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TD Asset Management (TDAM)Fixed Income Solutions
Why TDAM Fixed Income
Meet the Team
Investment Philosophy and Process
Fixed Income Solutions
Agenda
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Why TDAM Fixed Income?
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1 Source: "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2016)" Benefits Canada, May 2017, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2015)" Benefits Canada, May 2016, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2014)" Benefits Canada, May 2015, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2013)" Benefits Canada, May 2014, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2012)" Benefits Canada, May 2013, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2011)" Benefits Canada, May 2012, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2010)" Benefits Canada, May 2011. Based on total Canadian pension AUM. 2 Source: "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of June 30, 2016)" Benefits Canada, November 2016.
1 Source: "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of June 30, 2018)" Benefits Canada, November 2018, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2015)" Benefits Canada, May 2016, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2014)" Benefits Canada, May 2015, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2013)" Benefits Canada, May 2014, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2012)" Benefits Canada, May 2013, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2011)" Benefits Canada, May 2012, "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of December 31, 2010)" Benefits Canada, May 2011. Based on total Canadian pension AUM. 2 Source: "The Top 40 Money Managers (as of June 30, 2018)" Benefits Canada, November 2018.
One of Canada's largest Fund Managerfor Endowments and Foundations.2
Canada's largest Money Managerin pension 8 years running.1
Canada's largest Investment Managerfor Defined Benefit Programs.2
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Fixed income may offer portfolio stability and safety as opposed to growing wealth and preserving real purchasing power
Why Fixed Income?
Investors should remind themselves of the role of fixed income in their portfolios
Fixed income remains significant and essential for portfolio diversification
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CapitalPreservation
and Safety
ReducePortfolioVolatility
Liquidity
Income
Importance of Income
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1 Returns of the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index Source: Bloomberg Finance LP. Data as of July 31, 2019.
Canadian Fixed Income Market Returns1
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019YTD
Ret
urns
%
Price Return Income Return
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Broadening the Opportunity Set To help Boost Income Levels
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Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. As of July 31, 2019
Variety of markets available that may help enhance yield
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5.9%
4.4%
3.2%
2.7%
1.5%
0.9%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Global High Yield EM Hard Currency U.S. Investment Grade Canadian InvestmentGrade
Canadian Gov't 10y Global Governments
Yields From Around the Globe
Meet the Portfolio Management Team
TD Asset ManagementA dedicated team of skilled fixed income professionals
1TDAM USA Inc. employee. Note: TD Asset Management operates through TD Asset Management Inc. in Canada and through TDAM USA Inc. in the United States. Both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. In providing investment management services and advice, TD Asset Management Inc. has access to, and draws on, the personnel, resources and experience of TDAM USA Inc., its U.S. affiliate. The information provided in the organizational chart above is valid as of the date of this presentation.
Synthetics
Bruce Cooper, CFACEO & CIO
Robert Pemberton, CFAHead of Fixed Income
