Overview
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Asset ClassFixed Income
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CategoryAlternative Credit Focused
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Risk RatingLow to Medium
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Number of Securities (Long/Short)115/4
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Yield to Maturity5.6%
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Current Yield4.5%
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Average Duration2.6 Years
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Average Credit Quality2A
Objectives
The Fund’s investment objective is to (i) maximize total returns for unitholders while reducing risk; and (ii) provide unitholders with monthly cash distributions, by taking long and short positions primarily in corporate bonds and other income securities.
Investment Focus
The Canso Credit Income Fund is a closed-end fund which seeks to maximize total returns for unit holders while reducing risk and provide unitholders with monthly cash distributions, by taking long and short positions in a portfolio of primarily corporate bonds and other income securities.
Fund Facts
August 31, 2025Inception Date | July 16, 2010 |
Currency | CAD |
Fund Net AUM | $148.1 Million |
Total Long AUM | $165.7 Million |
Total Short AUM | -$17.6 Million |
NAVPU | $16.08 |
Closing Market Price on TSX (August 29, 2025) |
$15.84 |
Management Fee | 0.75% |
Performance Fee | 20.00% |
MER as of June 30, 2025 (unaudited) | 1.40% |
RSP Eligible | Yes |
Portfolio Characteristics
Number of Securities (Long) | 115 |
Number of Securities (Short) | 4 |
Number of Issuers | 57 |
Average Term to Maturity (Years) | 6.1 |
Average Duration (Years) | 2.6 |
Yield to Maturity (%) | 5.6% |
Current Yield (%) | 4.5% |
Cash Weighting | 0.1% |
Average Credit Quality (long only)2 | A |
Credit Quality Breakdown (Long only)
AAA | 29.6% |
AA | 7.9% |
A | 19.8% |
BBB | 20.7% |
BB | 6.9% |
B & Lower | 10.8% |
Not Rated | 4.4% |
Portfolio
Top 10 Holdings
Security | % of Fund | Rating |
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Canada RRB 4.25% Dec 1, 2026 | 7.8% | AAA |
Manulife Financial Corp (AT1) 4.1% Mar 19, 2027/2082 | 5.9% | BBB+ |
Air Canada 4.625% Aug 15, 2029 | 5.7% | BB+ |
Canada 1.5% Dec 1, 2031 | 5.3% | AAA |
Strait Crossing Dev. Inc. (amort) 6.17% Sep 15, 2031 | 4.5% | BBB |
GE Capital Canada 5.73% Oct 22, 2037 | 4.0% | A- |
FLINT Corp. 8% Oct 14, 2027 | 3.3% | Not Rated |
Hertz 12.625% Jul 15, 2029 144A (USD) | 3.2% | B |
RBC FRN Jun 29, 2085 (SOFR+44.911)(USD) | 3.1% | A- |
TD Bank 4.477% Jan 18, 2028 | 3.1% | A |
Total | 45.9% |
Geographic Breakdown
Canada | 80.1% |
USA | 17.5% |
Europe | 2.4% |
Performance
Inception Date
July 16, 2010
As of Date
August 31, 2025
Compound Returns
1 Month | 3 Months | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year (Annualized) |
5 Year (Annualized) |
10 Year (Annualized) |
Since Inception (Annualized) |
-0.8% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.1% |
Calendar Year Returns
Distributions
Distributions
Distribution Frequency | Monthly |
Most Recent Distribution per Unit | $0.0417 |
12-Month Trailing Distribution Yield | 3.1% |
Next Record Date | September 29, 2025 |
Next Distribution Date | October 10, 2025 |
Monthly Distributions
Record Date | Distribution Date | Distribution Rate/Unit |
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January 31, 2025 | February 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
February 28, 2025 | March 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
March 31, 2025 | April 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
April 30, 2025 | May 12, 2025 | $0.0417 |
May 30, 2025 | June 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
June 27, 2024 | July 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
July 31, 2025 | August 11, 2025 | $0.0417 |
August 29, 2025 | September 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
September 29, 2025 | October 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
October 31, 2025 | November 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
November 28, 2025 | December 10, 2025 | $0.0417 |
December 31, 2025 | January 12, 2026 | $0.0417 |
Distributions ($)/Unit3 | YTD* | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Total Distributions | 0.2916 | 0.5797 | 0.7464 | 1.0578 | 2.1899 | 2.0851 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5456 | 0.5000 | 3.5513 |
Interest | - | 0.3172 | 0.2930 | 0.3617 | 0.4034 | 0.3401 | - | 0.1139 | 0.5211 | 0.4819 | - |
Dividends | - | 0.1233 | 0.1152 | 0.1826 | 0.0788 | 0.0743 | 0.0248 | 0.0343 | 0.0245 | - | - |
Capital Gains | - | 0.1392 | 0.3382 | 0.5135 | 1.7077 | 1.6707 | - | - | - | - | 3.5513 |
Withholding Tax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Return of Capital | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4752 | 0.3518 | - | 0.0181 | - |