Asset Allocation
| Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
|---|---|---|
ALA.TO AltaGas Ltd. | Utilities | 8.11% |
ARX.TO ARC Resources Ltd. | Energy | 8.11% |
BIP-UN.TO Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P | Utilities | 8.11% |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | Financial Services | 6% |
BN.TO Brookfield Corporation | Financial Services | 8.11% |
BNS.TO The Bank of Nova Scotia | Financial Services | 8.11% |
CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Financial Services | 8.11% |
CPX.TO Capital Power Corporation | Utilities | 8.11% |
EIF.TO Exchange Income Corporation | Industrials | 8.11% |
NA.TO National Bank of Canada | Financial Services | 7% |
PPL.TO Pembina Pipeline Corporation | Energy | 8.11% |
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada | Financial Services | 8% |
TD.TO The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Financial Services | 6% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Canadian Income, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced Every 3 months.
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The earliest data available for this chart is Sep 10, 2009, corresponding to the inception date of BIP-UN.TO
Returns By Period
As of Apr 1, 2026, the Canadian Income returned 6.43% Year-To-Date and 15.89% of annualized return in the last 10 years.
| 1D | 1M | YTD | 6M | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark S&P 500 Index | 2.91% | -5.09% | -4.63% | -2.39% | 16.33% | 16.69% | 10.18% | 12.16% |
Portfolio Canadian Income | 1.62% | -2.61% | 6.43% | 14.34% | 46.73% | 25.54% | 18.04% | 15.89% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada | 2.42% | -3.23% | -4.45% | 11.38% | 48.21% | 23.65% | 16.04% | 15.17% |
NA.TO National Bank of Canada | 0.00% | -9.06% | 0.89% | 20.32% | 57.30% | 25.65% | 17.59% | 19.13% |
TD.TO The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1.99% | -4.05% | -0.03% | 18.98% | 62.42% | 21.54% | 12.07% | 12.62% |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 2.87% | -5.80% | 5.27% | 5.93% | 47.75% | 20.44% | 13.62% | 13.37% |
CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 3.21% | -5.32% | 5.46% | 20.70% | 74.59% | 37.10% | 19.84% | 15.40% |
PPL.TO Pembina Pipeline Corporation | 0.00% | 4.19% | 20.16% | 14.75% | 19.07% | 19.49% | 17.51% | 13.27% |
EIF.TO Exchange Income Corporation | 2.72% | -5.73% | 26.30% | 45.81% | 124.78% | 29.65% | 23.80% | 20.02% |
BIP-UN.TO Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P | 2.60% | -7.45% | 5.49% | 13.18% | 30.02% | 9.77% | 6.48% | 15.23% |
ARX.TO ARC Resources Ltd. | -2.13% | 12.30% | 10.99% | 15.14% | 5.84% | 25.93% | 30.31% | 8.49% |
ALA.TO AltaGas Ltd. | -0.88% | 2.85% | 14.61% | 14.30% | 30.35% | 32.38% | 19.95% | 8.86% |
Monthly Returns
Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 11, 2009, Canadian Income's average daily return is +0.06%, while the average monthly return is +1.22%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 4.8 years.
Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +17.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -29.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.
On a daily basis, Canadian Income closed higher 55% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +16.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -15.9%.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.65% | 6.46% | -2.61% | 6.43% | |||||||||
| 2025 | -1.32% | -0.56% | -0.96% | 4.67% | 7.28% | 4.58% | 0.30% | 4.43% | 4.32% | 1.60% | 2.30% | 3.36% | 33.98% |
| 2024 | -1.24% | 1.74% | 5.05% | -5.18% | 5.08% | -2.34% | 6.97% | 5.85% | 4.71% | -0.21% | 5.96% | -3.84% | 23.82% |
| 2023 | 7.86% | -5.94% | -1.08% | 2.74% | -3.43% | 5.71% | 3.68% | -5.55% | -3.01% | -7.10% | 10.55% | 9.53% | 12.46% |
| 2022 | 3.89% | 1.46% | 3.75% | -5.08% | 5.83% | -10.48% | 6.85% | -3.37% | -10.49% | 4.67% | 6.62% | -6.44% | -5.09% |
| 2021 | 1.19% | 6.48% | 7.99% | 5.11% | 7.63% | 1.23% | 0.12% | 0.05% | 1.50% | 5.71% | -6.42% | 6.93% | 43.32% |
Benchmark Metrics
Canadian Income has an annualized alpha of 4.26%, beta of 0.88, and R² of 0.55 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since September 11, 2009.
- This portfolio captured 102.73% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 91.36% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
- This portfolio generated an annualized alpha of 4.26% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
- With beta of 0.88 and R² of 0.55, this portfolio moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.
- Alpha
- 4.26%
- Beta
- 0.88
- R²
- 0.55
- Upside Capture
- 102.73%
- Downside Capture
- 91.36%
Expense Ratio
Canadian Income has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Return for Risk
Risk / Return Rank
Canadian Income ranks 98 for risk / return — in the top 98% of portfolios on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.