Cherie Chan
Christopher Case, CFA
Scott Colbourne, CFA
Elaine Lindhorst, CFA
Trading
Irina Issakova, CFA
Peter Weldon
Nevena Sergo-Spencer
Davide Pagliaro
Lauren Bellai, CFA
Antonio De Simone, CFA
Jonathan Lau, CFA
Kumail Taqvi, CFA
Credit Research
Justin Kim,1 CFA
Anthony Foss, CFA
Bruce MacKinnon
Eric Schure, CFA1
Craig Buckley, ACA
Donna Beck, CFA
Ralph DeCesare,1 CFA
Norman Yeung, CFA
Private Debt Research
& Origination
Sean Emmons
High YieldFixed Income
Anthony Imbesi, CFA
Gregory Kocik, CFA
Shawna Millman
Portfolio Research & Analytics
Matt Knox, CFA
Anton Brjozovski, CFA
Fergus Chung
Richard MacPherson
Zahid Rashid1
Ivan Chau
Michelle Hegeman,CFA
Michael Augustine,CFA, FCIA, FSA
Vincent Chang, CFA
Nicole Buchner, CFA
Liam Hartigan, CFA
Maxime Carrier,CFA, FCIA, FSA
Amber Chen
Louis Bélanger, CFA
Asset/Liability, Private Debt,
Passive Fixed Income
Don Li, CFA Kevin Holmes
Krista Clairmont, CFA
Victoria Pollard, CFA
Joseph Pilato
John Adamson
Deborah GongStephen KramerRachana Bhat, CFA
Hafiz Noordin, CFA
Active Fixed Income
Guido Cipriani1
Justin Montini
Vinoth Vykunthan
Benjamin Chim, CFA
Scott Henshaw, CFA
Nick Warwick, CFA
Mercedes MarchioriBo Yan
Hasan KarbalaiGraham DeOrsay
Parvathy Rajan Matthew Goodwin
Carlos Phillips, CFA
Kevin Malcolm, CFA
Ada Xie
Daniella Auerbach
Dennis Woessner,1
CFA
Glenn S. Davis,1 CFA
Frédéric Belhumeur, CFA
Client Portfolio Management
George Haddad, CFA
Craig Gaskin, CFAAdnann Syed, CFA Naoum Tabet
David Hong, CFA
Christopher Chow
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Deep and Experienced Fixed Income Team
10
20+ Portfolio Managers
15+ Credit Research Analysts
6 Client Portfolio Managers
In total, over 75 Fixed Income Professionals Managing C$169.2 B1 in Fixed Income
AUM Across Mandates
72%
11%
7%
11%
Canadian Bonds
Global Bonds
Short Term & Money Market
Synthetics
+
+
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1Fixed income assets under management (AUM) as at June 30, 2019 for TD Asset Management Inc., TDAM USA Inc., TD Greystone Asset Management and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.The information on number of professionals provided above, includes employees from TD Asset Management, is valid as of the date of the presentation. Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. Synthetics AUM represents bond overlay assets. TD Asset Management operates through TD Asset Management Inc. in Canada and through TDAM USA Inc. in the United States. Epoch is an affiliate of TD Asset Management. TD Greystone Asset Management represents Greystone Managed Investments Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greystone Capital Management Inc. ("GCMI"). All entities listed are affiliates and wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Investment Philosophy and Process
This is How We Do it
Country Cycle Credit Curve Currency
Duration management
Yield curve positioning
Asset class or sector allocation and term structure
Quality of portfolio Credit quality allocation
ExtensiveIndependent
Research
Objective: Superior long term performance
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Credit CurveAnalysis
StrategicPortfolio
Construction
Fixed Income Solutions
Something For Everyone
Source: TDAM. For illustrative purposes only. Positions are approximate.
Expected Risk
Pote
ntia
l Ret
urn
TD Short Term Bond Fund
TD Income Advantage Portfolio
TD Global Income Fund
TD Canadian Bond Fund
TD Global Unconstrained Bond FundTD High Yield Bond Fund
TD Ultra Short Term Bond Fund
TD Canadian Money Market Fund
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund
A product continuum to help meet your client needs
TD Canadian Corporate Bond Fund
TD U.S. Corporate Bond Fund
TD Global Core Plus Bond FundTD Real Return Bond Fund
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**New**Fixed Income Pool
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The
Fund
Core domestic bond fund
Fund
Fac
ts
• 30 years old!• Largest bond fund at TDAM
TD Canadian Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
Investment Components
Canadian Corporate
BondsCanadian Provincial
Bonds
