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Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners Investments Inc. for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Value Partners Pool(s) and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. This information is based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided to Value Partners Investments Inc. by the portfolio managers of the Pools.

The complete holdings of a Pool are disclosed in its Statement of Investment Portfolio semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, each Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Summary of Investment Portfolio. Both these documents are available on our website. Value Partners Investments Inc. is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged registered portfolio managers to make decisions about the investments made by each Pool – these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners Investments Inc.

The information provided does not constitute individual, legal, investment or tax advice about any of the Pools or the issuers discussed therein. Please consult your own legal, investment and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pools. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts documents and the prospectus of the Pools before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.


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VPI Canadian Balanced Pool

Balanced Growth

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Overview

What Does the Pool Invest In? How Do We Invest?

The pool aims to deliver long-term capital appreciation and income generation by primarily investing in Canadian large, medium, and small companies that generate sustainable cash flow, are operated by competent management teams and have track records of wealth creation.

The portfolio manager believes the best businesses have strong competitive positions with barriers to competition, solid business models, and a focus on ESG. The pool may invest up to 50% in foreign equity securities.

The portfolio manager also purchases fixed-income securities that provide attractive returns through capital appreciation and interest payments. Fixed-income securities can range from 20% to 50% of the pool.


Portfolio Information

(As of June 30, 2025)
 
Fund Code
- Series A
- Series F
- Series I
- Series O
- Series P
 
VPI005
VPI205
VPI405
VPI505
VPI605
Total Assets
Inception
September 19, 2007
Category
Canadian Balanced
Asset Mix
 
Number of Equity Holdings
Distributions
Income distributed monthly, capital gains distributed annually in December
Minimum Investment
$25,000 initial, $50 subsequent
Volatility Risk Profile
Low to Medium

Sector Allocation

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Portfolio (%)
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Top Ten Equity Holdings

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Lead Portfolio Manager

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Ken O'Kennedy
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel
Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Portfolio manager for the VPI Canadian Balanced & VPI Total Equity Pools
  • Former portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management
  • Graduate of the University of Western Ontario
  • More than 20 years of experience in the investment industry

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What makes this pool unique?

Seven-time award winner.

Every year, Fundata Canada Inc. presents FundGrade A+* awards to acknowledge Canadian investment funds that have maintained exceptional performance ratings. The VPI Canadian Balanced Pool is a seven-time award winner in its peer group in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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*Award is provided by Fundata Canada Inc. Visit https://www.fundgradeawards.com/ for more details. 

 

Out-performance in key years.

The pool has a proven history of growing and protecting client capital.

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Table shows Total Return % for the indicated calendar years as of December 31. VPI Canadian Balanced Pool Series A units. Category is Canadian Equity Balanced. *Please see the bottom of the page for more information on the category comparison. Source: Morningstar

 

Diversified but not diluted.

With 35 equity holdings spanning across 16 distinct sectors, this fund offers a broad exposure to various industries while maintaining a concentrated portfolio, ensuring investors understand what they own and why they own it. By allocating assets across many sectors, it mitigates risk associated with sector-specific downturns while maximizing opportunities for growth.

 

Able to travel up and down the market cap spectrum.

Successful balanced funds often get big and then have difficulty taking a meaningful ownership stake in smaller companies…thus falling victim to their own success.
The VPI Canadian Balanced Pool owns a mix of large and small cap companies.

 

*Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (CIFSC) developed a classification scheme for mutual funds in Canada in order to provide stakeholders with another way of comparing funds with similar strategies and principles.  The VPI Canadian Balanced Pool is categorized under Canadian Equity Balanced (the Category).  Funds included in the Category must invest at least 70% of total assets in a combination of equity securities domiciled in Canada and Canadian dollar-denominated fixed income securities. In addition, they must invest greater than 60% but less than 90% of their total assets in equity securities. Morningstar compares the performance of the mutual funds in the Category and determines the quartile ranking for different time periods. This comparison to funds in the Category is provided for information purposes only and comparison has limitations.  Although the Funds in this category will have similar characteristics, it is important to note there may be significant differences in the companies held, thus performance between funds in this category can differ significantly. The VPI Canadian Balanced Pool also has concentrated investments in a limited number of companies compared to some funds in this Category. As a result, a change in one security’s value may have more effect on the Pool’s value as compared to the performance of funds in the Category.

