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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

Alternative Credit Focus

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NAVPS
(01-17-2025)
$5.29
Change
$0.01 (0.13%)

As at December 31, 2024

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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2009): 6.88%

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 0.68% 2.67% 7.35% 9.96% 9.96% 10.42% 0.69% 2.43% 3.01% 3.68% 3.06% 3.56% 4.59% 3.37%
Benchmark -0.52% -0.10% 4.43% 4.10% 4.10% 5.24% -0.65% -1.17% 0.71% 1.73% 1.67% 1.79% 1.77% 1.95%
Category Average 0.22% 1.47% 4.56% 7.98% 7.98% 7.60% 3.56% 3.48% 4.21% - - - - -
Category Rank 30 / 134 23 / 126 19 / 123 31 / 113 31 / 113 14 / 108 77 / 90 50 / 67 29 / 39 13 / 22 11 / 15 10 / 15 9 / 12 11 / 11
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.22% 1.00% 1.78% -1.44% 0.29% 0.60% 0.92% 1.65% 1.93% 0.31% 1.67% 0.68%
Benchmark -1.36% -0.40% 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -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 % 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% 7.98%
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/ 113

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

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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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 7.81% 12.74% 9.66%
Beta 0.76% 0.92% 0.66%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.47% 0.22% 0.14%
Sharpe -0.34% 0.12% 0.23%
Sortino -0.33% 0.08% 0.10%
Treynor -0.04% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency - 17.35% 26.55%
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 3.25% 7.81% 12.74% 9.66%
Beta 0.38% 0.76% 0.92% 0.66%
Alpha 0.08% 0.01% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.38% 0.47% 0.22% 0.14%
Sharpe 1.60% -0.34% 0.12% 0.23%
Sortino 3.89% -0.33% 0.08% 0.10%
Treynor 0.14% -0.04% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 69.88% - 17.35% 26.55%

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) $56

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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