Institutional Funds

TD Emerald Pooled U.S. Fund (US$)

Investment Strategy

The portfolio of the Fund consists of equity securities included in the benchmark, utilizing full replication techniques to mimic the characteristics and returns of the S&P 500 Total Return Index.

The Fund is managed based on the belief that indexing reduces portfolio risk by investing in a comprehensive range of securities while lowering costs compared with more active approaches.

Investment Objective

The Fund's objective is to track the performance of the S&P 500 Total Return Index.

Who Should Invest

The Fund is designed for Canadian registered pension plans, registered retirement savings plans and qualifying foundations, endowments and charities which are exempt from income tax in Canada and the United States in respect of dividend or interest income earned in the United States, seeking benchmark returns and exposure to a broad base of U.S. equities.

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Fund Facts

Asset Class	Equity
Management Philosophy	Passive
Inception Date	December 31, 1993
Benchmark	S&P 500 TRI (US$)

Details

NAV($) / Yield (%)	21.8206 (As of April 01, 2020)
Distribution Date	December 31, 2019
Income Distribution	0.6425
Capital Distribution	0.0000
Total Distribution	0.6425
AUM (in millions)	2,349.49 (As of February 29, 2020)
Distribution Frequency	Annual

*Rates of return are time-weighted, reflecting income during the period but do not include any deduction for management fees.

Performance

	1 M	3 M	YTD	1 Y	2 Y	3 Y	4 Y	5 Y	10 Y	Since Inception
Fund	-8.21	-5.49	-8.25	8.17	6.40	9.84	13.41	9.19	12.62	9.46
Benchmark	-8.23	-5.50	-8.27	8.19	6.42	9.87	13.46	9.23	12.65	9.44

*Performance as of February 29, 2020. Year To Date - performance based on most recent month-end data.

*Benchmark is S&P 500 TRI (US$)

Note: Fund performance is before fees but after expenses

Yearly Performance

	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Fund	31.40	-4.41	21.79	11.91	1.35
Benchmark	31.49	-4.38	21.83	11.96	1.38