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Counsel Canadian Value Series A

Canadian Focused Equity

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FundGrade E

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(08-12-2025)
$21.29
Change
$0.17 (0.81%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Counsel Canadian Value Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 6.80%

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 -0.01% 6.21% 2.96% 4.99% 9.91% 8.91% 7.30% 6.90% 10.66% 6.43% 5.17% 5.77% 6.10% 5.82%
Benchmark 2.07% 10.93% 6.17% 10.00% 18.81% 18.04% 15.35% 10.26% 13.40% 11.69% 10.32% 10.58% 10.29% 9.44%
Category Average 1.58% 9.59% 3.89% 7.58% 13.67% 14.90% 12.69% 8.64% 12.40% 10.39% 8.95% 8.99% 8.82% 7.85%
Category Rank 576 / 602 506 / 597 361 / 578 460 / 578 469 / 578 557 / 572 558 / 565 424 / 554 436 / 542 525 / 531 498 / 504 476 / 483 408 / 416 384 / 398
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.18% 2.17% -0.93% 5.84% -2.46% 1.97% -0.18% -2.38% -0.51% 4.53% 1.61% -0.01%
Benchmark 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.02% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.84% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -9.40% 22.29% 7.68% -11.73% 15.36% -4.88% 20.57% -1.34% 6.10% 11.80%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank 365/ 379 21/ 412 222/ 435 388/ 485 436/ 520 508/ 534 441/ 542 77/ 554 519/ 565 539/ 572

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.29% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.73% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.03
Cash and Equivalents 3.97

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.73
Industrial Services 16.30
Consumer Services 15.52
Energy 7.58
Basic Materials 7.56
Other 18.31

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 9.36
Royal Bank of Canada 7.65
Bank of Montreal 5.70
Canadian National Railway Co 3.94
Restaurant Brands International Inc 3.61
RB Global Inc 3.46
Nutrien Ltd 3.27
Manulife Financial Corp 3.26
CGI Inc Cl A 3.25
TC Energy Corp 3.23

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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Counsel Canadian Value Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.22% 12.32% 12.77%
Beta 0.91% 0.93% 0.97%
Alpha -0.06% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.33% 0.68% 0.37%
Sortino 0.69% 1.19% 0.39%
Treynor 0.04% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 87.83% 86.12% 82.04%
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 8.78% 11.22% 12.32% 12.77%
Beta 0.87% 0.91% 0.93% 0.97%
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.88% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.75% 0.33% 0.68% 0.37%
Sortino 1.68% 0.69% 1.19% 0.39%
Treynor 0.08% 0.04% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 98.68% 87.83% 86.12% 82.04%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A64.664.644.944.90%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 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) $35

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF101
CGF111
CGF121

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel Canadian Value is to seek long-term growth of capital, while maintaining a commitment to protection of its capital by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. Counsel Canadian Value may also invest in Canadian fixed-income securities and equity and fixed-income securities of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in equity securities of larger Canadian issuers and seeks to diversify the Fund by investing in a variety of industry sectors. Generally stocks of Canadian companies that are financially strong and have a measurable worth are bought when the stock is selling at a price below its estimated worth or its intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Beutel Goodman & Company Ltd.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

IPC Investment Corporation

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 2.21%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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