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Inception date
Apr 10, 2007
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
The fund is a passively managed ETF that provides exposure to Canadian preferred stocks. Investments are primarily in securities of one or more iShares ETFs and/or Canadian fixed income securities. The fund selects preferred shares with a credit rating of at least P-3 that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and denominated in Canadian dollars. Holdings are weighted by market value with no single issuer representing more than 10% of the portfolio. Using a sampling methodology in tracking the index, the fund invests in a sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the underlying index. The index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate99.54%
Cash0.46%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
CPD top holdings are Royal Bank of Canada Non Cum Red 1st Pref Registered Shs Series BD and TC Energy Corporation Cum Conv Red 1st Pfd Registered Shs Series 7, occupying 1.67% and 1.43% of the portfolio correspondingly.
CPD last dividends amounted to 0.06 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.06 CAD in dividends,
CPD assets under management is 974.15 M CAD. It's risen 5.91% over the last month.
CPD fund flows account for −143.79 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.
Yes, CPD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.26%. The last dividend (May 30, 2025) amounted to 0.06 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
CPD shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 10, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
CPD expense ratio is 0.51% meaning you'd have to pay 0.51% of your investment to help manage the fund.
CPD follows the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
CPD invests in bonds.
CPD price has risen by 3.52% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 7.20% increase. See more dynamics on CPD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.27% over the last month, showed a 0.18% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.57% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.27% over the last month, showed a 0.18% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.57% in a year.
CPD trades at a premium (0.09%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.