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Canadian Convertible Bond Fund
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Criterion REIT Income Fund
Criterion Water Infrastructure Currency Hedged Fund

Canadian Convertible Bond Fund

NAVPS Net Assets Launch Date Management Fee
Class A - 10.85 * $28.98 million * November 2, 2009 1.90%

Fund Overview

  • Convertible bond portfolio comprised primarily of convertible debentures of Canadian issuers
  • Ability to invest up to 30% of the net asset value in convertible debentures of non-Canadian issuers
  • An asset class that combines elements of both fixed income and equity securities
  • Quarterly distributions initially targeted to be 5% per annum on the subscription price of $10.00 per Share ($0.125 per Share per quarter or $0.50 per annum)

Key Reasons to Invest

  • Top portfolio manager with experience
  • Higher yield than regular corporate bonds
  • Historically lower risk and volatility than equities
  • Only convertible bond mutual fund in Canada

Top 10 Holdings*

Company Coupon Maturity Portfolio %
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc6.00%30-Sep-124.2%
Innvest Reit6.75%31-Mar-163.9%
Jazz Air Income Fund9.50%31-Dec-143.9%
Great Basin Gold Ltd8.00%30-Nov-143.8%
New Gold Inc10.00%28-Jun-173.8%
First Capital Realty Inc6.25%31-Dec-163.5%
Cominar Real Estate Invt Tr6.50%30-Sep-163.4%
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fd6.00%31-Mar-173.3%
Anatolia Minerals Dev Limited4.75%30-Apr-123.2%
Premium Brands Holdings Corp7.00%31-Dec-143.1%
* as at July 30, 2010

Fund Codes

  Code Unit
DSC CRT 5700 Class A
Low Load CRT 5701 Class A
Front Load CRT 5703 Class A
Managed Fee CRT 5705 Class F