CI Forge First Conservative Alternative Fund (formerly Forge First Conservative Alternative Fund)

Series I CAD
 

Fund overview

The investment objective of the Fund is to generate consistent risk-adjusted net returns over the long term with low correlation to North American equity and credit markets. The Fund uses alternative investment strategies, such as equity long/short, pairs trading, arbitrage trading, thematic trading, the use of derivatives for leverage and/or borrowing for investment purposes and seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in equities, ETFs, fixed income and listed options in North American markets. The Fund’s aggregate gross exposure to short selling, cash borrowing and derivatives used for leverage must not exceed 300% of its NAV, calculated on a daily basis. The investment objectives of the Fund can only be changed with the approval of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of unitholders called for such purpose.

Fund details

description of elementelement value
Inception date April 2019
CAD Total net assets ($CAD)
As at 2026-04-30
$424.8 million
NAVPS
As at 2026-05-20
$14.2631
MER (%)
As at 2025-06-30
1.56
MER (%)
(Excluding performance fee)
As at 2025-06-30
1.04
Management fee (%) 0.75
Asset class Alternative Multi-Strategy
Currency CAD
Minimum investment Negotiable
Distribution frequency Annually
Last distribution $0.4964

Risk rating1

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

FUND CODES

I F220
A F200
F F210

Performance2 As at 2026-04-30

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*
4.37% 3.32% 3.75% 5.61% 10.56% 9.23% 6.48% - 7.94%
*Since inception date

Distribution history3

Payable date Total
2025-01-02 0.4964
2024-01-03 0.2738
2023-01-03 0.0228

Management team

First we'll display the Team Company and then the Team members
Forge First Asset Management Inc.
Forge First Asset Management Inc.
Keenan Murray

CI Forge First Conservative Alternative Fund (formerly Forge First Conservative Alternative Fund)

Series I CAD
 
Portfolio allocations4 As at 2026-04-30
Asset allocation (%)
  • Cash and Equivalents 44.88
  • Canadian Equity 18.53
  • Canadian Corporate Bonds 14.48
  • Foreign Corporate Bonds 10.49
  • US Equity 7.81
  • International Equity 3.81
Sector allocation (%)
  • Cash and Cash Equivalent 44.88
  • Fixed Income 24.97
  • Technology 11.85
  • Energy 8.21
  • Industrial Goods 3.93
  • Consumer Goods 3.39
  • Industrial Services 2.97
  • Healthcare 1.79
  • Basic Materials 0.82
  • Other -2.81
Geographic allocation(%)
  • Canada 95.93
  • Europe 3.54
  • Taiwan 3.27
  • Israel 0.32
  • Switzerland 0.22
  • Other -3.28
Top holdings6
Sector (%)
1. BMO BANK LOAN 11/02/2026 0.00% 02-Nov-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.82%
2. BANK OF MONTREAL DEP DISCOUNT NOTE 10/14/2026 0.00%
14-Oct-2026
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.89%
3. BMO BANK LOAN 5/25/2026 0.00% 25-May-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.11%
4. BANK of MONTREAL DISCOUNT NOTE 07/07/2026 0.00% 07-Jul-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.22%
5. BANK OF MONTREAL DEP DISCOUNT NOTE 08/11/2026 0.00%
11-Aug-2026
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.20%
6. BMO BANK LOAN 08/10/2026 0.00% 10-Aug-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.65%
7. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA/THE 6.88% 27-Oct-2085 Fixed Income 4.91%
8. BMO BANK LOAN 5/05/2026 0.00% 05-May-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.82%
9. BMO BANK LOAN 06/25/2026 0.00% 25-Jun-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.36%
10. Enbridge Inc 5.38% 27-Sep-2027 Fixed Income 3.67%
11. TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 7.23% 31-Oct-2049 Fixed Income 3.54%
12. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR Computer Electronics 3.27%
13. Telus Corp 6.25% 22-Apr-2030 Fixed Income 3.24%
14. BMO BANK LOAN 8/06/2026 0.00% 06-Aug-2026 Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.98%
15. Enerflex Ltd Energy Services and Equipment 2.96%
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