Canadian Government
Bonds
Global Investment
Grade
Private Debt
High Yield Debt
Emerging Market
Sovereign Debt
Global Inflation Linked Bonds
Mortgage and Real
Estate Securities
Currency Exposure
TD Canadian Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Fixed Income Breakdown Rating Breakdown
Characteristics
Duration 8.1
Yield to Maturity 2.5%
Term to Maturity 10.5
AUM $15.9B
# of Positions 279
Source: TD Asset Management
AAA (16%)AA (26%)A (27%)BBB (29%)Cash (2%)
Federal (15%)Provincial (19%)Municipal (0.2%)Corporate (64%)Cash (2%)
Investment Components
Canadian Corporate
BondsCanadian Provincial
Bonds
Canadian Government
Bonds
Global Investment
Grade
Private Debt
High Yield Debt
Emerging Market
Sovereign Debt
Global Inflation Linked Bonds
Mortgage and Real
Estate Securities
Currency Exposure
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The
Fund Core domestic bond fund plus
some exposure to global and higher yielding securities
• Up to 30% of the fund may be invested in foreign securities
• Currently over 90% Canadian
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
Fund
Fac
ts
AAA (12%)AA (24%)A (24%)BBB (29%)Non-Investment Grade (10%)Cash (1%)
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Federal (13%)Provincial (17%)Municipal (0%)Corporate (69%)Cash (1%)
Fixed Income Breakdown Rating BreakdownCharacteristics
Duration 8.1
Yield to Maturity 2.9%
Term to Maturity 10.8
AUM $12.2B
# of Positions 393
Source: TD Asset Management
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The
Fund
Global investment grade bond fund with currency exposure
• Most diversified fund at TDAM from a country and currency perspective
• USD, Yen and Euro are largely unhedged• Tactically add exposure to EM currencies
Investment Components
Canadian Corporate
Bonds Canadian Provincial
Bonds
Canadian Government
Bonds
Global Investment
Grade
Private Debt
High Yield DebtEmerging
Market Sovereign
Debt
Global Inflation Linked Bonds
Mortgage and Real
Estate Securities
Currency Exposure
Leveraged Loans
U.S. Treasuries
TD Global Core Plus Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
Fund
Fac
ts
AAA (7%)AA (35%)A (19%)BBB (27%)Non-Investment Grade (9%)Cash (2%)
TD Global Core Plus Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Federal (41%)Provincial (0%)Municipal (0%)Corporate (57%)Cash (2%)
Fixed Income Breakdown Rating Breakdown
Characteristics
Duration 7.2
Yield to Maturity 2.9%
Term to Maturity 9.5
AUM $502M
# of Positions 515
Source: TD Asset Management
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The
Fund
Global absolute return bond fund
• Managed by one of the pioneers of unconstrained investing in Canada
• "All-weather" strategy
Investment Components
Canadian Corporate
BondsCanadian Provincial
Bonds
Canadian Government
Bonds
Global Investment
Grade
Private Debt
High Yield Debt
Emerging Market
Sovereign Debt
Global Inflation Linked Bonds
Mortgage and Real
Estate Securities
Currency Exposure
TD Global Unconstrained Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
Fund
Fac
ts
AAA (3%)AA (50%)A (9%)BBB (13%)Non-Investment Grade (20%)Cash (2%)
TD Global Unconstrained Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Federal (54%)Provincial (0%)Municipal (0%)Corporate (43%)Cash (2%)
Fixed Income Breakdown Rating Breakdown
Characteristics
Duration 5.3
Yield to Maturity 3.1%
Term to Maturity 6.7
AUM $1.5B
# of Positions 446
Source: TD Asset Management
The
Fund
Global credit fund that is mostly currency-hedged
• Highest yield of global fixed income mandates
• At least 75% hedged back to $CAD
Investment Components
Canadian Corporate
BondsCanadian Provincial
Bonds
Canadian Government
Bonds
Global Investment
Grade
Private Debt
High Yield Debt
Emerging Market
Sovereign Debt
Global Inflation Linked Bonds
Mortgage and Real
Estate Securities
Currency Exposure
TD Global Income Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Fund
Fac
ts
AAA (1%)AA (26%)A (16%)BBB (19%)Non-Investment Grade (34%)Cash (2%)
TD Global Income Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Federal (27%)Provincial (0%)Municipal (0%)Corporate (70%)Cash (2%)
Fixed Income Breakdown Rating Breakdown
