<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001567619-19-015429.txt : 20190730 <SEC-HEADER>0001567619-19-015429.hdr.sgml : 20190730 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190730155640 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001567619-19-015429 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190730 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190730 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AGF Investments America Inc. 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