The Thomson Reuters Lipper fund awards honour funds and fund management firms that provide consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers, for various time periods ending July 31, 2016. Individual classifications of three-, five- and 10-year periods, as well as fund families with high average scores for the three-year period, are recognized.

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This year’s top Canadian fund family winners are:

  • Phillip, Hager & North, for bonds and overall
  • Mawer Investment Management, for equity and mixed assets
  • BMO, for bond ETFs
  • Vanguard Investments, for equity ETFs

A full list of Canada’s 2016 fund winners can be found here; Canada’s ETF winners are here. For award methodology, go here.

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