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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$12.81
Change
-$0.68 (-5.07%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 03, 1992): 4.54%

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 -3.04% -4.65% 4.66% -3.44% 15.94% 10.83% 6.18% 8.20% 5.18% 4.46% 4.22% 4.00% 5.47% 3.35%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average 0.32% -0.31% 6.87% 2.75% 15.91% 10.72% 6.42% 10.70% 9.91% 8.72% 8.22% 7.41% 8.79% 6.73%
Category Rank 476 / 476 475 / 475 442 / 473 475 / 475 277 / 467 275 / 454 333 / 446 396 / 417 403 / 408 394 / 399 369 / 373 343 / 349 317 / 321 278 / 281
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.77% -1.91% 1.83% -0.08% 3.96% 2.90% 1.82% 1.88% 5.81% -1.25% -0.42% -3.04%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.25% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.69% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 280 270/ 316 303/ 347 343/ 372 143/ 394 396/ 408 414/ 416 107/ 440 409/ 452 12/ 462

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 85.59
US Equity 6.36
Income Trust Units 3.25
Cash and Equivalents 2.77
Derivatives 1.93
Other 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 27.84
Energy 21.27
Financial Services 17.46
Utilities 11.32
Industrial Services 8.63
Other 13.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.90
Europe 0.06
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.46
Middlefield Real Estate Dividend ETF (MREL) 5.37
Waste Connections Inc 4.59
AltaGas Ltd 4.23
Tourmaline Oil Corp 4.15
Royal Bank of Canada 4.08
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.00
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd 3.94
Sun Life Financial Inc 3.84
National Bank of Canada 3.74

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)

Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.44% 12.60% 11.61%
Beta 0.81% 0.71% 0.76%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.79% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.24% 0.28% 0.20%
Sortino 0.44% 0.31% 0.11%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
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 9.19% 12.44% 12.60% 11.61%
Beta 0.70% 0.81% 0.71% 0.76%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.82% 0.79% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.22% 0.24% 0.28% 0.20%
Sortino 2.87% 0.44% 0.31% 0.11%
Treynor 0.16% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 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) $31

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 2.71%
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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