Quarterly Update Video

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool Update Video - Q1 2025

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Fees & Codes

With consideration given to impact of the Management Fee Reduction Program, the effective MER's on various account sizes for each of the Value Partners Pools as of June 30, 2024 are below:

Series
Fund Code
0 - $250,000
$250,000 - $500,000
$500,000 - $1 million
$1 million - $2.5 million
$2.5 million & above
A
VPI005
1.95%
1.80% - 1.95%
1.45%
1.40%
1.35%
F
VPI205
1.01%
0.94% - 1.01%
0.66%
0.61%
0.56%

Value Partners Investments offers a Management Fee Reduction Program to qualified investors as follows:

Account Size to Qualify
Series A Rebate
Series F Rebate
$250,000 - $500,000
0.30% on portion > $250,000
0.15% on portion > $250,000
$500,000 - $1 million
0.50% on full balance
0.35% on full balance
$1 million - $2.5 million
0.55% on full balance
0.40% on full balance
$2.5 million & above
0.60% on full balance
0.45% on full balance

Historical Pricing

Series
Closing Price (CAD)
$ Daily Change
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One-Pager

Overview of the pool including what the pool invests in, how the portfolio manager invests, basic pool information, top equity holdings, sector allocation, performance and more. Updated monthly.

Fund Facts

This document is required by regulations. It highlights key information about the pool, including a description of the pool, its performance and the risks and costs of owning it. Updated annually.

Holdings Report

This document includes every single holding in the pool. For each holding we've broken down the percentage of net assets, number of shares, market value, current dividend yield and annualized dividend income. Updated monthly.

Financial Statements

Summary of the pool's financial activities. Updated twice annually.

Contents of this web page are based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided by Value Partners Investments Inc. (Value Partners). The information provided includes views or opinions of Value Partners, in its capacity as the fund manager of VPI Canadian Balanced Pool (the Pool), and does not constitute individual, legal, investment, or tax advice about the Pool or the issuers discussed therein. Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Pool, and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. Please consult your own legal, investment, and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pool.

The complete holdings of the Pool are disclosed in its Financial Statements semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, the Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Top 25 Holdings report. Both these documents are available here on our website under the Documents option by selecting Regulatory Documents. Value Partners is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., a registered portfolio manager, to make decisions about the investments made by the Pool - these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts document and the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance will not tell you how the Pool will perform in the future.



Contents of this web page are based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided by Value Partners Investments Inc. (Value Partners). The information provided includes views or opinions of Value Partners, in its capacity as the fund manager of VPI Canadian Balanced Pool (the Pool), and does not constitute individual, legal, investment, or tax advice about the Pool or the issuers discussed therein. Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Pool, and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. Please consult your own legal, investment, and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pool.

The complete holdings of the Pool are disclosed in its Financial Statements semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, the Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Top 25 Holdings report. Both these documents are available here on our website under the Documents option by selecting Regulatory Documents. Value Partners is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., a registered portfolio manager, to make decisions about the investments made by the Pool - these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts document and the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance will not tell you how the Pool will perform in the future.



Contents of this web page are based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided by Value Partners Investments Inc. (Value Partners). The information provided includes views or opinions of Value Partners, in its capacity as the fund manager of VPI Canadian Balanced Pool (the Pool), and does not constitute individual, legal, investment, or tax advice about the Pool or the issuers discussed therein. Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Pool, and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. Please consult your own legal, investment, and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pool.

The complete holdings of the Pool are disclosed in its Financial Statements semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, the Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Top 25 Holdings report. Both these documents are available here on our website under the Documents option by selecting Regulatory Documents. Value Partners is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., a registered portfolio manager, to make decisions about the investments made by the Pool - these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts document and the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance will not tell you how the Pool will perform in the future.



Contents of this web page are based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided by Value Partners Investments Inc. (Value Partners). The information provided includes views or opinions of Value Partners, in its capacity as the fund manager of VPI Canadian Balanced Pool (the Pool), and does not constitute individual, legal, investment, or tax advice about the Pool or the issuers discussed therein. Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Pool, and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. Please consult your own legal, investment, and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pool.

The complete holdings of the Pool are disclosed in its Financial Statements semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, the Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Top 25 Holdings report. Both these documents are available here on our website under the Documents option by selecting Regulatory Documents. Value Partners is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., a registered portfolio manager, to make decisions about the investments made by the Pool - these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts document and the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance will not tell you how the Pool will perform in the future.



Contents of this web page are based on information that is publicly available or that has been provided by Value Partners Investments Inc. (Value Partners). The information provided includes views or opinions of Value Partners, in its capacity as the fund manager of VPI Canadian Balanced Pool (the Pool), and does not constitute individual, legal, investment, or tax advice about the Pool or the issuers discussed therein. Information about specific issuers of securities has been made available by Value Partners for the sole purpose of providing additional background information on the holdings in the Pool, and is not intended to be investment advice about the merits of investing directly in these issuers. Please consult your own legal, investment, and/or tax advisor prior to making a decision to invest in the Pool.

The complete holdings of the Pool are disclosed in its Financial Statements semi-annually. On a quarterly basis, the Pool discloses its top 25 holdings in its Top 25 Holdings report. Both these documents are available here on our website under the Documents option by selecting Regulatory Documents. Value Partners is a registered investment fund manager and has engaged Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., a registered portfolio manager, to make decisions about the investments made by the Pool - these investment decisions are not made by Value Partners.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the fund facts document and the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance will not tell you how the Pool will perform in the future.



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