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MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(05-08-2024)
$26.76
Change
$0.04 (0.15%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at April 30, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 1993): 5.49%

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 -2.87% 2.43% 14.71% 4.02% 8.44% 5.71% 4.79% 11.79% 6.94% 6.44% 5.99% 6.67% 5.29% 4.97%
Benchmark -1.82% 4.10% 16.91% 4.68% 8.73% 5.66% 7.59% 13.51% 8.86% 8.98% 8.12% 8.95% 7.25% 7.22%
Category Average -2.02% 14.76% 14.76% 4.01% 7.13% 4.79% 6.78% 12.37% 7.64% 7.44% 6.57% 7.36% 5.95% 5.96%
Category Rank 671 / 725 547 / 722 453 / 721 407 / 722 291 / 703 245 / 669 511 / 595 380 / 554 405 / 537 380 / 474 331 / 448 318 / 396 302 / 361 291 / 336
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -3.36% 3.02% 1.94% -0.40% -3.79% -2.79% 6.99% 3.07% 1.55% 2.31% 3.07% -2.87%
Benchmark -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.83% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 5.09% -6.99% 17.07% 7.09% -11.50% 20.67% 3.85% 23.10% -10.24% 11.91%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 2
Category Rank 299/ 325 224/ 357 196/ 384 231/ 440 366/ 466 263/ 514 272/ 550 346/ 585 578/ 652 180/ 692

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.10% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.50% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.95
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.38
International Equity 1.36
Income Trust Units 1.04
Cash and Equivalents 0.90
Other 0.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.63
Basic Materials 14.06
Energy 11.20
Real Estate 10.50
Consumer Services 10.12
Other 30.49

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.20
Europe 0.74
Asia 0.61
Other 0.45

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.70
Canadian National Railway Co 3.08
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc 2.47
Intact Financial Corp 2.39
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.34
Manulife Financial Corp 2.23
WSP Global Inc 2.22
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.17
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.17
Thomson Reuters Corp 2.02

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)

MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.57% 15.62% 12.90%
Beta 0.91% 0.98% 0.99%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.22% 0.38% 0.33%
Sortino 0.28% 0.43% 0.29%
Treynor 0.03% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 72.78% 82.76% 81.85%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.62% 12.57% 15.62% 12.90%
Beta 0.87% 0.91% 0.98% 0.99%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.34% 0.22% 0.38% 0.33%
Sortino 0.82% 0.28% 0.43% 0.29%
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 92.48% 72.78% 82.76% 81.85%

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 November 19, 1993
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $47

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDM110

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth with income production as a secondary consideration. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of equities, with the primary focus on Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund employs an active multiple sub-adviser approach to leverage the individual strengths of each sub-adviser. Fund assets are allocated to a combination of the sub-adviser for the Fund, based on the Portfolio Manager’s assessment of the sub-advisers’ skills, the expected capital market environment, and the anticipated risk inherent in each sub-adviser’s strategy.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Triasima Portfolio Management Inc. 01-01-2022
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 01-01-2022
Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited 01-01-2022
1832 Asset Management L.P. 01-01-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager MD Financial Management Inc.
Advisor 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar MD Financial Management Inc.
Distributor MD Financial Management
Auditor KPMG LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 3,000
PAC Subsequent 1,000
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.52%
Management Fee 1.24%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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