CFM124A

Canso
Corporate Bond Fund
Series A

Series
Key Documents
Fund Profile
Lysander Funds Ltd.

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Overview

  • Asset Class
    Fixed Income
  • CIFSC Category
    Canadian Corporate Fixed Income
  • Risk Rating
    Low
  • Holdings
    181
  • Yield to Maturity
    4.5%
  • Current Yield
    3.8%
  • Average Duration
    5.9 Years
  • Average Credit Quality2
    A

NAV

  • CAD $ NAV
    10.62
  • Change NAV $
    0.07
  • Change NAV %
    0.66
  • Date
    2025-01-15

Objectives

The Fund seeks to achieve a total return greater than the return achieved by a representative Canadian fixed income index, such as the FTSE Canada Corporate Bond Index.

Investment Focus

Established in 1997 by John Carswell, Canso is an investment management firm that has demonstrated independent research expertise in fundamental analysis.

Fund Facts

December 31, 2024
Inception Date June 30, 2004
Currency CAD
Fund AUM $1.1 Billion
Management Fee 1.30%
MER as of December 31, 2023 1.51%
Minimum Initial Investment N/A
RSP Eligible Yes
▲ The NAVs posted are post-distribution

Portfolio Characteristics

Holdings 181
Average Term to Maturity (Years) 9.8
Average Duration (Years) 5.9
Yield to Maturity (%) 4.5%
Current Yield (%) 3.8%
Average Credit Quality2 A

Credit Quality Breakdown

AA & Higher 35.8%
A 33.9%
BBB 30.4%

Sector

Communication 4.6%
Energy 19.0%
Federal 14.1%
Financial 38.2%
Industrial 9.8%
Infrastructure 10.2%
Provincial 2.0%
Other 2.2%

Portfolio

Top 10 Holdings
Canso Corporate Bond Fund

Security % of Fund Rating
Canso Private Debt Fund 9.8% A-
Canada 0.5% Dec 1, 2030 6.9% AAA
Nestle Holdings Inc. 2.192% Jan 26, 2029 5.2% AA-
Pembina Pipeline Corp 5.67% Jan 12, 2054 3.4% BBB
TD Bank 4.477% Jan 18, 2028 3.3% A
MetLife Global Funding l 1.95% Mar 20, 2028 3.0% AA-
Heathrow Funding Limited 3.661% Jan 13, 2031/33 REGS 2.6% BBB+
Manulife Financial Corp (AT1) 3.375% Jun 19, 2026/2081 2.5% BBB+
BNS CB 4.246% Mar 20, 2034 2.4% AAA
Great West Life Co Inc. (AT1) 3.6% Dec 31, 2026/2081 2.3% A-
Total 41.4%

Top 10 Holdings
Canso Private Debt Fund

Security % of Fund Rating
Canso Private Loan Fund 5.7% A
Arrow Lakes Power Corp (amort) 5.516% Apr 5, 2041 Series B 5.3% A+
Plenary Properties LTAP LP -CSEC (amort) 6.288% Jan 31, 2044 4.1% A
ORNGE Issuer Trust (amort) 5.727% Jun 11, 2034 3.8% AA-
Inpower BC GP (amort) 4.471% Mar 31, 2033 3.8% BBB+
Green Timbers LP (amort) 6.838% Jun 30, 2037 3.7% A-
North Battleford Power L.P (amort) 4.958% Dec 31, 2032 3.6% A-
Hydro Quebec FRN Mar 31, 2025/Perpetual (SOFR +49.076) 3.4% AA-
University Ont Institute of Tech (amort) 6.351% Oct 15, 2034 3.2% A
AltaLink LP 4.742% May 22, 2054 3.1% A-
Total 39.7%

Performance

Inception Date

June 30, 2004

As of Date

December 31, 2024

Compound Returns - Series C

1 Month 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Year
(Annualized)		 5 Year
(Annualized)		 10 Year
(Annualized)		 15 Year
(Annualized)		 Since Inception
(Annualized)
-0.1% 1.3% 7.4% 7.4% 1.1% 3.1% 3.2% 4.5% 5.0%

Calendar Year Returns - Series C

Distributions

Quarterly Distributions

Record Date Distribution Date
March 20, 2025 March 21, 2025
June 19, 2025 June 20, 2025
September 18, 2025 September 19, 2025
December 30, 2025 December 31, 2025

Resources

Canso Fund Management Ltd. is the investment fund manager of the Canso Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”). This document is not an invitation to invest in the Fund and does not constitute a public offering of sale. The Fund is only available under prospectus exemptions and other exemptions available to investors who meet certain eligibility or minimum purchase requirements. Currently these exemptions include the accredited investor exemption and the $150,000 minimum purchase exemption for non-individual investors. Each purchaser of Units in the Fund may have statutory or contractual rights of action. The offering of Units of the Fund is made pursuant to an Offering Memorandum and the information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified by the more detailed information in the Offering Memorandum. Information presented in this material should not be construed as investment or financial advice. Please consult a Financial Advisor. Please read the offering memorandum before investing. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investment funds.

The indicated rates of return are historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Investment funds are not guaranteed or insured, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

1Source: London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). © LSE Group 2025. FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies. “FTSE ®” is a trade mark of the relevant LSE Group companies and is used by any other LSE Group company under license. All rights in the FTSE Russell indexes or data vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the index or the data. Neither LSE Group nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the indexes or data and no party may rely on any indexes or data contained in this communication. No further distribution of data from the LSE Group is permitted without the relevant LSE Group company’s express written consent. The LSE Group does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication.

2Fixed income securities unrated by external agencies are assigned an internal Canso rating for Average Credit Quality.

Historical fund returns are based on Series C NAVs which include a management fee of 0.40%. All information is subject to modification from time to time without notice. Information provided is believed to be reliable when published. Effective May 20, 2021, the management fee for Series A changed from 1.35% to 1.30% and Series F changed from 0.60% to 0.55%.