QV Investors serves Institutional Investors. These include mutual, pension, insurance, and foundation funds.
QV Investors provides both segregated and pooled portfolio management. Segregated fund management follows the model, pooled funds. Pooled funds include the Canadian Income, Canadian Balanced, Canadian Equity, Canadian Small Cap Equity, and Global Equity Funds. Other investment strategies include Mid-Cap Canadian and Mid-Cap American equity management.
For additional information, please click on the links to any of our investment professionals or to the individual fund disclosures.
Canadian & US Small & Mid Cap Equity - Joe Jugovic and Ian Cooke
Canadian Fixed Income - Wendy Booker-Urban and Leigh Pullen
Balanced Fund, Canadian & Global Equity - Leigh Pullen and Darren Dansereau
Canadian Income & Canadian Balanced - Wendy Booker-Urban
Private Investors
Client Objectives/Account Opening Process
QV Investors manages an individual's portfolio guided by a client's objectives.
The account opening process begins with defining an individual's investment requirements, preparing an appropriate policy document, and selecting suitable assets.
Our Investors Guide to Defining Objectives
QV's Investors Guide to Defining Objectives sets out the returns and risks found in the asset classes, considers the influence of the time horizon, the tolerance for risk, the selection of assets and of suitable pooled funds. We provide our Client Investing Requirements Form to assist in the process.
Discretionary Investment Management
We provide individual or private investors direct investment counsel or indirect management through our Sub-Advisory relationships, which we discuss below. We provide our Client Agreement Form to record a client's contact information and the extent of our services.
At the outset, we will require:
- Photo identification
- Void cheque providing banking information
- If the account is opened by cheque, it may be made payable to RBC Dexia
- If the account is opened by a transfer, QV Investors will prepare the appropriate forms and letters for the client's signature
Subject to a client's investment objectives, we build and manage funds day-to-day on a on a discretionary basis.
Pooled Funds
We manage funds within our pooled funds or on a separate or segregated basis. We manage and employ five pooled funds to create an asset mix reflective of a client's long-term needs. Typically, we employ our Canadian Balanced Fund as a core portfolio and complement it with one or more of our specialty equity funds.
Segregated Funds
We use the pooled funds as models for all segregated accounts. We manage segregated portfolios for clients with special needs with respect to tax, liquidity, concentration of investments or income.
Reporting/Meeting
We inform clients on the progress of our pooled funds in our Monthly Update. We prepare Quarterly Account Reports, or monthly if required, for clients.
The Account Reports include:
- Overall Asset Mix Analysis
- Account Performance Review
- Transaction Summary
- Portfolio Security Listings
- Market and Fund Commentaries
The Asset Mix Analysis shows the exposure to asset classes or markets. The Performance Review provides historic and current quarterly and annual results compared to the market benchmarks. The Transaction Summary shows individual transactions in pooled fund or individual security holdings. Individual Security Listings record holdings by Asset Class, Industry Group and by Weight or Commitment. Our Commentaries address our overall strategy, individual security selections, and performance and give reason to our investment decisions
We encourage meetings on a semi-annual basis to review a client's requirements and account for our management. Annually, we provide reports for the preparation of taxes.
Additionally, pooled fund clients will receive from QV's trustee, RBC Dexia, a monthly statement showing the value of their account.
Sub Advisory Relationships
QV Investors advises funds offered to private investors through several independent mutual fund channels. See below the contact numbers and addresses to request information. Please note QV Investors does not sell directly sub-advised mutual fund investments.
IA Clarington
Through IA Clarington, QV is the sub-advisor to the IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund. The Fund initiates investments in companies with a minimum market cap of $100 million and a maximum of about $2.0 billion. Please contact IA Clarington at 888.860.9888 or www.iaclarington.com.
The Ethical Funds Company
Through The Ethical Funds Company, QV is the sub-advisor to the Ethical Special Equity Fund and the Ethical Canadian Dividend Fund. Ethical's socially responsible investments embrace sustainable environmental, beneficial labour practices and exclude companies in the nuclear, tobacco and military industries. Please contact Ethical Funds at 887.384.4225 or www.ethicalfunds.com.
CI Investments
Through CI Investments, QV is the sub-advisor to the CI Can-Am Small/Mid Cap Corporate Class Fund. The Can-Am Fund invests in mid cap, up to $5 billion Canadian and American companies. QV also manages the United Canadian Small Cap Equity Pool in the Assante Optima program. Contact CI Investments at 800.268.9374 or www.ci.com.