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Conservative ETF Portfolio

As of Apr. 30, 2024

This portfolio seeks to provide a combination of income and moderate long-term growth by investing primarily in passive index ETFs with exposure to global publicly traded fixed income and equity securities. This portfolio is managed by our affiliate, CI Global Asset Management, a sub-advisor for CI Direct Investing.

The minimum initial investment amount for this portfolio is $50,000.

Asset Mix

38% Government Bonds
16% Corporate Bonds
13% Canadian Equities
12% US Equities
9% International Equities
5% Money Market
4% High-Yield Bonds
4% Emerging Markets
 
 

Investments

42.5% iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond ETF
13% CI Canadian Equity Index ETF
11.5% Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)
11.5% CI U.S. 500 Index ETF
9% BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF
5% CI High Interest Savings ETF
4% BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF
3.5% CI Emerging Markets Alpha ETF
 
 

Features

Features of this portfolio include:

  • Passive management
  • Income
  • Growth
  • Public assets
  • Diversification
  • High liquidity
  • Low cost
 
 

Benefits

  • Appropriate for clients with medium-term time horizons and conservative to moderately conservative risk profiles
  • Opportunity for earning income and growth
  • Liquidity when you need your money 
  • Cost-effectiveness due to low expenses
  • Diversification with a mix of different types of investments using a multi-ETF approach
 
 

Risks

  • Capital risk
  • Exchange Traded Funds Risks
  • Interest rate risk
  • Market risk
  • Volatility

These are just some of the risks of investing. You can learn more about these risks, and other risks of investing, in our Help Centre here.

 
 

MER: 0.19%

MER stands for Management Expense Ratio. Like every other investment, you pay built-in MER fees to the company providing the investment, not to CI Direct Investing. You won’t see this money deducted from your account, but we thought you should know about it.

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