Description

The fund provides exposure to short-term, USD-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. The index holds investment-grade securities with 1-5 year remaining to maturity. Securities are weighted by market value and includes the three largest issues from each issuer. The index undergoes monthly rebalance and uses derivative instruments to hedge the USD currency exposure back to the Canadian dollar. The fund aims to hold the constituent securities of the index, but the Manager may also use a sampling methodology in selecting investments which uses quantitative analysis to select bonds that resemble index constituents in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes, industry weightings, market capitalization and other appropriate financial characteristics.