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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

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NAVPS
(05-21-2025)
$103.45
Change
-$1.21 (-1.16%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 28, 1991): 9.27%

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 0.83% -2.13% 3.67% 1.09% 13.91% 10.61% 8.11% 8.50% 12.33% 8.42% 8.25% 7.49% 8.40% 7.35%
Benchmark -0.10% -2.00% 4.34% 1.41% 17.85% 13.20% 9.57% 10.07% 14.37% 10.31% 10.21% 9.29% 9.91% 8.27%
Category Average 0.23% -1.84% 3.11% 0.90% 14.34% 10.68% 7.88% 8.62% 12.76% 8.73% 8.40% 7.51% 8.11% 6.76%
Category Rank 171 / 750 331 / 747 370 / 745 321 / 745 480 / 724 478 / 704 415 / 671 386 / 598 393 / 556 380 / 539 332 / 488 304 / 459 253 / 423 198 / 388
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.99% -0.51% 6.13% 0.47% 1.99% -0.43% 5.38% -2.68% 3.29% -0.08% -2.86% 0.83%
Benchmark 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.65% (October 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.29% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.27% 15.77% 8.75% -9.81% 20.70% 2.68% 23.75% -5.60% 9.44% 17.68%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Category Rank 41/ 383 238/ 411 117/ 454 270/ 480 267/ 526 297/ 552 327/ 587 377/ 655 448/ 693 462/ 720

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.75% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.81% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 93.74
Cash and Equivalents 4.62
Income Trust Units 1.64

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.76
Technology 11.95
Industrial Services 10.32
Consumer Services 9.54
Basic Materials 6.99
Other 28.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.73
Other 0.27

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.05
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.92
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.83
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.55
Intact Financial Corp 3.36
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.32
AltaGas Ltd 3.31
TMX Group Ltd 3.20
Constellation Software Inc 3.17
iA Financial Corp Inc 3.16

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)

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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.59% 11.51% 11.52%
Beta 0.83% 0.87% 0.85%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 0.39% 0.86% 0.53%
Sortino 0.75% 1.41% 0.60%
Treynor 0.06% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 88.03% 92.80% 89.45%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 9.73% 11.59% 11.51% 11.52%
Beta 0.90% 0.83% 0.87% 0.85%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.93% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.39% 0.86% 0.53%
Sortino 2.39% 0.75% 1.41% 0.60%
Treynor 0.11% 0.06% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 94.58% 88.03% 92.80% 89.45%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A19.519.547.347.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 June 28, 1991
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAW106

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Mawer Canadian Equity Fund to invest for above-average long-term, risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in securities of Canadian companies. Treasury bills or short-term investments, not exceeding three years to maturity, may also be used from time to time. This is a larger capitalization fund.

Investment Strategy

We employ the following strategies to achieve the Fund’s objectives: We seek to systematically create a broadly diversified portfolio of wealth-creating companies bought at discounts to their intrinsic value; We seek to employ a long-term holding period to allow for investor recognition or corporate growth and to minimize transaction costs.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Vijay Viswanathan
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.15%
Management Fee 1.00%
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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