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Counsel International Growth Series A

International Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2016, 2015, 2012

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$28.21
Change
$0.27 (0.98%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at January 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Counsel International Growth Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 8.37%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.70% 5.01% 13.59% 5.01% 10.12% 5.57% 1.28% 6.60% 4.04% 3.25% 4.91% 5.05% 4.57% 5.73%
Benchmark 3.12% 7.59% 16.68% 7.59% 15.23% 9.95% 5.89% 11.85% 7.22% 5.75% 6.70% 7.66% 6.18% 6.93%
Category Average 2.83% 15.60% 15.60% 7.05% 12.44% 8.29% 4.27% 10.73% 6.20% 4.82% 5.67% 6.45% 5.01% 5.58%
Category Rank 467 / 783 591 / 775 495 / 763 591 / 775 525 / 742 640 / 719 603 / 694 629 / 656 557 / 620 482 / 540 338 / 476 349 / 423 247 / 366 196 / 337
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.33% -3.31% 1.61% 1.22% -1.34% -3.43% -0.79% 6.12% 2.75% -0.65% 2.91% 2.70%
Benchmark 2.76% -3.45% 1.52% 3.11% -1.30% -3.65% -1.92% 7.38% 2.98% 0.90% 3.40% 3.12%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.04% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.11% (May 2010)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 7.69% 18.80% -4.48% 21.83% -4.73% 12.92% 10.98% 7.50% -18.02% 11.60%
Benchmark 4.12% 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74%
Category Average 1.55% 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 4
Category Rank 34/ 325 124/ 363 303/ 408 69/ 468 169/ 531 487/ 599 261/ 653 445/ 684 632/ 707 557/ 738

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.83% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 94.17
Cash and Equivalents 4.46
US Equity 1.38
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Services 21.29
Financial Services 20.36
Healthcare 13.53
Technology 11.70
Consumer Services 8.51
Other 24.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 72.62
Asia 20.01
North America 5.69
Other 1.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Aon PLC Cl A 4.49
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 4.24
Relx PLC 4.21
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.00
Bunzl PLC 3.70
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 3.39
Compass Group PLC 3.28
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 3.00
Ashtead Group PLC 2.60
Shell PLC - ADR 2.51

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel International Growth Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.09% 12.38% 11.43%
Beta 0.89% 0.82% 0.84%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe -0.04% 0.23% 0.42%
Sortino -0.09% 0.19% 0.42%
Treynor -0.01% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.63% 93.80%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.76% 13.09% 12.38% 11.43%
Beta 0.84% 0.89% 0.82% 0.84%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.83% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.55% -0.04% 0.23% 0.42%
Sortino 1.28% -0.09% 0.19% 0.42%
Treynor 0.06% -0.01% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.63% 93.80%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date January 14, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $233

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF105
CGF115
CGF125

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel International Growth is to invest primarily in international equity securities to seek to achieve long-term capital growth and to provide a reasonable rate of return. Counsel International Growth may also invest in equity and fixed-income securities of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in countries outside North America including Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and Africa. The amount invested in any one country will vary depending upon the economic, investment and market outlook and opportunities in each area. The sub-advisor invests primarily in equities and may diversify amongst equity and debt securities, currencies, industries and countries to increase the safety of the principal and to increase the growth and liquidity of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Counsel Portfolio Services Inc. 01-07-2009
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 12-08-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
Advisor Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
Custodian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.42%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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