Quarterly Aviator Portfolios update

What happened in financial markets during Q2 2022

Stock and bond markets
Index Close Q2 YTD
S&P/TSX Composite 18,861.36 -13.84% -11.13%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 30,775.43 -11.25% -15.31%
S&P 500 Index 3,785.38 -16.45% -20.58%
NASDAQ Composite 11,028.74 -22.44% -29.51%
10-yr Canadian Bond Yield 3.23% 0.82% 1.80%
10-yr US Treasury Yield 2.97% 0.65% 1.48%
WTI Crude Oil US$/bbl 106.01 4.75% 40.50%
Canadian Dollar US$0.7768 -2.88% -1.83%
Bank of Canada Prime Rate 3.70%

Performance ending June 30, 2022. Sources Refinitiv.


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How did Aviator Portfolios perform during Q2 2022?

In Q2, all Aviator Portfolios posted negative returns, reflecting the steep losses seen across the broader financial markets. In most cases, equities suffered greater losses than fixed income over the quarter. While all funds within each portfolio ended negative, many of the funds tracked close to, or exceeded, their respective benchmarks.

Note: Rates of return for each portfolio are provided on an afterfees net basis. Given that fees are only applied at the portfolio level, all references to underlying fund performance are before fees gross.

Cooperators Aviator Income Plus Portfolio low risk

Designed to achieve interest income, and the preservation and moderate growth of capital, with low levels of volatility.

Canadian fixed-income holdings, which account for almost half of the portfolio, detracted significantly from overall returns in Q2. Smaller allocations towards the Cooperators Global Equity Fund and the Cooperators Preferred Share Equity Fund also had a notable negative impact on performance, despite each fund outperforming its respective benchmarks.

Investment Segmentation

  • Canadian Fixed Income 62.85%
  • Canadian Equity 15.61%
  • Foreign Fixed Income 10.89%
  • US Equity 4.79%
  • Cash & Other Net Assets 3.42%
  • International Equity 2.44%
Rates of Return
Series 100
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year Since inception
December 2, 2019
7575 -6.06% -10.15% -8.97% -0.91%
75100 -6.10% -10.22% -9.12% -1.09%
Rates of Return
Series 500
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year 3 year Since inception
October 2, 2017
7575 -6.01% -10.05% -8.77% -0.18% 0.74%
75100 -6.05% -10.13% -8.92% -0.34% 0.58%

Top 10 holdings

  • Cooperators Corporate Bond Fund
    25.05%
  • Cooperators Canadian Fixed Income Fund
    20.10%
  • Cooperators Commercial Mortgage Fund
    14.97%
  • Cooperators Preferred Share Equity Fund
    10.05%
  • Cooperators Global Equity Fund
    7.47%
  • Cooperators Bissett Canadian Equity Fund
    5.04%
  • Cooperators Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund
    4.99%
  • Cooperators Templeton Global Bond Fund
    4.90%
  • Cooperators Franklin High Income Fund
    4.90%
  • Cooperators Concentrated Canadian Equity Fund
    2.53%

The top 10 investments make up 100.00% of the fund.

Total number of investments 10

Cooperators Aviator Diversified Portfolio low to moderate risk

Designed to achieve both interest income and capital growth, with modest levels of volatility.

The moderate allocation toward the Cooperators Global Equity Fund was primarily responsible for the portfolio’s overall negative return in Q2, despite the fund outperforming its benchmark. The portfolio’s sizable holdings in the Cooperators Concentrated Canadian Equity Fund and the Canadian Fixed Income Fund were also a significant drag on its performance.

Investment Segmentation

  • Canadian Fixed Income 30.68%
  • Canadian Equity 27.61%
  • US Equity 18.47%
  • Foreign Fixed Income 11.23%
  • International Equity 8.04%
  • Cash & Other Net Assets 3.97%
Rates of Return
Series 100
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year Since inception
December 2, 2019
75-75 -8.57% -11.74% -9.31% 1.07%
75-100 -8.61% -11.81% -9.46% 0.85%
Rates of Return
Series 500
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year 3 year Since inception
October 2, 2017
75-75 -8.52% -11.65% -9.11% 1.92% 1.91%
75-100 -8.56% -11.72% -9.26% 1.75% 1.74%

Top 10 holdings

  • Cooperators Canadian Fixed Income Fund
    17.61%
  • Cooperators Concentrated Canadian Equity Fund
    12.67%
  • Cooperators Commercial Mortgage Fund
    12.49%
  • Cooperators Global Equity Fund
    12.47%
  • Cooperators Preferred Share Equity Fund
    10.06%
  • Cooperators Bissett Canadian Equity Fund
    7.57%
  • Cooperators SmallCap US Equity Index Fund
    7.43%
  • Cooperators Franklin High Income Fund
    7.36%
  • Cooperators Fidelity Global Real Estate Fund
    4.93%
  • Cooperators Templeton Global Bond Fund
    4.91%

The top 10 investments make up 97.50% of the fund.

Total number of investments 11

Cooperators Aviator Growth Portfolio moderate risk

Designed to achieve longterm capital growth, with some interest income.

The portfolio’s heavy weighting towards the Cooperators Global Equity Fund was primarily responsible for the negative return in Q2, despite the fund outperforming its benchmark. The Cooperators Small-Cap U.S. Equity Index and the Cooperators Concentrated Canadian Equity Fund also significantly detracted from portfolio performance.

Investment Segmentation

  • Canadian Equity 28.69%
  • US Equity 27.24%
  • Canadian Fixed Income 14.33%
  • Foreign Fixed Income 13.22%
  • International Equity 12.30%
  • Cash & Other Net Assets 4.22%
Rates of Return
Series 100
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year Since inception
December 2, 2019
7575 -9.78% -12.82% -9.73% 1.42%
75100 -9.82% -12.89% -9.88% 1.17%
Rates of Return
Series 500
Guarantee Level Q2 YTD 1 year 3 year Since inception
October 2, 2017
7575 -9.73% -12.72% -9.53% 2.36% 2.01%
75100 -9.77% -12.79% -9.68% 2.21% 1.85%

Top 10 holdings

  • Cooperators Global Equity Fund
    17.50%
  • Cooperators Concentrated Canadian Equity Fund
    13.20%
  • Cooperators Bissett Canadian Equity Fund
    10.12%
  • Cooperators SmallCap US Equity Index Fund
    9.94%
  • Cooperators Fidelity Global Real Estate Fund
    9.88%
  • Cooperators Franklin High Income Fund
    9.83%
  • Cooperators Commercial Mortgage Fund
    8.51%
  • Cooperators Preferred Share Equity Fund
    7.57%
  • Cooperators Corporate Bond Fund
    5.03%
  • Cooperators Templeton Global Bond Fund
    4.92%

The top 10 investments make up 96.50% of the fund.

Total number of investments 11

Key takeaways

It’s been a challenging year so far for the markets, and the second quarter offered investors no signs of a respite. Inflation continued to reach multi-decade highs around the world, and central banks (such as the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve) moved aggressively, raising interest rates in an attempt to stall rapidly rising consumer prices. In doing so, they may have increased the probability of a recession. These conditions weighed heavily on markets in Q2, with both bonds and equities experiencing significant declines. Commodity-heavy markets that had performed relatively well in Q2, such as Canadian equities, were also couldn’t escape Q2 unscathed, as prices for oil and precious metals became volatile toward the end of the quarter while recession fears escalated.

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Aviator Portfolios provide both regional and risk diversification, including exposure to unique asset classes, such as commercial mortgages, preferred shares and high-yield bonds, all of which behave differently than stocks.



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