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Counsel Canadian Dividend Series A

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Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(06-09-2025) 		$18.33
Change
-$0.01 (-0.08%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 6.32%

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 4.01% 4.01% 3.06% 6.71% 15.94% 12.73% 5.93% 7.00% 13.11% 7.31% 6.38% 6.07% 6.13% 5.04%
Benchmark 5.56% 3.87% 3.54% 7.05% 21.05% 19.29% 11.55% 10.63% 14.92% 11.89% 10.58% 10.22% 10.45% 8.99%
Category Average 4.79% 3.20% 2.88% 6.03% 16.16% 14.36% 7.48% 8.56% 12.70% 9.12% 8.39% 7.74% 8.08% 7.21%
Category Rank 363 / 468 89 / 467 220 / 466 101 / 466 269 / 462 389 / 450 393 / 440 376 / 414 210 / 402 362 / 395 362 / 373 333 / 353 314 / 333 269 / 277
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund -2.03% 5.91% 1.88% 4.38% -1.33% 3.33% -3.42% 1.78% 0.80% -0.43% 0.44% 4.01%
Benchmark -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.26% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.23% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -17.27% 22.99% 3.11% -10.06% 17.32% -9.78% 28.96% -2.40% 5.86% 11.41%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 4 3 4 2 2 4 4
Category Rank 273/ 274 38/ 310 289/ 341 312/ 366 269/ 388 392/ 402 131/ 410 195/ 433 355/ 445 422/ 454

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.96% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.27% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 82.48
Income Trust Units 10.27
Cash and Equivalents 5.26
US Equity 1.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.81
Energy 14.03
Consumer Services 11.18
Telecommunications 9.84
Real Estate 5.95
Other 26.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.98
Latin America 2.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.22
Royal Bank of Canada 5.87
TC Energy Corp 4.91
BCE Inc 4.57
Canadian National Railway Co 3.85
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.75
Nutrien Ltd 3.47
Manulife Financial Corp 3.43
Power Corp of Canada 3.41
Empire Co Ltd Cl A 3.40

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)

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Counsel Canadian Dividend Series A

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Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.19% 12.08% 13.22%
Beta 0.84% 0.87% 0.95%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.21% 0.88% 0.31%
Sortino 0.43% 1.50% 0.29%
Treynor 0.03% 0.12% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 77.03% 91.54% 79.91%
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 9.75% 12.19% 12.08% 13.22%
Beta 0.79% 0.84% 0.87% 0.95%
Alpha 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.91% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.21% 0.21% 0.88% 0.31%
Sortino 2.65% 0.43% 1.50% 0.29%
Treynor 0.15% 0.03% 0.12% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 92.60% 77.03% 91.54% 79.91%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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) $141

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF400
CGF405
CGF407

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel Canadian Dividend is to seek to derive dividend income, achieve long-term capital growth and protect the value of investments by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. Counsel Canadian Dividend may also invest in equity and fixed-income securities, income trusts, convertible securities, mortgage-backed securities and money market instruments of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in large capitalization Canadian equity securities for the purpose of deriving dividend income, achieving long-term capital appreciation, and protecting the value of investments. The sub-advisor seeks to diversify the Fund by investing in a variety of industry sectors. The sub-advisor considers qualitative measures such as quality of management and industry leadership, as well as quantitative measures.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Sub-Advisor

Lincluden Investment Management

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
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 2.18%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 3.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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