Return / Risk — by metrics
| Portfolio | Benchmark | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharpe ratioReturn per unit of total volatility | 3.22 | 0.90 | +2.32 |
Sortino ratioReturn per unit of downside risk | 4.15 | 1.39 | +2.76 |
Omega ratioGain probability vs. loss probability | 1.66 | 1.21 | +0.45 |
Calmar ratioReturn relative to maximum drawdown | 4.35 | 1.40 | +2.95 |
Martin ratioReturn relative to average drawdown | 25.54 | 6.61 | +18.93 |
Data is calculated on a 1-year rolling basis and updated daily. The trend shows the change in the indicator over the past month. | |||
How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.
| Risk / Return Rank | Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada | 95 | 2.90 | 4.01 | 1.54 | 4.90 | 18.75 |
NA.TO National Bank of Canada | 96 | 3.00 | 4.20 | 1.61 | 4.83 | 19.83 |
TD.TO The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 98 | 3.74 | 4.73 | 1.63 | 8.17 | 30.80 |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 92 | 2.34 | 2.97 | 1.43 | 4.19 | 14.52 |
CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 98 | 4.14 | 5.16 | 1.72 | 7.04 | 31.43 |
PPL.TO Pembina Pipeline Corporation | 67 | 0.90 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.36 | 2.62 |
EIF.TO Exchange Income Corporation | 99 | 4.99 | 6.27 | 1.84 | 12.47 | 40.36 |
BIP-UN.TO Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P | 78 | 1.32 | 1.84 | 1.26 | 2.51 | 6.00 |
ARX.TO ARC Resources Ltd. | 44 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 1.06 | 0.28 | 0.46 |
ALA.TO AltaGas Ltd. | 84 | 1.61 | 2.20 | 1.29 | 3.20 | 8.91 |
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Dividends
Dividend yield
Canadian Income provided a 3.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
| TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 3.21% | 3.59% | 4.26% | 4.96% | 4.70% | 4.36% | 5.55% | 4.64% | 6.17% | 4.52% | 4.36% | 5.54% |
| Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada | 2.76% | 2.58% | 3.23% | 3.99% | 3.90% | 3.22% | 4.10% | 3.96% | 4.03% | 3.39% | 3.57% | 4.15% |
NA.TO National Bank of Canada | 2.69% | 2.75% | 4.17% | 4.03% | 4.03% | 3.11% | 3.96% | 3.77% | 4.44% | 3.70% | 4.03% | 5.16% |
TD.TO The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 3.26% | 3.25% | 5.33% | 4.48% | 4.06% | 3.26% | 4.32% | 3.97% | 3.85% | 3.19% | 3.26% | 3.69% |
BMO.TO Bank of Montreal | 3.46% | 3.61% | 4.39% | 4.42% | 5.32% | 3.74% | 5.20% | 4.03% | 4.24% | 3.54% | 3.84% | 4.15% |
CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 3.09% | 3.20% | 4.04% | 5.47% | 7.20% | 4.06% | 5.37% | 5.26% | 5.29% | 4.19% | 4.42% | 4.85% |
PPL.TO Pembina Pipeline Corporation | 4.56% | 5.39% | 7.09% | 7.93% | 6.97% | 10.89% | 13.89% | 4.90% | 5.53% | 4.48% | 4.53% | 5.98% |
EIF.TO Exchange Income Corporation | 2.36% | 3.25% | 4.49% | 5.63% | 4.58% | 5.41% | 6.22% | 4.99% | 7.71% | 5.89% | 4.79% | 6.37% |
BIP-UN.TO Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P | 6.66% | 7.01% | 6.74% | 6.92% | 6.21% | 4.61% | 5.86% | 6.32% | 7.93% | 6.14% | 6.97% | 7.97% |
ARX.TO ARC Resources Ltd. | 2.04% | 3.03% | 2.69% | 3.36% | 2.68% | 2.49% | 5.00% | 7.33% | 7.41% | 4.07% | 2.81% | 7.19% |
ALA.TO AltaGas Ltd. | 2.65% | 3.01% | 3.56% | 4.03% | 4.53% | 3.65% | 5.14% | 4.85% | 15.06% | 7.39% | 5.99% | 6.10% |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Canadian Income. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Canadian Income was 52.71%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 179 trading sessions.
The current Canadian Income drawdown is 3.33%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -52.71% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 179 | Dec 4, 2020 | 202 |
| -39.22% | Sep 5, 2014 | 343 | Jan 18, 2016 | 229 | Dec 13, 2016 | 572 |
| -24.19% | Jan 8, 2018 | 244 | Dec 24, 2018 | 182 | Sep 17, 2019 | 426 |
| -23.62% | Jun 8, 2022 | 351 | Oct 27, 2023 | 140 | May 17, 2024 | 491 |
| -18.08% | Jul 22, 2011 | 51 | Oct 4, 2011 | 75 | Jan 23, 2012 | 126 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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Diversification
Diversification Metrics
Number of Effective Assets
The portfolio contains 13 assets, with an effective number of assets of 12.87, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.
Asset Correlations Table
| Benchmark | BIP-UN.TO | CPX.TO | EIF.TO | ARX.TO | ALA.TO | PPL.TO | BN.TO | NA.TO | TD.TO | CM.TO | BNS.TO | RY.TO | BMO.TO | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.67 |
| BIP-UN.TO | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.59 |
| CPX.TO | 0.40 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.61 |
| EIF.TO | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.62 |
| ARX.TO | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.66 |
| ALA.TO | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.67 |
| PPL.TO | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.72 |
| BN.TO | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.72 |
| NA.TO | 0.55 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.77 |
| TD.TO | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
| CM.TO | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 |
| BNS.TO | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.83 |
| RY.TO | 0.62 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
| BMO.TO | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.82 |
| Portfolio | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1.00 |