Canadian Dividend Fund
Investment Objectives: The Fund's objective is to achieve a balance between high dividend income and capital growth by investing mainly in a diversified portfolio of blue chip Canadian common stocks and, to a lesser extent, in high yield preferred stocks and interest bearing securities.
Inception Date: October 2002
Investment Style: The Fund uses a value style to uncover high quality companies that generate free cash flow, earn the cost of capital and have consistantly growing dividends.
Portfolio Advisor: Beutel, Goodman & Company
Advisor Inception Date: January 2003
About the Advisor: Steve Arpin CFA, Vice President, is also a Canadian Small Cap Equity portfolio manager with Beutel Goodman. He joined the firm in 1993.
Mark K. Thompson, CFA, Senior Vice President, has led the Canadian Equity team since September 1999. Mark joined Betuel Goodman in 1989.
| Total Assets | Management Fee | MER | Distribution Frequency |
| $172.5 million | 2.00% | 2.45% | Monthly |
| 3 Mo. | 6 Mo. | YTD | 1 Yr. | 3 Yr. | 5 Yr. | 10 Yr. | Since Inception |
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| Canadian Dividend Fund | -3.01% | -6.13% | -6.13% | -8.16% | 5.47% | 10.13% | - | 10.26% |
| Quartile Rank* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Front End | Back End | Volume Sales | Low Load | F-Series | I-Series |
| NWT128 | NWT229 | NWT329 | NWT828 | NWT529 | NWT729 |
Summary of Investment Portfolio March 31, 2008.
Management Report on Fund Performance as at March 31, 2008.
Proxy Voting Record: To view the proxy voting record for the fund, please click this link and then select the fund from the drop down menu.
