Fixed income

IA Clarington Strategic Corporate Bond Fund

Fund information page

Fixed income
as of
as of
High Yield Fixed Income
Morningstar Rating
$CDN Series F
$CDN FB
Series F 3553
Monthly, variable
as of September 30, 2024
0.92%
Low
September 26, 2011
as of November 30, 2024
$820.4 million

Investment goal

The Fund’s objective is to provide income and the potential for long term capital growth by investing primarily in fixed income securities with an emphasis on corporate and other higher yielding fixed income securities.

Key reasons to invest

High yield corporate bonds have historical returns similar to equities with lower volatility

Fixed income diversification through high yield debt securities which may have lower interest rate sensitivity than investment grade bonds 

Rigorous & active investment process that focuses on safety of income and incorporates the manager’s macro outlook

Portfolio manager(s)

Manager Photo Manager Details
Dan Bastasic, CFA, MBA, iA Global Asset Management Inc. Dan Bastasic
CFA, MBA
iA Global Asset Management Inc.
Read Dan Bastasic's bio  

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Fund performance (%)

1-month 3-month YTD 1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year Since
inception
Rate of
return
0.8 2.2 7.9 10.2 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.8

Calendar year performance (%)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Rate of
return
7.6 -5.3 6.3 4.2 6.2 -0.7 3.6 17.2 -3.8 4.0

Value of $10,000 investment

Morningstar ratings™
High Yield Fixed Income as of November 30, 2024

Overall 1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year
Rating Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating
Number of funds in category 244 257 244 224 159

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Asset mix

Geographic allocation

Total number of investments

113

Portfolio characteristics

Credit rating

Fixed income

Top issuers

Disclaimers

Cash is included in the average credit quality.

The credit quality of debt instruments of the Fund through direct holdings and/or underlying funds. Credit ratings are obtained from DBRS, Standard & Poor's or Moody's. DBRS rating or equivalent is presented.

Cash and cash equivalents are excluded.

Excludes cash and other net assets and applicable investment funds not managed by IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Recent distributions

Payment date Frequency $/unit or share
Oct. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.04260
Sep. 30, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03675
Aug. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03913
Jul. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03950
Jun. 30, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.04061
May. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03882
Apr. 30, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.04228
Mar. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03824
Feb. 29, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03561
Jan. 31, 2024 Monthly, variable 0.03370
Dec. 31, 2023 Monthly, variable 0.03863

Distribution tax factors

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Canadian eligible dividends
($/unit or share)
$0.012 $0.011 $0.013 $0.010 $0.016 $0.016 $0.004
Foreign income
($/unit or share)
$0.128 $0.113 $0.102 $0.138 $0.148 $0.188 $0.214 $0.268
Capital gain
($/unit or share)
Other income
($/unit or share)
$0.283 $0.296 $0.323 $0.393 $0.328 $0.331 $0.349 $0.348
Return of capital
($/unit or share)
Total distribution
($/unit or share)
$0.423 $0.420 $0.438 $0.541 $0.492 $0.535 $0.567 $0.616
NAV Dec. 31
($/unit or share)
$9.04 $8.82 $9.75 $9.60 $9.76 $9.66 $10.25 $10.45

There is no calendar year distribution tax factor data for this fund.

Disclaimers

Distribution data may not be shown for years in which the distribution amount was immaterial. For funds with a track record of less than 12 months, distribution data cannot be shown.

The distribution information presented is based on the calendar year-end, and is indicated in dollar per unit or share.

Historical prices

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Series F10

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