Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Proprietary insights driving high conviction investments with an active margin of safety

Philosophy and process

The Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team invests in what they identify as the best value opportunities across North America. We believe that investing in companies with quality characteristics provides a better opportunity to close the value gap while limiting potential downside risk. Our expertise lies in the ability to tactically allocate across the market cap spectrum to potentially realize value from the best opportunities in the marketplace. We are disciplined, bottom-up investors that focus on the price we pay for a security, weighed against the relative risks to the portfolio for including that security. The team looks for companies that are diligent capital allocators with potential to generate sustainable cash flows. We believe in constructing well-diversified portfolios that have balanced exposures to different industries and sectors.

Portfolio Managers

William Aldridge, MBA,CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Team Co-Lead
Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Investment experience since 2002

William Aldridge, Vice President, Investment Management, is a Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team.

William’s career in the investment industry began in 2002 when he joined the equity research team at a Canadian investment bank. He joined Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel in 2006, and the company became part of Mackenzie Investments in 2008. 

William has a BSc from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and is a CFA charterholder.

Patricia Nesbitt, CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Team Co-Lead
Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Patricia joined Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team in 2021. She oversees a team of senior equity portfolio managers, analysts and research experts who she’s been leading since 1991. She’s also the lead portfolio manager for the Canadian All Cap Growth equity mandate and has been associated with the portfolio since she joined the GLC team in 1987.

Patricia is a CFA charterholder and holds an honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba. She’s also a former president of the Winnipeg Society of Financial Analysts, past chair of the Winnipeg Humane Society and recipient of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women award.

Tim Johal, CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Investment experience since 2000

Tim Johal, Vice President, Investment Management is a Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team.

Tim’s career in the investment management industry began in 2000. Prior to joining Mackenzie Investments, Tim held a Portfolio Manager role at a leading Canadian Financial services company with a focus on North American equity investing. Over his 19 years of experience in the industry, Tim has developed a deep knowledge and understanding of the financial services sector, particularly in Canada.

Tim has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree, with a major in Finance, from the University of Manitoba. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Scott Carscallen, CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Investment experience since 1994

Scott Carscallen, Vice President, Investment Management, is a Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie North American Equities Team.

Scott’s career in the investment industry began in 1994. He joined Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel in 1999, and the company became part of Mackenzie Investments in 2008. His previous work experience included three years as an Equity Research Associate with a Canadian investment dealer, where he conducted fundamental research on a wide range of Canadian publicly listed companies.

Scott has a BBA (Hons.) from Wilfrid Laurier University, and he is a CFA charterholder.

Dongwei Ye, MBA,CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Mackenzie North American Equity & Income Team

Investment experience since 2003

Dongwei Ye, Vice President, Investment Management, is the Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie Canadian Small Cap Value mandate.

Dongwei’s industry experience started in 2003. She joined Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel in 2006, which became part of Mackenzie Financial Corporation in 2008. Prior to joining this team, Dongwei spent three years at an investment research firm where she was an equity associate covering Canadian special situations.

Dongwei has a BA from Beijing Foreign Studies University, a Graduate diploma in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and holds an MBA from McGill University. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Insights

Insight

North American Equities Team – Canada focused: Our approach towards responsible investing

The North American Equities Team – responsible for the Canadian investments – is focused on investing in high-quality companies at prices below our assessment of intrinsic value.

Our awards

Winner of the 2022 Fundata FundGrade A+ Awards for consistent and outstanding risk-adjusted performance in their respective categories

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FundGrade A+® is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved. The annual FundGrade A+® Awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize the “best of the best” among Canadian investment funds. The FundGrade A+® calculation is supplemental 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 Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, and Information Ratio. The score for each ratio is calculated individually, covering all time periods from 2 to 10 years. The scores are then weighted equally in calculating a monthly FundGrade. The top 10% of funds earn an A Grade; the next 20% of funds earn a B Grade; the next 40% of funds earn a C Grade; the next 20% of funds receive a D Grade; and the lowest 10% of funds receive an E Grade. To be eligible, a fund must have received a FundGrade rating every month in the previous year. The FundGrade A+® uses a GPA-style calculation, where each monthly FundGrade from “A” to “E” receives a score from 4 to 0, respectively. A fund’s average score for the year determines its GPA. Any fund with a GPA of 3.5 or greater is awarded a FundGrade A+® Award. For more information, see www.FundGradeAwards.com. Although Fundata makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Fundata.

Mackenzie Canadian Equity Fund Series A was recognized for outstanding fund performance at the 2022 Fundata FundGrade A+ Awards in the Canadian Equity category out of a total of 371 funds. Performance for the fund for the period ended December 31, 2022 is as follows: -3.1% (1 year), 8.5% (3 years), 6.3% (5 years), 7.3% (10 years) and 9.0% (since inception- January 2009).