Fund Overview
Overview
Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund is an actively managed portfolio of large-cap North American equities combined with option writing strategies to generate tax-efficient distributions, potential for capital appreciation and lower risk compared to traditional buy-and-hold strategies.
Objectives
The Fund is a mutual fund investment trust that seeks to provide unitholders with (i) high quarterly income on a tax efficient basis; (ii) long-term capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of high quality equity securities; and (iii) lower overall portfolio volatility. The fund will write options to seek to earn tax efficient option premiums, reduce overall portfolio volatility and enhance the portfolio’s total return.
Name |
Ticker |
Current NAV |
Current Yield |
Recent Distributions |
Most Recent Distribution Date |
Distributions Since Inception |
Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund - Class A Unit |
MCM 101 |
$10.33 |
7.44%
|
$0.06 |
2024-12-31 |
$2.80 |
Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund - Class F Unit |
MCM 103 |
$11.02 |
6.97%
|
$0.06 |
2024-12-31 |
$2.80 |
Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund - Class I Unit |
MCM 105 |
$11.02 |
6.97%
|
$0.06 |
2024-12-31 |
$2.80 |
Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund - ETF Unit |
MPY |
$10.35 |
7.42%
|
$0.06 |
2024-12-31 |
$1.27 |
Top Holdings
Top 10 Holdings as of June 30, 2024
Holding Name |
% of Fund |
Mulvihill US Health Care Enhanced Yield Etf |
6.1% |
Microsoft Corp |
4.3% |
Amazon.com Inc |
4.2% |
Royal Bank of Canada |
4.2% |
Manulife Financial Corp |
4.2% |
Constellation Software Inc/Canada |
4.2% |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
4.1% |
Cenovus Energy Inc |
3.9% |
Suncor Energy Inc |
3.9% |
Wells Fargo & Co |
3.9% |
Sector Allocations |
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Fund Features
Objectives
The Fund is a mutual fund investment trust that seeks to provide unitholders with (i) high quarterly income on a tax efficient basis; (ii) long-term capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of high quality equity securities; and (iii) lower overall portfolio volatility. The fund will write options to seek to earn tax efficient option premiums, reduce overall portfolio volatility and enhance the portfolio’s total return.
Investment Strategy
The fund will use a quantitative approach to select securities that generate strong free cash flow and have a high shareholder yield, utilizing measures such as dividends and share buybacks. The fund will, from time to time employ various investment strategies (described below), including the use of derivative instruments to generate income, reduce portfolio volatility and protect capital. The fund seeks to achieve a 5% yield, with additional capital growth potential beyond such yield target.
The fund may invest up to 100% of its net assets in foreign securities. The fund may (a) from time to time in response to market conditions write covered call options on individual securities to seek to receive premium income, reduce overall portfolio volatility and enhance the portfolio’s total return, (b) from time to time in response to market conditions write cash-covered put options in respect of individual securities that the fund is permitted to hold and in respect of market indices, in order to receive premium income, reduce overall portfolio volatility and reduce the net cost of acquiring the securities subject to put options, (c) purchase call options in respect of securities in which the fund is permitted to invest, (d) purchase put options on individual securities in its portfolio, indexed put options and unleveraged inverse exchange traded funds that provide exposure to such securities, (e) use derivatives, including but not limited to options, forward contracts, futures contracts and swaps for both hedging and non-hedging purposes to generate income, hedge against losses from changes in the prices of the fund’s investments and market declines and from exposure to foreign currencies and/or (f) hold cash or cash equivalents for strategic reasons or to provide cover for the writing of cash covered put options in respect of securities in which the fund is permitted to invest. Options may be either exchange traded or over-the-counter options.
Distributions
The Fund expects to make distributions quarterly that may consist of net income, net realized capital gains and/or return of capital, if any. As the fund has existing capital losses, Mulvihill expects that distributions payable on the units going forward will be return of capital distributions or will provide the fund with the ability to facilitate growth in NAV. Depending on the size and future performance of the fund, Mulvihill expects that all or substantially all of the quarterly distributions payable by the fund will be characterized as return of capital distributions for the foreseeable future. Mulvihill automatically pays all distributions in cash unless you tell your dealer to inform us that you want them reinvested in additional mutual fund units of the fund.
Redemptions
The Class A, F, UA, UF units will be redeemable daily via FundServ. You may redeem your units of the fund by giving instructions to your registered broker or dealer. The Fund may charge a short-term trading fee of up to 2% of the NAV of any units redeemed within 31 days of purchase.
