As traditional assets are generating some of the lowest yields in history, income-oriented investors are faced with a dilemma: do you change your strategy by taking on more risk? Or do you tolerate a lower level of income? For many investors, the latter is simply not an option, but the former is also undesirable.
Aware that investors were facing this no-win trade-off, Purpose created the Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund (PINC), which provides investors with access to an active, risk-managed portfolio of diversified securities that generate above average yields. The fund offers exposure to a broad range of asset classes, sectors, strategies, styles, and regions. It also invests in a number of traditional equity and fixed-income strategies, preferred shares, financial derivatives, and alternative investments, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) and commodities. This diversity, in addition to active portfolio management, allows PINC to deliver returns while balancing risk with reward particularly in volatile markets.
The Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund Value Proposition
1. PINC is an ideal solution for any investor looking to enhance their portfolio’s yield.[1]
PINC has superior yields to traditional 60/40 portfolios and can be incorporated as a sleeve within any portfolio to boost yield while maintaining a comparable level of risk. The fund has consistently delivered monthly dividends to investors over the last five years, providing a steady stream of income not found in traditional broad-based indices. By implementing PINC in a traditional portfolio, investors may increase their portfolio’s yield without dramatically altering the return profile of the portfolio. For investors or advisors who frequently deal with income targets, PINC provides an elegant, risk-managed solution.
[1] Weighted-average yields include the: S&P/TSX Composite Index (“Canadian Equities”), S&P 500 Dividend Yield (“US Equities), MSCI ACWI NR USD (“International Equities”), CIBC Global Bond Index (“Global Fixed Income”), and Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund (“PINC”).
2. PINC leverages a range of tools and tactical flexibility, enabling our portfolio managers to meaningfully swing portfolio composition in response to changing market dynamics.
Purpose’s portfolio managers take the burden of stress off investors during periods of market turmoil. The pandemic was a trying time for most investors as economic recovery, interest rates, and the performance of different asset classes were uncertain. Unlike traditional 60/40 funds, which allocate assets based on security type, PINC is tactically managed with a dynamic asset allocation strategy that preserves capital by minimizing exposures with strong secular headwinds. Moreover, PINC is designed to have low cross-correlation between income streams, which increases resiliency and enables our managers to pursue higher yields without an incremental increase in portfolio risk. PINC is the ideal vehicle to transition away from a traditional portfolio built for the last market regime.
3. PINC maintains low interest rate risk relative to traditional income sources.
Steady accretion from lower rates have stretched valuations in long-duration assets. “Lower yields” is a just another way to say inflated asset prices. Investors are at a fork in the road: should you double down on duration and hope that the next 20 years will look like the last? Or should you insulate your portfolio from potential inflation in the future? PINC provides an effective solution as its low duration makes volatile interest rates irrelevant to performance, enabling managers to focus on adding value through fundamental, idiosyncratic sources.
4. With decades of industry experience, our portfolio managers bring unique expertise in respective asset classes to ensure PINC is a top-of-the-line, tactically managed solution.
Between 2016 and today, managers at Purpose have achieved stable income return to investors
PINC is a one-ticket solution that brings together experienced portfolio managers Greg Taylor, Sandy Liang, and Barry Morrison to give investors access to the higher upside potential of equity and the lower volatility of fixed income.
Greg Taylor: Greg is a data-driven manager with a focus on managing risk through active-trading strategies. He specializes in finding and exploiting pockets of volatility in the market to drive returns. Greg spent more than 15 years managing pension and mutual fund assets at Aurion Capital Management and was a senior portfolio manager at Front Street Capital and LOGiQ Asset Management prior to joining Purpose Investments. Greg has won numerous Brendan Wood International “TopGun” awards and is a regular host and guest on BNN Bloomberg and Toronto’s all-news radio station, 680News.
Sandy Liang: Sandy’s research-driven investment approach, honed through more than 30 years of deep-dives into multiple industries as analyst and investor, emphasizes margin of safety and ensures a favourable risk/reward ratio. Sandy brings specialized knowledge in alternative fixed income including high-yield corporate debt, preferred equity, investment-grade corporate debt and leveraged equities to the team. Sandy has won a Canadian Hedge Fund Award for his performance in the credit-focused category for three straight years in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Sandy also manages the Purpose Strategic Yield Fund, which has achieved a five-star rating on Morningstar. In addition to managing funds, Sandy is the expert behind the Purpose Alternative Fixed Income LinkedIn page, which provides investors with timely and insightful information about corporate credit and income strategies.
Barry Morrison: Barry has over 52 years in the industry, 23 of which he spent running dividend portfolios. In 1992, he partnered with Les Williams and started Morrison Williams to run institutional money for ultra high-net-worth families and institutional clients across the country. At Purpose, Barry leverages his years of experience to expertly manage equity and multi-asset funds.
— Claire Vaughan, Product Analyst at Purpose Investments
All data sourced to Bloomberg unless otherwise noted.
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