Toronto, Jan. 22, 2015 /CNW / - TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) is pleased to announce a number of TD Mutual Funds won awards at the recent Annual FundGrade A+ Awards.  

"We are very proud to be recognized once again for the performance and consistency of our mutual fund offering," said Paul Orlander, President, TD Mutual Funds.   "It is a testament to the investment excellence we strive to deliver across a broad range of solutions."

 The TD Mutual Funds that earned the A+ Grade are:

• TD U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund
• TD High Yield Bond Fund
• TD Entertainment & Communications Fund
• TD U.S. Equity Portfolio
• Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund (formerly the TD Global Shareholder Yield Fund)

The FundGrade A+ Rating is awarded annually and identifies funds that exhibit both, the best risk-adjusted returns, as measured by a number of risk-adjusted performance ratios, as well as the highest level of performance consistency over the course of an entire calendar year. 

About TD Asset Management Inc.
TDAM offers a diverse range of over 120 investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. TDAM manages retail mutual fund assets on behalf of more than 1.9 million investors and offers one of the most broadly diversified fund families in Canada. Funds are available at TD Canada Trust branches (through TD Investment Services Inc. representatives), TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice, as well as leading investment dealers, independent brokers, advisors and financial planners. As of September 30, 2014, TDAM was the fourth largest mutual fund company in Canada, with over CDN$92 billion invested in TD Mutual Funds (Source: IFIC).