CI Global Asset Management Funds and ETFs Recognized for Investment Excellence

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CI Global Asset Management (“CI GAM”) announces that it has received 38 FundGrade A+ ratings^® The Awards, which are presented annually by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize Canadian investment funds that have consistently demonstrated the best risk-adjusted returns throughout a calendar year.

Winning CI GAM funds include 16 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and 22 Sun fundsWise Elite and SunWise Essential segregated funds managed by CI GAM.

“I congratulate our investment team on achieving this important recognition of investment excellence,” said Marc-André Lewis, Chief Investment Officer at CI GAM. “We believe our improved performance is attributable to the fundamental transformation of our investment platform from a multi-boutique model to an integrated global investment management platform.

“In 2022, we continue to advance all aspects of our research, portfolio construction and risk management capabilities, with the goal of helping our clients successfully navigate an increasingly increasingly complex and achieve their financial goals,” Lewis said.

CI’s winning mutual funds and ETFs are:

The awards were announced today by Fundata Canada. For more information on FundGrade A+^® Awards, please visit his website.

About CI Global Asset Management

CI Global Asset Management is one of Canada’s largest investment management companies. It offers a wide range of investment products and services and has a web presence at www.ci.com. CI Global Asset Management is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX, NYSE: CIXX), an integrated global asset and wealth management company with assets of approximately $384.1 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Fund category A+^® is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved. The annual FundGrade A+^® The awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize “the cream of the crop” among Canadian investment funds. The FundGrade A+^® This calculation is in addition to the monthly FundGrade ratings and is calculated at the end of each calendar year. The FundGrade rating system evaluates funds based on their risk-adjusted performance, measured by the Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio and information ratio. The score for each ratio is calculated individually, covering all periods from 2 to 10 years. The scores are then weighted equally in the calculation of a monthly FundGrade. The top 10% funds get an A rating; the next 20% of funds get a B rating; the next 40% of funds get a C rating; the next 20% of funds receive a D rating; and the lowest 10% of funds receive an E rating. To be eligible, a fund must have received a FundGrade rating each month of the previous year. The FundGrade A+^® uses a GPA-style calculation, where each monthly FundGrade from “A” to “E” receives a score of 4 to 0, respectively. A fund’s average score for the year determines its GPA. Any fund with a GPA of 3.5 or higher receives a FundGrade A+^® Award. For more information, see www.FundGradeAwards.com. Although Fundata strives to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, accuracy is not guaranteed by Fundata.

List of winning funds

1. Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (CIFSC).
2. Number of peers in each category.
3. As used by Fundata to calculate the relevant period. The FundGrade calculation end date is December 31, 2021 for all funds.

The performance of CI Canadian Convertible Bond ETF (TSX: CXF) for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 6.0%; 3 years, 8.9%; 5 years, 5.7%; and 10 years, 5.6%.

The performance of the CI Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, -2.3%; 3 years, 4.7%; and since its inception, 4.7% (2018-12-12).

The performance of the CI Canadian Dividend Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 30.5%; 3 years, 14.0%; 5 years, 9.2%; and 10 years, 10.2%.

The performance of CI Canadian Equity Private Pool, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 21.8%; 3 years, 18.0%; and since its inception, 15.4% (2018-10-29).

The performance of the CI Canadian REITs ETF (TSX: RIT) for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 34.5%; 3 years, 15.4%; 5 years, 12.3%; and 10 years, 11.5%.

The performance of the CI Floating Rate Income Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 6.8%; 3 years, 5.2%; and since its creation, 3.5% (2017-06-01).

The performance of CI Global Asset Allocation Private Pool, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 13.6%; 3 years, 12.1%; and since its creation, 10.5% (2018-10-29).

The performance of the CI Global Core Plus Bond Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, -0.2%; 3 years, 5.3%; 5 years, 3.0%; and since its creation, 2.7% (2015-12-21).

The performance of CI Momentum Global Equity Private Pool, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 24.7%; 3 years, 20.8%; and since its creation, 18.3% (2018-10-29).

The performance of CI Global Income & Growth Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 13.6%; 3 years, 12.6%; 5 years, 8.7%; and 10 years, 9.4%.

The performance of CI Global Investment Grade Class, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 0.4%; 3 years, 7.0%; 5 years, 4.7%; and since inception, 4.0% (2016-07-04).

The performance of the CI Morningstar International Momentum Index ETF (TSX: ZXM) for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 24.9%; 3 years, 23.6%; 5 years, 14.8%; and since its creation, 12.9% (2014-11-13).

The performance of the CI Munro Global Growth Alternative Fund, Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 8.0%; 3 years, 18.4%; and since inception, 16.0% (2018-11-07).

The performance of CI Munro Global Growth Alternative Fund (ETF Series) (TSX: CMAG) for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 9.1%; and since its creation, 21.1% (2020-01-23).

The performance of the CI Preferred Share ETF (TSX: FPR) for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 21.9%; 3 years, 10.7%; 5 years, 7.2%; and since its creation, 8.2% (2016-05-11).

The performance of the US Growth Equity Fund Series A for the period ended December 31, 2021 is as follows: 1 year, 16.9%; 3 years, 25.8%; 5 years, 19.7%; and 10 years, 18.1%.

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*Munro Partners, Picton Mahoney Asset Management and Wellington Management Canada ULC are portfolio subadvisors to certain funds offered and managed by CI Global Asset Management.

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