Description

The fund is an actively managed fund that seeks stable monthly distributions, capital appreciation, and reduced volatility by investing in a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 large-cap, North American dividend-paying stocks in the financial services sector. Constituents are selected by the fund manager using a top-down analysis which comprises of various factors including macroeconomic and political conditions as well as sector fundamentals. In addition, each firms dividend growth potential, valuation, profitability, current dividend yield, balance sheet strength and liquidity are also considered. The fund manager may also invest up to 20% in other financial services-related firms or in global financial services companies. Call options are then written at the fund managers discretion in order to optimize earnings and to achieve lower overall portfolio volatility. The fund is an unhedged version of BFIN that trades in USD.