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Counsel International Value Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$17.47
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Counsel International Value Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 5.01%

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 -2.65% 0.09% 7.85% 6.17% 14.67% 10.01% 10.36% 6.26% 10.48% 6.10% 3.08% 2.89% 4.51% 2.89%
Benchmark 0.66% 1.09% 7.07% 6.87% 11.81% 11.28% 11.79% 6.83% 10.51% 7.21% 6.12% 6.46% 8.04% 6.69%
Category Average -0.04% -0.20% 5.18% 5.32% 10.73% 9.28% 10.04% 5.03% 9.11% 6.07% 5.29% 5.45% 6.84% 5.39%
Category Rank 795 / 800 340 / 797 156 / 795 265 / 795 177 / 770 311 / 735 368 / 714 268 / 692 227 / 652 372 / 615 515 / 541 450 / 483 408 / 431 358 / 372
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.10% -2.12% 5.14% 0.42% 1.88% -3.00% 1.11% 0.47% 6.07% 3.23% -0.40% -2.65%
Benchmark 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.76% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.43% 1.28% 10.51% -20.92% 12.35% 2.95% 12.57% -10.07% 12.13% 12.01%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3
Category Rank 330/ 366 109/ 410 442/ 470 530/ 530 504/ 597 438/ 647 142/ 677 266/ 699 525/ 729 387/ 764

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.57% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.92% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 89.23
Cash and Equivalents 10.77

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.41
Technology 13.71
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.78
Consumer Goods 9.57
Healthcare 8.34
Other 35.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 59.42
Asia 29.38
North America 11.05
Africa and Middle East 0.14
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canadian Dollars 10.67
Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 3.26
Prosus NV 3.24
CK Asset Holdings Ltd 3.14
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.06
BP PLC 1.98
AIA Group Ltd 1.90
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1.88
GSK plc 1.85
Sony Group Corp 1.78

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Counsel International Value Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.61% 13.00% 13.33%
Beta 1.03% 1.00% 1.01%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.91% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.65% 0.15%
Sortino 0.95% 1.05% 0.08%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 91.99% 94.47% 84.86%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 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 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.42% 13.61% 13.00% 13.33%
Beta 1.18% 1.03% 1.00% 1.01%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.92% 0.91% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.50% 0.65% 0.15%
Sortino 2.25% 0.95% 1.05% 0.08%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.08% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 91.94% 91.99% 94.47% 84.86%

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) $19

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF103
CGF113
CGF123

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel International Value is to seek long-term growth of capital, while maintaining a commitment to protection of its capital by investing primarily in international equity securities. Counsel International Value 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 in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. The amount invested in any one country will vary depending upon the economic, investment and market outlook and opportunities in each area.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

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 2.38%
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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