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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

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Alternative Credit Focus

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025) 		$5.16
Change
$0.00 (-0.08%)

As at August 31, 2025

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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2009): 6.64%

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 1.77% 2.12% 0.38% 0.87% 5.56% 7.70% 5.08% 0.82% 3.79% 2.97% 2.96% 3.19% 3.41% 3.82%
Benchmark 0.37% -0.34% -1.31% 0.94% 2.68% 5.24% 3.56% -0.26% -0.56% 0.44% 1.72% 1.68% 1.30% 1.74%
Category Average 0.78% 2.29% 2.54% 3.77% 6.44% 7.73% 6.29% 3.69% 4.30% 4.24% - - - -
Category Rank 2 / 143 70 / 138 130 / 136 132 / 135 81 / 124 46 / 110 71 / 94 78 / 83 40 / 63 24 / 33 13 / 16 11 / 15 12 / 15 9 / 11
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.93% 0.31% 1.67% 0.68% 0.54% -0.05% -1.04% -2.02% 1.38% 1.26% -0.91% 1.77%
Benchmark 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.21% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.77% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.92% 13.18% 7.14% -0.59% 7.09% 5.35% 7.84% -16.29% 10.88% 9.96%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average - - - - - 7.20% 3.25% -4.07% 7.22% 7.97%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 1 2
Category Rank 11/ 11 8/ 12 5/ 15 9/ 15 7/ 22 28/ 39 16/ 67 86/ 90 9/ 108 31/ 114

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.18% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.29% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Geographic Allocation

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Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Alternative Credit Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.83% 7.50% 9.60%
Beta 0.60% 0.66% 0.73%
Alpha 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.34% 0.27% 0.15%
Sharpe 0.19% 0.19% 0.26%
Sortino 0.56% 0.20% 0.16%
Treynor 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 46.12% 33.63% 33.85%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.36% 5.83% 7.50% 9.60%
Beta 0.77% 0.60% 0.66% 0.73%
Alpha 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.35% 0.34% 0.27% 0.15%
Sharpe 0.56% 0.19% 0.19% 0.26%
Sortino 0.87% 0.56% 0.20% 0.16%
Treynor 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 47.44% 46.12% 33.63% 33.85%

Fund Details

Start Date August 31, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $52

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
VCM200
VCM201

Investment Objectives

The Venator Alternative Income Fund seeks to provide unitholders with long-term returns. The Portfolio Manager will actively manage a diversified portfolio of primarily global fixed income securities by opportunistically utilizing both long and short positions.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Portfolio Manager will actively manage a diversified portfolio of primarily global fixed income securities by opportunistically utilizing both long and short positions. The Portfolio Manager assesses specific investment opportunities based on both top-down and bottom-up analysis. On average, over time, it is expected that for every $100 invested, the Fund portfolio’s use of leverage will be approximately $90-$200.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Venator Capital Management Ltd.

  • Brandon Osten
  • Stephen Andersons
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Venator Capital Management Ltd.
Custodian

The Bank of Nova Scotia
Registrar

SGGG Fund Services Inc.
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 4.38%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Back Fee Only
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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