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Scotia INNOVA Balanced Income Portfolio - Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$16.01
Change
-$0.05 (-0.33%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Scotia INNOVA Balanced Income Portfolio - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 20, 2009): 4.92%

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 0.24% 3.54% 6.56% 7.97% 6.53% 9.19% 7.03% 3.70% 3.56% 3.53% 4.04% 3.38% 3.59% 3.54%
Benchmark -0.23% 3.59% 7.18% 7.98% 8.19% 10.70% 8.47% 3.24% 2.67% 3.52% 4.40% 3.94% 4.17% 4.20%
Category Average 0.42% 3.37% 6.11% 8.01% 6.86% 9.84% 7.40% 3.33% 3.52% 3.90% 4.55% 3.70% 3.99% 3.94%
Category Rank 736 / 991 564 / 988 448 / 987 500 / 978 593 / 978 669 / 949 593 / 898 405 / 855 422 / 808 468 / 756 457 / 689 353 / 586 299 / 516 274 / 449
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.34% 2.03% 0.30% -1.53% -1.22% 1.79% 1.25% 0.59% 1.05% 2.35% 0.92% 0.24%
Benchmark 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.59% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.85% 3.47% 3.89% -1.66% 8.04% 4.53% 4.34% -9.55% 7.58% 7.83%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 4
Category Rank 239/ 387 279/ 449 354/ 516 262/ 594 596/ 701 636/ 757 417/ 809 276/ 855 510/ 898 743/ 950

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.04% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Bonds - Funds 23.25
Canadian Corporate Bonds 13.94
International Equity 13.14
US Equity 12.96
Canadian Government Bonds 12.83
Other 23.88

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 54.47
Mutual Fund 22.76
Technology 5.10
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.92
Financial Services 2.94
Other 9.81

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 57.51
Multi-National 37.62
Europe 2.87
Asia 1.80
Latin America 0.18
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 19.90
1832 AM TOTL RET BND LP SER I 14.27
1832AM GLOBAL CREDIT POOL SE I 5.82
Scotia Wealth High Yield Bond Pool Series I 5.82
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 5.81
1832 AM TAA PLUS POOL SR I 4.23
Scotia Global Growth Fund Series A 3.91
Scotia Global Dividend Fund Series A 3.59
Scotia Wealth Canadian Bond Pool Series I 2.94
Scotia Canadian Dividend Fund Series A 2.29

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Scotia INNOVA Balanced Income Portfolio - Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.78% 6.31% 5.67%
Beta 0.95% 0.81% 0.61%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.70% 0.44%
Sharpe 0.53% 0.16% 0.32%
Sortino 1.15% 0.16% 0.16%
Treynor 0.03% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 89.96% 81.09% 77.05%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.55% 5.78% 6.31% 5.67%
Beta 0.93% 0.95% 0.81% 0.61%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.76% 0.70% 0.44%
Sharpe 0.82% 0.53% 0.16% 0.32%
Sortino 1.23% 1.15% 0.16% 0.16%
Treynor 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 85.62% 89.96% 81.09% 77.05%

Fund Details

Start Date January 20, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,555

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS331

Investment Objectives

The portfolio’s objective is to achieve a balance of current income and long term capital appreciation, with a bias towards income. It invests primarily in a diversified mix of mutual funds, and/or equity securities and/or fixed income securities located anywhere in the world.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio is an asset allocation fund that allocates your investment between two asset classes: fixed income and equities. The following outlines the target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests - Fixed Income 60%, Equities 40%.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Craig Maddock
  • Yuko Girard
  • Wes Blight
  • Mark Fairbairn
  • Ian Taylor
  • Jenny Wang
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

Scotiabank

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 50,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.99%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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