Inception Return
(10/1/2007)
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4.77 %
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YTD Return
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5.41 %
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NAVPS
(9/21/2018)
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$15.21
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Change
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$0.04 / 0.24 %
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Growth of $10,000
(As of August 31, 2018)
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MER
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2.03 %
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Assets ($mil)
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$359.23
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Rank (1Yr)
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6/439
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Std Dev (3Yr)
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5.42 %
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Volatility Ranking (3Yr)
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4/10
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RRSP Eligibility
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Yes
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Load
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Front Fee Only
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Max Front End
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4.00 %
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Max Back End
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-
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Sales Status
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Open
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Objective
VPI Dixon Mitchell Canadian Balanced Pool's objective is to generate long-term growth in value and income by investing in a diversified portfolio of Canadian government and corporate bonds, Canadian and foreign equities, trust and limited partnership units, preferred shares and index or sector proxies, such as index participation units. It is designed to provide both moderate income and reasonable growth over the long-term, while being sufficiently diversified to mitigate volatility.
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Management Co.
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.
Managers
Ken O'Kennedy
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Asset Allocation
(As of August 31, 2018)
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Sector Allocation
(As of August 31, 2018)
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Geographic Allocation
(As of August 31, 2018)
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Top 10 Holdings
| Name | Asset | Sector | Geographic | Percent |
| Canadian Dollars | Cash and Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalent | Canada | 6.58% |
| Visa Inc Cl A | US Equity | Financial Services | United States | 5.50% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canadian Equity | Financial Services | Canada | 4.99% |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | Canadian Equity | Financial Services | Canada | 4.44% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | US Equity | Financial Services | United States | 4.19% |
| Apple Inc | US Equity | Technology | United States | 3.91% |
| Canadian National Railway Co | Canadian Equity | Industrial Services | Canada | 3.91% |
| Microsoft Corp | US Equity | Technology | United States | 3.85% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | US Equity | Healthcare | United States | 3.47% |
| Oracle Corp | US Equity | Technology | United States | 3.11% |
Performance Data
(As of August 31, 2018)
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Return (%)
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Annualized Return (%)
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Return
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1
Mth
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3
Mth
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6
Mth
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YTD
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1
Yr
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3
Yr
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5
Yr
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10
Yr
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Fund
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1.86
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4.83
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6.02
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5.41
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10.81
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8.43
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8.54
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5.44
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Benchmark
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-0.37
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1.63
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5.55
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1.88
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7.91
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6.97
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7.17
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4.83
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Quartile Ranking
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Calendar Return (%)
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Fund
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7.22
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11.01
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-0.38
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9.24
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16.37
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7.77
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1.63
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4.29
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15.83
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-19.76
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Benchmark
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7.50
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15.95
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-5.39
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10.25
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9.26
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6.43
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-4.14
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15.07
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27.27
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-24.33
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Quartile Ranking
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1
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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1
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4
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4
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3
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MSCI ESG Fund Metrics (As of September 01, 2018)
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The MSCI ESG Quality Score measures the ability of underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors.
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The percentage of the portfolio's market value exposed to companies flagged for one or more standard SRI exclusion factors (alcohol, civilian firearms, gambling, weapons, cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear power, GMOs, and tobacco).
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The portfolio weighted average of each company’s percent of revenue generated by Sustainable Impact Solutions (goods and services that address at least one of the world’s social and environmental challenges), as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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ESG data provided by MSCI
MSCI ESG Research LLC’s (“MSCI ESG”) Fund Metrics products (the “Information”) provide environmental, social and governance data with respect to underlying securities within more than 23,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. MSCI ESG is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MSCI ESG materials have not been submitted to, nor received approval from, the US SEC or any other regulatory body. None of the Information constitutes an offer to buy or sell, or a promotion or recommendation of, any security, financial instrument or product or trading strategy, nor should it be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance, analysis, forecast or prediction. None of the Information can be used to determine which securities to buy or sell or when to buy or sell them. The Information is provided “as is” and the user of the Information assumes the entire risk of any use it may make or permit to be made of the Information.