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About PURPOSE CANADIAN PREFERRED SHARE FUND
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Inception date
Mar 15, 2017
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Primary advisor
Purpose Investments, Inc.
The fund seeks to provide stream of income with potential for capital appreciation by investing in Canadian income-producing securities and equities. Such investments include preferred securities, dividend-paying equities, income and royalty trusts, ETFs, and fixed-income investments. At the time of purchase, investments in floating rate preferred securities will be predominantly of investment-grade Canadian issuers. Up to 5% of the portfolio may be made up of equities and approximately 20% in foreign securities. The fund uses a fundamental investment process that includes both top-down macro-economic analysis and bottom-up security selection. This fundamental research is used to select securities believed to offer desirable returns based on the managers view of a companys growth prospects. The fund may also use derivatives for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Miscellaneous
Government
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Oscillators
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
RPS trades at 22.90 CAD today, its price hasn't changed in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on RPS price chart.
RPS net asset value is 22.95 today — it's risen 4.70% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
RPS assets under management is 44.51 M CAD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
RPS price has risen by 3.95% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.53% increase. See more dynamics on RPS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.70% over the last month, showed a 0.14% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.36% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.70% over the last month, showed a 0.14% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.36% in a year.
RPS fund flows account for −22.67 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
RPS invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
RPS expense ratio is 0.92%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, RPS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, RPS technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating RPS shows the strong buy signal. See more of RPS technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, RPS technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating RPS shows the strong buy signal. See more of RPS technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, RPS doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
RPS trades at a premium (0.33%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
RPS shares are issued by Purpose Unlimited
RPS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Mar 15, 2017.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.