CFM134A

Canso
Short Term & Floating Rate Fund
Series A

Series
Key Documents
Fund Profile
Lysander Funds Ltd.

Overview

  • Asset Class
    Fixed Income
  • Category
    Canadian Short-Term Fixed Income
  • Risk Rating
    Low
  • Holdings
    54
  • Yield to Maturity
    4.4%
  • Current Yield
    2.6%
  • Average Duration
    1.1 Years
  • Average Credit Quality
    A+

NAV

  • CAD $ NAV
    9.55
  • Change NAV $
    -0.01
  • Change NAV %
    -0.10
  • Date
    2022-10-05

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 Short Term Corporate Bond Index.

Investment Focus

Established in 1997 by John Carswell, Canso currently manages over $36 billion in assets. Canso is a investment management firm that has demonstrated independent research expertise in fundamental analysis.

Fund Facts

August 31, 2022
Inception Date January 31, 2006
Currency CAD
Fund AUM $73.6 Million
Management Fee 0.95%
MER as of December 31, 2021 1.14%
Minimum Initial Investment $25,000 (accredited investor)
RRSP Eligible Yes
▲ The NAVs posted are post-distribution

Portfolio Characteristics

Holdings 54
Average Term to Maturity (Years) 2.3
Average Duration (Years) 1.1
Yield to Maturity (%) 4.4%
Current Yield (%) 2.6%
Average Credit Quality1 A+

Credit Quality Breakdown

AA & Higher 42.5%
A 36.9%
BBB 20.0%
BB & Lower 0.6%

Sector

Communication 1.3%
Energy 7.3%
Federal 28.0%
Financial 55.6%
Industrial 2.4%
Infrastructure 4.2%
Real Estate 0.4%
Other 0.8%

Portfolio

Top 10 Holdings

Security % of Fund Rating
Canada 0.25% Feb 1, 2023 9.1% AAA
Pacific Life Global Funding II FRN Feb 1, 2027 (Q CDOR+38) 5.7% AA-
Canada 0.75% Oct 1, 2024 5.5% AAA
Bank of America Corp FRN Sep 15, 2027 (Q CDOR+60) 4.9% A
Goldman Sachs FRN Apr 29, 2025 (CDOR+37) 4.9% A
Sun Life Financial Inc. FF 3.05% Sep 19, 2023/2028 4.8% A
Morgan Stanley FRN Mar 21, 2025 (Q CDOR +33) 4.7% A
Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 2.31% Oct 23, 2024 4.6% A+
Canada 0.25% Apr 1, 2024 4.5% AAA
TransCanada Pipelines FRN Jun 9, 2024 (Q CDOR+29) 4.4% BBB+
Total 53.1%

Top 10 Holdings

Security % of Fund Rating
Canada 0.25% Aug 1, 2022 13.1% AAA
Canada 0.25% Feb 1, 2023 7.7% AAA
TD CB FRN Jun 28, 2023 (Q CDOR+31) 6.5% AAA
TransCanada Pipelines FRN Jun 9, 2024 (Q CDOR+29) 5.9% BBB+
Morgan Stanley FRN Mar 21, 2025 (Q CDOR+33) 5.8% A
Goldman Sachs FRN Apr 29, 2025 (CDOR+37) 5.4% A
Pacific Life Global Funding II FRN Feb 1, 2027 (Q CDOR+38) 5.4% AA-
Bank of America Corp FRN Sep 15, 2027 (Q CDOR+60) 5.2% A
CIBC FRN Mar 4, 2025 (CORRA+46) 5.0% A
Sun Life Financial Inc. FF 3.05% Sep 19, 2023/2028 4.4% A
Total 64.4%

Performance

Inception Date

January 31, 2006

As of Date

August 31, 2022

Compound Returns - Series C

1 Month 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Year
(Annualized)		 5 Year
(Annualized)		 10 Year
(Annualized)		 Since Inception
(Annualized)
-0.3% -0.3% -2.9% -3.1% 0.9% 1.2% 1.8% 2.9%

Calendar Year Returns - Series C

Distributions

Quarterly Distributions

Record Date Distribution Date
March 24, 2022 March 25, 2022
June 23, 2022 June 24, 2022
September 29, 2022 September 30, 2022
December 29, 2022 December 30, 2022

Resources

Canso and GICs – May 2022

1. Greater Initial Yield–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds’ portfolios generally have greater yields than 1-Year, 3-Year, and 5-Year GICs as of March 31st, 2022 2. Historical Outperformance–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds have demonstrated outperformance compared to GICs, as…
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Canso Fund Management Ltd. is the investment fund manager of the Canso Short Term & Floating Rate 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.

Commission, trailing commissions, management fee and expenses may be associated with investments. Products are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. 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 unitholder that would have reduced returns. Historical fund returns are based on net asset values that include a management fee of 0.30%. Prior to January 2011 the fund was not charged a management fee. The Fund’s returns prior to this date have been reduced to reflect the impact of a management fee of 0.30% plus taxes and applicable operating costs. Information provided is believed to be reliable when published. All information is subject to modification from time to time without notice. Please read the offering document carefully before investing.

1Fixed income securities unrated by external agencies are assigned an internal Canso rating for Average Credit Quality.

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