Balanced
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Investment Philosophy
The Manager’s traditional equity approach of seeking to find wealth-creating companies, led by great management teams, purchased at a discount to intrinsic value is used to construct the equity portion of the portfolio. The fixed income portion of the portfolio follows our traditional fixed income approach of focusing on sector allocation, security selection, and trading strategies. For asset mix, the Manager analyzes which combination of asset classes is most likely to offer the most attractive risk/return characteristics within a medium to long-term time frame, and carries out asset mix changes gradually to reduce risk.
What Does the Strategy Invest In?
The strategy invests in Canadian, U.S., and International equity securities, as well as bonds and other strategies managed by Mawer that invest in debentures of government and corporate issues or in those securities directly.
Asset Mix Allocation
Asset Mix | Range(%) | Benchmark(%) | Portfolio*(%) |
---|---|---|---|
Equity | 45-70 | 60.0 | 61.4 |
Canadian | 10-45 | 22.5 | 19.4 |
Global | 20-70 | 37.5 | 42.0 |
Canadian Bonds | 25-50 | 35.0 | 31.2 |
Cash & Equivalents | 0-15 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
Equity Characteristics
Top 10 Equity Holdings
Portfolio Weight | |
---|---|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2.0 |
Amphenol Corp | 1.4 |
Tencent Holdings Ltd | 1.3 |
Royal Bank of Canada | 1.3 |
Aon PLC | 1.2 |
Microsoft Corp | 1.1 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1.1 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd | 1.1 |
Stella-Jones Inc | 1.1 |
Deutsche Boerse AG | 1.1 |
Total | 12.7 |
Market Capitalization
Billions | Portfolio Weight |
---|---|
$100 billion and over | 34.7 |
$50 to $100 billion | 15.6 |
$10 to $50 billion | 26.9 |
$3 to $10 billion | 12.3 |
$1 to $3 billion | 8.7 |
Less than $1 billion | 1.8 |
Total | 100.0 |
Portfolio Characteristics
Portfolio | Benchmark | |
---|---|---|
ROE (%) | 14.1 | 9.3 |
Dividend yield (%) | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Bond Characteristics
Contribution to Duration
Top 10 Holdings
Top 10 Holdings | Weight (%) |
---|---|
Province of Quebec 3.6% September 1, 2033 | 6.9 |
Canadian Government Bond 1.5% June 1, 2031 | 6.1 |
Canadian Government Bond 2.75% March 1, 2030 | 5.0 |
Province of Ontario 3.65% June 2, 2033 | 4.1 |
Canadian Government Bond 2% December 1, 2051 | 3.9 |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co 2.54% February 28, 2028 | 3.7 |
Canadian Government Bond 2% June 1, 2032 | 2.9 |
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.15% December 15, 2031 | 2.6 |
Province of Ontario 2.8% June 2, 2048 | 2.4 |
Hydro One Inc 4.91% January 27, 2028 | 2.4 |
Total | 40.0 |
Characteristics
Portfolio | Benchmark ** | |
---|---|---|
Yield to maturity (%) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Effective maturity (years) | 9.2 | 9.9 |
Modified duration (years) | 7.1 | 7.1 |
Disclaimers
Gross-of-fee returns include the reinvestment of all income received/earned and are presented before management fees and other expenses, and after withholding taxes, if applicable. A client's actual return will be reduced by management fees. Net-of-fee returns are calculated by deducting 1/12th of the top tier of the management fee schedule from the monthly gross-of-fee returns of the composite. Actual fees may vary depending on the applicable fee schedule and the size of the account.
Past performance does not guarantee or indicate future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested. Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio’s base currency, if different. Investors should be aware that forward-looking statements and forecasts may not be realized.
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Mawer Internal Balanced benchmark:
As of 1 Oct 2016: 5.00% 91-Day TBill; 35.00% FTSE Canada Universe; 15.00% S&P/TSX Composite; 7.50% S&P/TSX SC; 7.50% MSCI ACWI SC (net); 15.00% S&P 500; 15.00% MSCI ACWI ex-USA (net). As of 1 Jan 2012: 5.00% 91-Day TBill; 35.00% FTSE Canada Universe; 15.00% S&P/TSX Composite; 7.50% BMO SC; 7.50% Russell Global SC; 15.00% S&P 500; 15.00% MSCI EAFE (net). From inception to 31 Dec 2011: 5% 91-Day TBill; 35% FTSE Canada Universe; 22% S&P/TSX Composite; 19% S&P 500; 19% MSCI EAFE (net).
Mawer Credit Rating Methodology:
Bond ratings are determined using the security level ratings of S&P, DBRS and Moody’s. If two agencies rate a security, and the ratings are not equal, we use the lower of the two ratings. If three agencies rate a security, we use the most common rating. In the rare event that all three agencies disagree, we use the middle rating. To determine the aggregate rating of a portfolio, each rating is given a numeric value, and then the weighted average for the portfolio is taken and translated back into a letter grade including cash and cash equivalents. An issuer rating may be applied for bonds classified as Government if security-level ratings are not available.