What is a Basket?
It is an investment model that is managed by a professional portfolio manager on a discretionary basis in your brokerage account. You directly own its underlying securities and receive the dividends and/or interest paid.
Investment Strategy
This Basket invests tactically in a variety of asset classes and seeks to optimize the risk-return relationship of your complete portfolio. The manager will tactically modify his investment mix in order to reap the potential advantages associated with altering market conditions. Your Investment Advisor may provide you with an Investment Policy Statement.
Details
Investment horizon
At least 3 years
Code
762991
Inception Date:
July 1, 2001
Initial minimum investment:
$21,577 CAD*
Subsequent Investment:
$10,788 CAD*
Portfolio Manager:
National Bank Financial
Benchmark:
Morningstar Can Core Bd GR CAD (50%)
Morningstar Can Core Bd GR CAD (17.5%)
Morningstar US TME TR CAD (17.5%)
Morningstar DM xNA TME GR CAD (10%)
Morningstar EM GR CAD (5%)
* Contingent on the market value of the Basket and accrued interests/dividends at the time of purchase.
Risk Management
This investment is not guaranteed and its value can go down as well as up.
Medium
How much does it cost?
The fees you pay depend on the type of agreement you signed with your investment advisor. This agreement prevails over the following table. Should you have no such signed agreement, the following charges apply.
| Investment | Fees |
|---|---|
| $1 or more | 1.70% |
Mandate Statistics
Dividend Yield
1.80
Asset Allocation (%)
| US Equity | 26.59% | |
| Canadian Equity | 24.02% | |
| Canadian Government Bonds | 20.89% | |
| International Equity | 18.82% | |
| Canadian Corporate Bonds | 8.14% | |
| Cash and Equivalents | 0.78% | |
| Income Trust Units | 0.58% | |
| Foreign Government Bonds | 0.14% | |
| Canadian Bonds - Other | 0.03% | |
| Mortgages | 0.01% |
Top Holdings (%)
| iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) | 29.32% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (XUS) | 27.03% |
| iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) | 24.59% |
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) | 11.06% |
| BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) | 7.34% |
| BALANCE ( CAD ) | 0.67% |
| Total | 100.01% |
Calendar Returns (%)
| YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.65 | 14.18 | 11.17 | 8.85 | -9.69 | 12.02 | 10.01 |
Annualized Returns (%)
| 1 month |
3 month |
6 month |
1 year |
3 year |
5 year |
10 year |
Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.65 | 1.93 | 10.72 | 13.34 | 10.78 | 7.30 | 7.47 | 6.80 |
Returns before management fees