correlation to traditional equity and fixed income markets. The fund will be primarily invested in the investment grade debt of corporations and financial institutions in the developed world.

Fund details

description of elementelement value
Inception date November 2018
CAD Total net assets ($CAD)
As at 2024-02-29
$744.4 million
NAVPS
As at 2024-03-27
$9.3334
MER (%)
As at 2023-06-30
1.96
MER (%)
(Excluding performance fee)
As at 2023-06-30
1.88
Management fee (%) 1.30
Asset class Alternative Credit Focused
Currency CAD
Minimum investment $500 initial/$25 additional
Distribution frequency Monthly
Last distribution $0.0190
Average Credit Rating A-

Risk rating1

  • Low
  • Low to medium
  • Medium
  • Medium to high
  • High

FUND CODES

A ISC 2190
DSC SO* 3190
LL SO 3090
F 4190
I 5190
P 90190
*No new purchases directly into switch only funds.

Performance2 As at 2024-02-29

Growth of $10,000 (Since inception date)

growth of 10k graph

Calendar year performance

annual performance graph

average annual compound returns

YTD 1 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Y 3 Y 5 Y 10 Y Inception*
2.16% 0.83% 3.35% 4.89% 6.44% 1.16% 2.48% - 2.47%
*Since inception date

Distribution history3

Payable date Total
2024-03-22 0.0190
2024-02-23 0.0190
2024-01-26 0.0190
2023-12-15 0.1027
2023-11-24 0.0190
Payable date Total
2023-10-27 0.0190
2023-09-22 0.0190
2023-08-25 0.0190
2023-07-28 0.0190
2023-06-23 0.0190

FUND CHARACTERISTICS

Average Coupon % 4.36
Duration 1.61
Yield 5.83

RATING SUMMARY (%)

AAA 6.65
AA 12.19
A 22.01
BBB 54.71
BB 4.36
NR 0.08
Average Credit Rating A-

*Corporate and Government bonds only.

CI Alternative Investment Grade Credit Fund

Series A CAD
 
Portfolio allocations4 As at 2024-02-29
Asset allocation (%)
  • Canadian Corporate Bonds 155.94
  • Cash and Equivalents 48.14
  • Foreign Corporate Bonds 18.69
  • Canadian Bonds - Other 9.38
  • Mortgages 2.46
  • US Equity 1.75
  • Canadian Equity 0.50
  • Derivatives -0.11
  • Foreign Government Bonds -4.57
  • Other -132.18
Sector allocation (%)
  • Fixed Income 49.55
  • Cash and Cash Equivalent 48.14
  • Financial Services 2.02
  • Exchange Traded Fund 0.19
  • Energy 0.09
  • Utilities 0.07
  • Telecommunications 0.06
  • Consumer Services 0.01
  • Other -0.13
Geographic allocation(%)
  • Canada 97.49
  • United States 1.07
  • Multi-National 0.60
  • France 0.52
  • Bermuda 0.35
  • Other -0.03
Top holdings
Sector (%)
1. Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2033 Fixed Income 6.22%
2. Goldman Sachs Group Inc 6.36% 01-Feb-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.21%
3. Cards II Trust 2.43% 15-Nov-2027 Fixed Income 4.86%
4. National Bank of Canada 5.02% 01-Feb-2029 Fixed Income 4.09%
5. Suncor Energy Inc 5.40% 17-Nov-2026 Fixed Income 3.84%
6. Glacier Credit Card Trust 2.28% 06-Jun-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.70%
7. Royal Bank of Canada 5.34% 23-Jun-2026 Fixed Income 3.68%
8. Capital Power Corp 4.28% 18-Jul-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.42%
9. Reliance LP 3.84% 15-Jan-2025 Fixed Income 3.30%
10. Bank of Nova Scotia 5.50% 08-May-2026 Fixed Income 3.30%
11. Transcanada Pipelines Ltd 5.74% 09-Jun-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.26%
12. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc 3.80% 19-Jul-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.23%
13. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 4.25% 06-Sep-2027 Fixed Income 3.18%
14. CAE Inc 5.54% 12-May-2028 Fixed Income 3.14%
15. Athene Global Funding 5.93% 09-Apr-2024 Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.12%

Management team

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Jason Goddard
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