Asset classes
Discover our leading expertise in fixed income, equities and real assets. We manage a wide range of institutional funds to meet the unique and sophisticated needs of our clients.
Fixed income
We’re one of Canada’s leading fixed income managers, with $73 billion in assets under management.
We specialize in segregated mandates, offering tailored solutions that evolve with our clients’ needs. In addition, our diverse range of pooled funds allows institutional investors of all sizes to benefit from our investment expertise.
Our team has extensive experience in managing a wide range of mandates, including active management, liability matching, and index strategies.
Our investment approach
All our mandates and solutions are guided by the same disciplined investment philosophy and process, grounded in a collaborative decision-making approach.
Our fixed income team applies a top-down investment approach, supported by both credit and fundamental analysis. We integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the investment process across all issuer types, enabling us to maintain a comprehensive and sustainable perspective on investment opportunities.
Our team selects fixed-income securities using in-depth credit analysis. They rigorously assess relative value and examine yield curve structure and credit spreads.
Our fixed income funds
- Money Market Fund
- Canadian Bond Fund
- Canadian Short-Term Bond Strategy
- Canadian Long-Term Bond Fund
- Canadian Government Bond Fund
- Canadian Corporate Bond Fund
- Canadian Ultra Long-Term Bond Strategy (coming soon)
Equities
Canadian equities
Our extensive expertise in Canadian equities enables us to offer a diverse range of strategies, including dividend-focused, high-conviction and market-neutral equities as well as a fossil fuel-free strategy.
We take a collaborative approach, where our investment sector specialists and portfolio managers actively engage in the decision-making process. This diversity of perspectives results in more resilient portfolios tailored to the specific needs of our institutional clients.
Our investment approach
Our Canadian equities team follows a flexible bottom-up approach that draws on their diverse expertise and specialized knowledge. Our investment process is rooted in rigorous company-level analysis.
Our specialists:
- Evaluate companies using sector-specific performance indicators
- Identify businesses with attractive risk-return profiles and conduct in-depth analysis to assess their financial potential
- Leverage DGAM’s collective expertise to evaluate each investment opportunity
Our collaborative approach allows us to assess each company with the highest level of objectivity.
We apply the same discipline and rigour when analyzing our holdings. We avoid keeping companies whose fundamentals no longer justify their place in our investment portfolios, and we refrain from selling investments that are underperforming in the short-term if they have strong fundamentals overall.
Our funds
- Canadian Equity Fund
- Canadian Equity Dividend Strategy
- Canadian Equity Fossil Fuel Free Fund
- Canadian Equity High Conviction
- North American Equity Strategy
- Market Neutral Fund
Global equities
Top-down global equities
We rely on fundamental analysis grounded in macroeconomic conditions, market assessments, and investor sentiment. Our strategies emphasize a top-down approach, analyzing regions, countries, sectors, industries, currencies and securities.
Our wide range of strategies are recognized for their defensive characteristics during market downturns, while still offering the potential to benefit from market upswings. These strategies provide effective diversification for portfolios primarily exposed to traditional bottom-up approaches.
Our investment approach
We focus on active management driven by in-depth analysis of macroeconomic factors to identify market opportunities and risks. We also leverage quantitative decision-making tools to validate our fundamental views.
Our portfolio managers actively monitor exposure across regions, countries, currencies, sectors, industries, themes, and individual
securities—creating strategic diversification and the flexibility needed to effectively navigate different market cycles.
Our funds
- Hexavest World Fund
- Top-Down Global Opportunities Strategy
- Hexavest ACWI Funds
- DGAM Hexavest International Equity Fund
Emerging market equities
Our emerging market strategy is designed to harness the growth potential of developing economies through a distinctive top-down approach. We prioritize fundamental analysis grounded in macroeconomic conditions, market assessments, and investor sentiment.
Our investment approach
Our managers construct equity portfolios that incorporate emerging regions, countries, sectors, and industries, along with active currency management. The team uses top-down analysis to identify significant opportunities within a constantly evolving investment environment.
We integrate ESG factors at every stage of the investment process—an essential consideration in emerging markets, where these factors are particularly significant.
Our funds
- Hexavest Emerging Markets Fund
Systematic and quantitative global equities
Our systematic ESG solutions combine financial performance with sustainability, backed by over a decade of fundamental quantitative research and ESG expertise. Our exclusive technologies enable us to analyze thousands of securities, covering global and emerging markets.
We also offer a long/short equity strategy that delivers effective diversification, enhanced resilience during periods of market stress, and access to alternative sources of return—ultimately improving a portfolio’s overall risk-return profile.
Our investment approach
Our investment philosophy is grounded in the belief that we can identify companies and markets with the highest potential for outperformance by leveraging quantitative models and capitalizing on market inefficiencies.
We rely on a systematic investment process to generate long-term value. For our ESG mandates, we invest in sustainable companies whose operations, products, or services are aligned with our major sustainability priorities.
Our funds
- Hexavest Systematic ESG World Equity Fund
- Hexavest Systematic ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund
To learn more about all our systematic and quantitative solutions, see our Quantitative management and research section.
Real assets
Infrastructure
For over 15 years, our private infrastructure investment team has leveraged an extensive network of relationships to access exclusive opportunities in critical sectors such as renewable energy, telecommunications, transportation and social infrastructure.
These assets offer stable cash flows, low volatility, protection against inflation, and low correlation with traditional asset classes, while also contributing to regional economic development.
Our investment approach
We take a long-term investment approach focused on building a diversified portfolio designed to deliver stable, predictable, and attractive returns at maturity.
The team works in close collaboration with strategic partners. We create value through active asset and portfolio management, with ESG factors systematically integrated into both the acquisition process and ongoing investment oversight.
Our funds
- DGAM Global Private Infrastructure Fund L.P.
Real estate
Our deep understanding of the Canadian market enables us to build institutional-grade diversified portfolios through direct investments, thereby optimizing the risk-return profile of our holdings.
Drawing on the complementary expertise of our team, our real estate investment strategy spans a range of property types, including multi-unit housing, senior living facilities, retail centres, office buildings, and industrial facilities.
Our investment approach
Our team pursues a direct investment approach in institutional-grade Canadian properties, with or without partners. We apply rigorous selection criteria, focusing on high-quality physical and architectural characteristics, location and stable growth potential.
With a strong commitment to ESG principles, the team prioritizes environmentally certified assets while ensuring diversification across property types and geographic regions. Our long-term approach emphasizes active asset management—including acquisition, disposition and project development—to optimize value.
Our funds
- DGAM Canadian Private Real Estate Fund L.P.
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