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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

Alternative Credit Focus

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NAVPS
(09-17-2024)
$5.19
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)

As at August 31, 2024

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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2009): 6.71%

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 1.65% 3.20% 3.82% 5.08% 9.88% 4.84% -0.72% 3.36% 2.46% 2.53% 2.85% 3.14% 3.63% 2.75%
Benchmark 0.52% 5.73% 4.16% 2.34% 7.86% 4.00% -1.22% -1.35% -0.01% 1.56% 1.54% 1.13% 1.64% 1.98%
Category Average 0.64% 4.13% 4.13% 5.27% 9.05% 6.22% 2.79% 3.77% 3.80% - - - - -
Category Rank 2 / 129 38 / 126 64 / 117 60 / 117 33 / 114 61 / 98 74 / 87 34 / 67 23 / 37 12 / 15 10 / 14 10 / 14 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -0.71% -1.20% 3.15% 3.34% 0.22% 1.00% 1.78% -1.44% 0.29% 0.60% 0.92% 1.65%
Benchmark -2.62% 0.43% 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.21% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.77% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.48% -6.92% 13.18% 7.14% -0.59% 7.09% 5.35% 7.84% -16.29% 10.88%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average - - - - - - 7.20% 3.25% -4.07% 7.22%
Quartile Ranking - - 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 1
Category Rank - - 8/ 11 4/ 14 8/ 14 6/ 21 32/ 43 16/ 71 90/ 94 9/ 112

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.18% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.29% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Geographic Allocation

Top Holdings

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Alternative Credit Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.82% 12.71% 9.64%
Beta 0.72% 0.92% 0.65%
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.21% 0.13%
Sharpe -0.47% 0.09% 0.17%
Sortino -0.55% 0.03% 0.03%
Treynor -0.05% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 5.29% 7.82% 12.71% 9.64%
Beta 0.54% 0.72% 0.92% 0.65%
Alpha 0.05% 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.57% 0.42% 0.21% 0.13%
Sharpe 0.91% -0.47% 0.09% 0.17%
Sortino 2.71% -0.55% 0.03% 0.03%
Treynor 0.09% -0.05% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 70.59% - - -

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) $57

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Brandon Osten 08-01-2008
Stephen Andersons 08-01-2008
Alex Agostino 08-01-2008
Jeff Parks 08-01-2008

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Venator Capital Management Ltd.
Advisor Venator Capital Management Ltd.
Custodian The Bank of Nova Scotia
Registrar SGGG Fund Services Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor KPMG LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 4.14%
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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