The Class I, UI units will be redeemable monthly on the last business day of each month, which will be the effective date (the “Monthly Redemption Date”) via Fundserv. In order for a redemption to be effective on a Monthly Redemption Date, a duly completed redemption request must be delivered to the manager at its registered office by 4:00pm on or before the tenth day of the month (or next business day if the 10th day is not a business day).
Eligibility
RRSPs, DPSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and TFSAs
Management Fees
Class A and UA units – 2.0%
Class F and UF units – 1%
Class I and UI units – negotiable but will not exceed the management fee payable on the Class A and UA units
The fund will pay all costs associated with its day to day operation and administration and all portfolio transaction costs.
Performance Fee
Mulvihill is entitled to receive a performance fee from the fund in respect of any calendar quarter equal to 10% of the amount by which the Adjusted NAV per Unit at the end of such calendar quarter exceeds the performance of the reference index (the “Performance Fee Index”) since the end of the period for which the last performance fee was paid, plus applicable taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no performance fee will be payable with respect to a calendar quarter unless the Adjusted NAV per Unit exceeds both (i) the highest calendar quarter end Adjusted NAV per Unit immediately following the last time a performance fee was paid and (ii) an amount equal to the original issue price (being $10.00) of the Units. In addition, the amount of the performance fee in respect of any calendar quarter will be limited such that the Adjusted NAV per Unit after giving effect to the payment of the performance fee may not be less than either (i) or (ii) above. “Adjusted NAV per Unit” means the net asset value per Unit at the end of a calendar quarter without including any accrual for the performance fee plus the aggregate amount of all distributions paid or payable since the last time a performance fee was paid.
Service Fee
A service fee of 1.0% per annum is paid quarterly to dealers whose clients hold Class A and UA units.
MER
The Management Expense Ratio (“MER”) is the sum of all operating expenses, including management and service fees but excluding portfolio transaction costs, expressed as a percentage of average net asset value.
Inception Date
11/29/2019
Manager
Mulvihill Capital Management Inc.
Administration & Governance
Introduction
Mulvihill Capital Managent Inc. serves as the Manager and the Investment Manager of the Fund.
Manager
The Manager is responsible for providing or arranging for the provision of administrative services to the Fund including but not limited to:
- authorizing the payment of operating expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund,
- preparing financial statements and other accounting information,
- ensuring that unitholders are provided with annual and semi-annual reports and other reports as required by applicable law;
- ensuring the Fund complies with regulatory requirements;
- calculating and arranging for the payment of distributions;
- negotiating any contractual agreements with third-party providers of services to the Fund, including auditors, printers, registrar and transfer agent
- Overseeing and paying quarterly and annual redemptions;
- Managing the issuer bid;
- Maintaining the website and ongoing communication with investors.
The Management fee payable to the Manager includes any amount payable to the Investment Manager.
Investment Manager
The Investment Manager is responsible for making all investment decisions and managing the call option writing program in accordance with the investment objectives, strategies and restrictions of the Fund. Fees for the provision of investment management services are included in the management fee.
The Investment Manager has an asset mix committee consisting of senior members of the firm. The investment process for the Fund begins at the asset mix committee. Members of this committee meet monthly to examine macro-economic variables and relationships among dominant economic factors. This process culminates in an outlook for the various capital markets around the world and provides the Fundamental basis for Mulvihill’s long-term market outlook. These views are integrated into the investment decision making process at the portfolio management level. The asset mix committee of Mulvihill oversees investment decisions made by the portfolio managers of the Fund.
Independent Review Committee
The Fund has established an Independent Review Committee (“IRC”) in accordance with National Instrument 81-107 – Independent Review Committee for Investment Funds (“NI 81-107”) which is comprised of three members who are independent of the Manager. The mandate of the IRC is to review and provide its decisions to the Manager regarding any conflict of interest matters relating to its management of the Fund that the Manager has identified and brought to the committee.
A conflict of interest matter is a situation where a reasonable person would consider the Manager or an entity related to it to have an interest that may conflict with the Manager’s ability to act in good faith and in the best interests of the Funds and Securityholders. Click here for the IRC Report to Securityholders.
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Trustee and Custodian
Trustee: Mulvihill Capital Management Inc.
Custodian: RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Registrar and Transfer Agent
SGGG Fund Services Inc.
Legal Counsel
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP