The fund seeks current income and long-term capital growth from an actively managed, low volatility portfolio of dividend-paying securities outside Canada. Holdings are selected and weighted using a proprietary analysis that focuses on a stocks historical standard deviation and dividend yield. In addition to equities, units of ETFs that support the funds overall objective may also be included. During market downturns, the funds strategy may shift temporarily from its primary target by investing in cash or cash equivalents, as well as fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by the Canadian or US government, or companies. Derivatives such as options, futures, swaps, and forward contracts may also be used for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. The fund is part of CIBCs low volatility dividend suite along with CQLC and CQLU that provide exposure to Canadian and US equity markets, respectively.