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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

Alternative Credit Focus

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(10-29-2026)
$4.85
Change
$0.00 (-0.05%)

As at September 30, 2026

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Venator Alternative Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 31, 2009): 6.46%

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 -2.45% -3.56% -1.01% -0.58% -0.74% 1.67% 5.25% 4.95% 0.63% 3.33% 2.47% 2.55% 2.65% 3.05%
Benchmark -1.18% -3.03% -1.17% -0.88% -1.22% 0.70% 4.57% 2.98% 0.24% -0.47% 0.59% 1.71% 1.72% 1.20%
Category Average -1.06% -0.83% 0.90% 1.40% 2.13% 4.13% 6.32% 5.99% 3.55% 4.08% 4.09% - - -
Category Rank 151 / 162 149 / 158 127 / 150 119 / 146 125 / 145 112 / 123 73 / 107 63 / 90 84 / 85 43 / 61 32 / 36 14 / 14 13 / 13 13 / 13
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.95% 0.38% 0.42% 0.50% 1.41% -1.46% 2.12% 1.05% -0.53% -1.66% 0.53% -2.45%
Benchmark 0.76% 0.26% -1.36% 0.63% 1.70% -1.99% 0.06% 1.41% 0.44% -1.61% -0.27% -1.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.21% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.77% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 13.18% 7.14% -0.59% 7.09% 5.35% 7.84% -16.29% 10.88% 9.96% 1.26%
Benchmark 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10% 2.40%
Category Average - - - - 7.20% 3.25% -4.07% 7.22% 7.97% 5.39%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 1 3 2 4 1 2 4
Category Rank 8/ 13 6/ 13 9/ 13 5/ 20 26/ 37 17/ 64 81/ 85 9/ 103 32/ 108 132/ 133

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 4.78% 6.67% 9.30%
Beta 0.64 0.73 0.73
Alpha 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rsquared 0.45% 0.42% 0.17%
Sharpe 0.41 -0.33 0.16
Sortino 0.72 -0.41 0.06
Treynor 0.03 -0.03 0.02
Tax Efficiency 44.26% - 20.57%
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 4 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 4.72% 4.78% 6.67% 9.30%
Beta 0.70 0.64 0.73 0.73
Alpha 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rsquared 0.38% 0.45% 0.42% 0.17%
Sharpe -0.61 0.41 -0.33 0.16
Sortino -0.91 0.72 -0.41 0.06
Treynor -0.04 0.03 -0.03 0.02
Tax Efficiency - 44.26% - 20.57%

Fund Details

Start Date July 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) $39

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
VCM200 FE Open
VCM201 FE Open

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 4.88%
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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