Characteristics
Duration 5.3
Yield to Maturity 3.8%
Term to Maturity 7.3
AUM $2.5B
# of Positions 389
Source: TD Asset Management
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The
Fund
High Yield bond fund with the flexibility to invest in global credit
• Track record rooted in disciplined investment process
• Average portfolio manager experience of 23 years
TD High Yield Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
High YieldBonds
LeveragedLoans+ =
Enhanced Income
Capital Appreciation
Lower Duration
Enhanced Returns
Diversification
Fund
Fac
ts
TD High Yield Bond FundAs of June 30, 2019
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Fixed Income Breakdown Rating Breakdown
Characteristics
Duration 3.5
Yield to Maturity 5.5%
Term to Maturity 4.8
AUM $2.3B
# of Positions 434
Source: TD Asset Management
AAA (0%)AA (0%)A (0%)BBB (1%)Non-Investment Grade (94%)Cash (3%)
Federal (1%)Provincial (0%)Municipal (0%)Corporate (94%)Cash (3%)
TD Fixed Income PoolAs of June 30, 2019
Source: TD Asset Management, data as of December 31, 2018
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Characteristics
Duration 7.5
Yield to Maturity 2.6
Term to Maturity 9.8
AUM $6.8B
# of Funds 8
The
Fund
One-Stop Solution to TDAM Fixed Income Solutions
• Diversified across global credit and currencies
• Actively managed at both AA and fund level
• Competitive Management FeeFund
Fac
ts
AAA (16%)
AA (25%)
A (21%)
BBB (24%)
Non-Investment Grade (8%)
Corporate Investment Grade (48%)
Government (37%)
Corporate High Yield (10%)
Other (4%)
TD Fixed Income PoolAs of July 31, 2019
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TD Fixed Income Pool
Sector Weights Credit Breakdown
TD Canadian Bond Fund (57%)TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund (12%)TD Global Unconstrained Bond Fund (4%)TD Real Return Bond Fund (5%)TD Global Conservative Opp Fund (10%)TD Global Core Plus Bond Fund (5%)TD High Yield Bond Fund (7%)TD Short Term Bond Fund (1%)Cash - Canadian Dollar (0.25%)
TD Fixed Income Components
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As of June 30, 2019
Performance 1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr Since Inception
Inception Date
TD Canadian Bond Fund 7.30% 2.40% 3.44% 4.43% 5.32% 11/1/2000
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund 7.37% 2.67% 3.56% 4.99% 5.14% 9/4/2007
TD High Yield Bond Fund 4.01% 6.40% 4.76% 9.37% 5.50% 12/1/2003
TD Global Core Plus Bond Fund 4.56% 0.96% 4.46% 3.62% 4.38% 11/1/2005
TD Global Unconstrained Bond Fund 3.66% - - - 1.55% 11/21/2017
TD Global Income Bond Fund 7.23% - - - 3.66% 11/21/2017
Performance SummaryF-series
. Source: TD Asset ManagementNote: Returns for periods over one year are annualized; net of expenses
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TD Fixed Income Pool Performance
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As of June 30, 2019 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Inception Date
TD Fixed Income Pool – W Series1 6.91% 2.63% 3.63% - 3.69% 03/27/2012
1 Returns for TD Fixed Income Pool are showing that of "W Series" and is for illustration purposes only. The performance is currently showing a management fee of 0.35%. The Management Fee of the "F-Series" is currently priced as 0.40%. Please review prospectus or fund facts for applicable fees associated with the specific fund series. Note: Returns for periods one year and over are annualized. Net returns provided unless otherwise indicated. Source: TD Asset Management Inc.
Why Now?• Fixed income markets are changing
• Expect periods of volatility
• A changing demographic and political environment promote uncertainty in equity markets
Why TDAM?• TDAM focuses on independent credit research & rigorous process
• Access to Liquidity
How Does TDAM Complement?• TDAM strategies seek to both complement and enhance competitor offerings
• Fixed-Income offering with a high quality credit tilt
• Flexibility to gain tactical exposure to inflation, income, investment grade private debt, currency and high yield
Call to Action
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