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Q: There haven't been many questions on RA of late. Now yielding a mind boggling 18% . That a lot for a fund based on real assets ..... Something happened in late August that took a third of its' value off . I believe that was a dividend cut ? What was the reason behind the cut ? With 73% of the fund invested in fixed income I don't understand the volatility .....Please review the structure and its' holdings and give me a fresh perspective of what this fund holds and its' investment quality. And explain why such a structure pays such a high dividend ? And if the new dividend faces the likelihood of another cut ? ......... Thanks Garth ....
Read Answer Asked by Garth on October 24, 2023
Q: Investing in high yield securities involves assuming the accompanying risks of course ... One can own an individual stock like ENB, a covered call ETF like QYLD or even a mortgage backed security company like NLY . Looking on RA's website it appears the major holdings are 40% global infrastructure and 38% real estate with a mixture of investments to make up the balance . I recently read an article on Seeking Alpha which called it a " Widows and orphans " security which kind of shocked me for such a high yielding stock ..... Could you give me a comparison of RA's price movement in comparison to the S&P 500 since inception ? An assessment of the risks in comparison to the three securities I have mentioned ? As well as a breakdown of how 5I views their investment strategy ? ...... { in the normal font size if possible }
Read Answer Asked by Garth on August 12, 2021
Q: Good morning,

I have become aware of RA and INF through your Q/A section. I currently own VZ and XUS in my US dollar accounts for income. I am considering replacing them with INF due to the higher return. However, I note that INF which is stock based, will be merging with RA which is fixed income based. I also note that RA is four times bigger than INF so the merged funds will become a largely fixed income portfolio. Furthemore, only 20% of RA investments are rated BBB or higher. I wonder if RA is able to pay such a high dividend because it bought these perhaps sub-par investments well below par. My question is whether the extra dividend provided by INF/RA outweighs its risk relative to XUS and VZ.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on January 06, 2020
Q: INF is merging into RA. This adds 195 M in assets to RA’s 841 M. RA then will be over the 1B in assets. I have RA , but not sure if I should add now or after the merge. I have it for dividends and a bit of growth. I know the MER is high at 2.23% but because the yield is high at 10+ I don’t mind . Although with the merge not sure of the outcome. Your comments please ?
Read Answer Asked by Luc on December 12, 2019
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