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Purpose Canadian Preferred Share Fund - ETF Units (RPS : NEO)

Preferred Sh Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018

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Close
(04-04-2025)
$22.41
Change
-$0.58 (-2.52%)
Open $22.64
Day Range $22.57 - $22.79
Volume 1,336

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Purpose Canadian Preferred Share Fund - ETF Units

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 15, 2017): 4.40%

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 0.02% 4.09% 7.16% 1.89% 19.40% 14.10% 4.50% 6.56% 10.48% 7.53% 4.20% - - -
Benchmark 0.45% 5.37% 6.80% 2.71% 20.90% 12.99% 4.37% 5.54% 7.81% 6.20% 4.21% 4.69% 7.32% 3.79%
Category Average 0.46% 6.83% 6.83% 2.51% 18.54% 11.85% 4.24% 5.32% 7.57% 6.04% 4.06% 4.42% 6.93% 3.97%
Category Rank 58 / 65 51 / 65 35 / 63 59 / 65 37 / 63 23 / 63 44 / 63 25 / 63 8 / 58 15 / 55 28 / 49 - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.42% 2.40% 1.75% 0.29% 1.26% 1.83% 0.30% -0.04% 2.67% 2.16% 1.87% 0.02%
Benchmark 3.47% 1.22% 2.94% -0.02% 2.25% 2.71% 0.48% -1.38% 2.29% 2.59% 2.25% 0.45%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.99% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.09% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - -13.67% 0.96% 5.99% 30.88% -19.68% 8.83% 25.35%
Benchmark -14.95% 6.98% 13.62% -7.93% 3.48% 6.16% 19.35% -18.08% 5.90% 24.70%
Category Average -11.52% 8.78% 12.66% -8.25% 4.17% 5.25% 19.63% -16.73% 6.27% 21.47%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 4 2 1 4 1 2
Category Rank - - - 48/ 49 45/ 53 24/ 58 3/ 63 56/ 63 3/ 63 26/ 63

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.88% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 63.95
Cash and Equivalents 27.68
Canadian Corporate Bonds 3.16
International Equity 1.63
Canadian Government Bonds 1.55
Other 2.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.83
Cash and Cash Equivalent 27.68
Energy 20.50
Utilities 15.77
Fixed Income 5.01
Other 3.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.40
Latin America 1.63
Other -0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.09
Canadian Treasury Bill 4.45
Canada Government 15-Jan-2025 3.76
Canada Government 30-Jan-2025 3.65
Canada Government 09-Apr-2025 3.38
Toronto-Dominion Bank - Pfd Cl A Sr 1 3.00
Canada Government 03-Jan-2025 2.98
TransAlta Corp - Pfd Sr E 2.97
Cenovus Energy Inc - Pfd Sr 1 2.79
Brookfield Corp - Pfd 2.19

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: .
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Purpose Canadian Preferred Share Fund - ETF Units

Median

Other - Preferred Sh Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.36% 16.75% -
Beta 0.98% 1.07% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.11% 0.54% -
Sortino 0.25% 0.69% -
Treynor 0.01% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 48.16% 78.14% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 3.92% 12.36% 16.75% -
Beta 0.65% 0.98% 1.07% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.00% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.70% 0.95% 0.95% -
Sharpe 3.53% 0.11% 0.54% -
Sortino 40.48% 0.25% 0.69% -
Treynor 0.21% 0.01% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 88.44% 48.16% 78.14% -

Fund Details

Start Date March 15, 2017
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $23.37
52 Week Low $20.87
Annual Dividend $1.14
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide a consistent stream of income with potential for capital appreciation by investing in Canadian income producing securities and Canadian equities.

Investment Strategy

The fund will invest in Canadian preferred securities, with a focus on preferred securities; dividend paying Canadian equities; income and royalty trusts; ETFs; and fixed-income investments, with a view to consistent interest or distribution payments. Investments in floating rate preferred securities will be of Canadian issuers whose debt, at a minimum, has an investment grade rating at the time of purchase.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Purpose Investment Partners Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.90%
Management Fee 0.75%

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