(1) For the purposes of this section, an investment fund is considered to be holding a security of another investment fund if
(a) it holds securities issued by the other investment fund, or
(b) it is maintaining a position in a specified derivative for which the underlying interest is a security of the other investment fund.
(2) An investment fund must not purchase or hold a security of another investment fund unless,
(a) if the investment fund is a mutual fund, other than an alternative mutual fund, either of the following applies:
(i) the other investment fund is a mutual fund, other than an alternative mutual fund, that is subject to this Instrument;
(ii) the other investment fund is an alternative mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund that is subject to this Instrument and, at the time of the purchase of that security, the investment fund holds no more than 10% of its net asset value in securities of alternative mutual funds and non-redeemable investment funds,
(a.1) if the investment fund is an alternative mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, one or both of the following apply:
(i) the other investment fund is subject to this Instrument;
(ii) the other investment fund complies with the provisions of this Instrument applicable to an alternative mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund,
(b) at the time of the purchase of that security, the other investment fund holds no more than 10% of its net asset value in securities of other investment funds,
(c) the other investment fund is a reporting issuer in a jurisdiction,
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(d) no management fees or incentive fees are payable by the investment fund that, to a reasonable person, would duplicate a fee payable by the other investment fund for the same service,
(e) no sales fees or redemption fees are payable by the investment fund in relation to its purchases or redemptions of the securities of the other investment fund if the other investment fund is managed by the manager or an affiliate or associate of the manager of the investment fund, and
(f) no sales fees or redemption fees are payable by the investment fund in relation to its purchases or redemptions of securities of the other investment fund that, to a reasonable person, would duplicate a fee payable by an investor in the investment fund.
(3) Paragraphs (2)(a), (a.1) and (c) do not apply if the security
(a) is an index participation unit issued by an investment fund, or
(b) is issued by another investment fund established with the approval of the government of a foreign jurisdiction and the only means by which the foreign jurisdiction permits investment in the securities of issuers of that foreign jurisdiction is through that type of investment fund.
(4) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply if the other investment fund
(a) is a clone fund, or
(b) in accordance with this section purchases or holds securities
(i) of a money market fund, or
(ii) that are index participation units issued by an investment fund.
(5) Paragraphs (2)(e) and (f) do not apply to brokerage fees incurred for the purchase or sale of securities issued by an investment fund that are listed for trading on a stock exchange.
(6) An investment fund that holds securities of another investment fund that is managed by the same manager or an affiliate or associate of the manager
(a) must not vote any of those securities, and
(b) may, if the manager so chooses, arrange for all of the securities it holds of the other investment fund to be voted by the beneficial holders of securities of the investment fund.
(7) The investment fund conflict of interest investment restrictions and the investment fund conflict of interest reporting requirements do not apply to an investment fund which purchases or holds securities of another investment fund if the purchase or holding is made in accordance with this section.