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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$17.67
Change
$0.48 (2.76%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 03, 1992): 5.05%

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 3.65% 14.61% 20.52% 16.37% 26.13% 20.22% 13.03% 11.16% 10.05% 7.61% 6.02% 6.76% 6.22% 5.87%
Benchmark 4.96% 9.85% 14.09% 17.59% 25.86% 22.26% 17.49% 11.88% 14.98% 13.03% 11.75% 11.54% 11.06% 10.82%
Category Average 2.86% 5.50% 8.88% 11.87% 16.36% 16.05% 11.25% 8.86% 12.64% 9.79% 8.69% 8.56% 8.32% 8.42%
Category Rank 61 / 460 2 / 454 2 / 453 25 / 452 3 / 449 22 / 438 102 / 430 56 / 415 364 / 391 365 / 386 365 / 368 329 / 344 315 / 329 259 / 270
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.82% 1.88% 5.81% -1.25% -0.42% -3.04% 5.41% -1.70% 1.48% 4.64% 5.67% 3.65%
Benchmark 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.25% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.69% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.02% 11.03% 2.70% -11.38% 19.93% -9.42% 10.40% -1.15% 4.47% 22.37%
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 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 1 4 1
Category Rank 88/ 263 256/ 299 288/ 330 326/ 355 137/ 377 378/ 390 396/ 396 100/ 418 390/ 430 12/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.37% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.38% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.15
US Equity 6.33
Income Trust Units 3.53
Cash and Equivalents 1.92
International Equity 0.05
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 37.13
Financial Services 18.12
Energy 15.27
Utilities 12.10
Industrial Services 7.67
Other 9.71

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.92
Europe 0.05
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sitka Gold Corp 7.71
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.58
Middlefield Real Estate Dividend ETF (MREL) 5.25
Topaz Energy Corp 4.79
AltaGas Ltd 4.58
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd Cl A 4.50
Royal Bank of Canada 4.49
National Bank of Canada 4.22
White Gold Corp 4.15
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.01

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. 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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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.19% 11.33% 11.76%
Beta 0.71% 0.71% 0.75%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.64% 0.67%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.68% 0.40%
Sortino 1.48% 1.00% 0.40%
Treynor 0.12% 0.11% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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 10.71% 11.19% 11.33% 11.76%
Beta 0.44% 0.71% 0.71% 0.75%
Alpha 0.14% 0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.18% 0.63% 0.64% 0.67%
Sharpe 1.95% 0.80% 0.68% 0.40%
Sortino 5.04% 1.48% 1.00% 0.40%
Treynor 0.48% 0.12% 0.11% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date February 03, 1992
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $32

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MID148
MID449
MID450

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term total return. The fund invests primarily in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest primarily in the securities of Canadian issuers; In determining which individual investments to include in the portfolio the Manager will consider: a company’s balance sheet, cash flow characteristics, profitability, industry position, future growth potential and management ability; The investment strategy follows strong disciplines with regard to price paid to acquire portfolio investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

  • Robert F. Lauzon
  • Dean C. Orrico
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Middlefield Limited (ML)

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.57%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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