Fund Category List

When evaluating funds for category placement the committee first screens for the narrowest, most precise definitions. Examples of categories with narrow definitions would be Target Date Portfolios, Financial Services Equity, Real Estate Equity, Small/Mid Cap Equity, and Alternative Strategies. If funds meet the narrower definitions, they are categorized in the appropriate CIFSC category. If not, the funds are subjected to the criteria of other fund categories. Because this methodology is employed, it is important to be aware of all fund category definitions. It is insufficient to apply the criteria of a single fund category to determine a fund's candidacy, for any given CIFSC category.

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High Yield Fixed Income

Funds in the High Yield Fixed Income category must invest primarily in fixed-income securities with a non-investment-grade credit rating, such that their average credit quality is below investment grade (Lower than BBB or equivalent) or in excess of 25% of the portfolio’s holdings are invested in high yield fixed income securities.

Acuity Pooled Corporate Bond Fund
AGF Emerging Markets Bond Fund MF Series
AGF High Yield Bond Fund
AGF Total Return Bond Fund MF Series
Altamira High Yield Bond Fund
BlueBay Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fd Sr A U$
BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (Canada) Sr A
BlueBay Global Monthly Income Bond Fund Series A
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF
BMO Floating Rate Income Fund Series A
BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A
BMO High Yield Bond Fund - Advisor
BMO High Yield US Corp Bond Hedged to CAD ETF
BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund - Advisor
BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A
BMO U.S. High Yld Bd Cap Cl Adv Sr
Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund (Hedged)
Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Class A
Canoe Strategic High Yield Class A
Canoe Strategic High Yield Fund Series A
CC&L High Yield Bond Fund Series A
CDA Corporate Bond Fund Corporate Class (CI)
CI Signature Corporate Bond Corporate Class A
CI Signature Corporate Bond Fund Class A
CI Signature High Yield Bond Corporate Class A
CI Signature High Yield Bond Fund A
Clarica SF CI Signature Corporate Bond Fund
Claymore Advant Sht Dur ETF $US-Adv
Counsel High Yield Fixed Income Series A
Dynamic High Yield Bond Fund Series A
Dynamic High Yield Credit Fund Series A
Excel Capital Income Fund Series A
Excel High Income Fund Series A
Fidelity American High Yield Capital Yield Fd A
Fidelity American High Yield Currency Neutral Fd A
Fidelity American High Yield Fund Series A
First Asset Canadian Convertible Bond Fund Class A
First Asset Canadian Convertible Debenture - NL
First Asset Canadian Convertible Liquid Univ Com
First Asset Cdn Convertible Bond ETF Class A
First Asset Cdn Energy Convertible Debenture A
First Asset Morningstar Emerging Mkt Comp Bd Comm
First Trust Advantag Sh Duration Hig Yld Bond Fd A
Floating Rate Income Fund (OFR)
Franklin High Income Fund Series A
Franklin Strategic Income Fund Series A
Guardian High Yield Bond Fund Series A
Horizons Active High Yield Bond ETF (HYI)
HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund Investor Series
HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Pooled
HSBC U.S. High Yield Bond Pooled Fund
IA Clarington Strategic Corporate Bond Class A
IA Clarington Strategic Corporate Bond Fund Ser A
IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class Series A
IA Clarington Tactical Bond Fund Series A
IA SRP Strategic Corporate Bond
IA SRP Tactical Bonds (Aston Hill)
IG Putnam U.S. High Yield Income Fund Series C
Investors Canadian High Yield Income Fund
iShares Advantaged Convertible Bond Idx Fd - CVD
iShares Advantaged US High Yld Bond Idx (CH)-CHB
iShares Advtg Short Duration High Inc (C-H) -CSD
iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund
iShares JPMorgan USD EM Bond Indx Fnd (CAD-Hedged)
iShares US High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD-Hedge)
Mac Sentinel Corporate Bond Fund Series A
Mac Sentinel Corporate Bond Segregated Fund
Mac Sentinel North American Corporate Bond Cl A
Mac Sentinel North American Corporate Bond Fd A
Manulife Corporate Bond Class Advisor Series
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series
Manulife Emerging Markets Debt Fund Advisor Ser
Manulife Floating Rate Income Class Advisor Ser
Manulife Floating Rate Income Fund Advisor Series
Manulife GIF 1 Corporate Bond
Manulife GIF Select 75 Floating Rate Income
Manulife GIF Select Corporate Bond
Manulife GIF Select Strategic Income
Manulife High Yield Bond Fund Advisor Series
Manulife Series R class A Corporate Bond
Manulife Series R class B Corporate Bond
Manulife Strategic Income Class Advisor Series
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Series
Manulife Strategic Income Fund GIF
Marquest Credit
Middlefield Canadian High Yield Class Series A
MLCAP Class A MLI Corporate Bond
MLIA Class A Corporate Bond
MLIA Class A Strategic Income
MLIA Class B Corporate Bond
MLIP Class A Corporate Bond
MLIP Class B Corporate Bond
Monegy Low Volatility High Yield Bond Fund (Hdg)
NBT High Yield Income Pooled Fund
NEI Northwest Specialty Global Hig Yield Bond CC A
NEI Northwest Specialty Global Hig Yield Bond Fd A
NEI Northwest Specialty High Yield Bond Fund Ser A
Norrep High Yield Class
O'Leary Bond Portfolio Trust Series I
O'Leary Global Bond Yield Fund Series A
Pender Corporate Bond Fund Class A
PH&N High Yield Bond Fund Series D
PowerShares Fdmtl Hi Yield Corp Bond (CH) ETF-PFH
PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond Index Fd A
RBC Emerging Markets Bond Fund Series A
RBC Global High Yield Fund Advisor Series
RBC High Yield Bond Capital Class Series A
RBC High Yield Bond Class
RBC High Yield Bond Fund Series A
Renaissance High-Yield Bond Fund
Russell Global High Income Bond Class Series B
Russell Global High Income Bond Pool Sr A
Scotia Private High Yield Income Pool Pinnacle Sr
SEI U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Class O
Sentry Enhanced Corporate Bond Capital Yield Class
Sentry Enhanced Corporate Bond Fund
Sentry Tactical Bond Capital Yield Class A
Sentry Tactical Bond Fund Series A
Skylon High Yield & Mortgage Plus Trust
Skylon International Advantage Yield Trust Ser A
Sprott Diversified Yield Class Series A
Sprott Diversified Yield Fund Series A
Standard Life High Yield Bond Fund A-Series
SunWise Elite CI Signature Corp Bond Corp Fd B 7/1
SunWise Ess CI Signature Corporate Bond-Inv Cl
TD Global High Yield Capital Class Investor Sr
TD High Yield Bond Fund I Series
The Newport Yield Fund
Trimark Advantage Bond Fund Series A
Trimark Floating Rate Income Fund Series A
Trimark Global High Yield Bond Fund

Updated: May 03, 2013