Overview
Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. (the “Company”) invests in an approximately equally-weighted portfolio of Equity Securities of Canadian Dividend Growth Companies with market caps of at least $10 billion.
The Company splits the dividends and growth components of this portfolio into two separate investment vehicles, or share classes: Preferred Shares and Class A Shares.
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Tax Efficiency
Preferred Share Investors may enjoy the benefit of higher after-tax returns vs. investors earning non-qualified income from investments that generate interest income from savings accounts or fixed income instruments.
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Built-In Leverage
Growth Investors can use Class A Shares to enhance their return potential through the built-in leverage created by the Split Corp’s structure where all of the capital appreciation in the underlying portfolio of stocks accrues to Class A shares. This produces leverage without the typical costs associated with borrowing capital at prevailing interest rates. (See Split Share Primer below for more information.)
Fund Objective
Class A Shares
The investment objectives for the Class A Shares are to provide their holders with regular monthly non-cumulative cash distributions targeted to be $0.125 per Class A Share representing a yield on the issue price of the Class A Shares of 10% per annum on the issue price of $15.00 per Class A Share and to provide holders with the opportunity for growth in the Net Asset Value per Class A Share.
Preferred Shares
The investment objectives for the Preferred Shares are to provide their holders with fixed cumulative preferential quarterly cash distributions in the amount of $0.1875 per Preferred Share ($0.75 per annum or 7.5% per annum on the issue price of $10.00 per Preferred Share) until February 28, 2029, subject to extension for successive terms of up to five years as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Maturity Date”), and to return the original issue price of $10.00 to holders on the Maturity Date.
Investment Team
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John Wilson, MBACo-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio ManagerJohn Wilson, MBACo-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio ManagerJohn Wilson is a founding principal, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Ninepoint Partners. John oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment and research initiatives. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, he was CEO, CO-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management (SAM). Previous to SAM, he was Chief Investment Officer at Cumberland Private Wealth Management, founder and CEO of DDX Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm; was Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets...View Full Bio
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Jeff Sayer, MBA, CFAVice President, Portfolio ManagerJeff Sayer, MBA, CFAVice President, Portfolio ManagerJeff Sayer is Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners. Jeff oversees Global Equity, Infrastructure, Tactical Balanced and Split Corp investment strategies for the firm. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Jeff was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM), rounding out more than 20 years of investment management experience. Jeff received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and was awarded his CFA designation in 2004.View Full Bio
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Colin WatsonVice President, Portfolio ManagerColin WatsonVice President, Portfolio ManagerColin Watson's background spans across equities, asset allocation & derivative-based strategies. Prior to Ninepoint Partners, Colin worked as a Portfolio Manager at IMCO on a team responsible for overseeing IMCO’s $26B public equity allocation and deploying derivatives-based strategies for IMCO’s public asset allocation strategy. Prior to IMCO, Colin worked at Ninepoint Partners on equity selection & options-based overlays. Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from McMaster Unive...View Full Bio
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Max BarrowAnalystMax BarrowAnalystMax Barrow is an Analyst focused on Ninepoint Partner’s equity portfolios. He works directly with the Global Dividend, Global Infrastructure, Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp., and Capital Appreciation Funds. Max joined the firm as an intern in April of 2023 and returned as a full-time Analyst in July of 2024. Prior to joining Ninepoint, he has had experience in the Private Wealth Management industry at CIBC Wood Gundy, servicing high net-worth households. Max holds a bachelor’s de...View Full Bio