BPRF

The fund invests in investment-grade, CAD- and USD-denominated preferred and income-producing stocks. Investments include traditional preferred stock, trust preferred securities, hybrid securities, contingent-capital securities, subordinated debt, and North American senior debt issuers or CAD- or USD-denominated securities of global issuers. The sub-advisor, Flaherty & Crumrine, selects investments for the fund, while considering opportunity for income, issuer and security diversification, credit quality, and duration/interest rate sensitivity.