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Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

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NAVPS
(08-29-2025)
$41.18
Change
$0.32 (0.77%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 01, 2009): 15.01%

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 5.80% 15.79% 4.71% 3.13% 25.61% 28.24% 18.31% 5.36% 17.90% 14.89% 11.57% 10.55% 11.53% 11.24%
Benchmark 1.91% 14.51% 9.13% 11.28% 15.93% 15.41% 12.49% 7.22% 12.96% 10.06% 8.07% 8.10% 7.51% 8.30%
Category Average 1.80% 11.24% 2.85% 4.77% 9.95% 12.61% 9.44% 4.42% 10.53% 9.99% 8.85% 9.10% 8.92% 8.40%
Category Rank 7 / 48 4 / 48 13 / 48 35 / 48 4 / 48 4 / 48 4 / 48 20 / 48 5 / 48 4 / 45 5 / 38 5 / 36 3 / 35 3 / 33
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 4.24% 2.08% 4.90% 8.25% 0.80% -1.52% -6.14% -4.78% 1.19% 4.80% 4.44% 5.80%
Benchmark -1.27% 3.54% 1.20% 4.03% -3.21% 1.97% -2.72% 0.21% -2.24% 6.67% 5.34% 1.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.93% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-28.82% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.63% 26.10% 8.48% -16.34% 19.23% 46.34% 24.71% -29.26% 5.05% 57.21%
Benchmark -3.54% 27.23% 7.15% -14.41% 17.42% 12.92% 18.74% -10.51% 8.17% 18.86%
Category Average -2.19% 16.27% 9.79% -11.20% 21.83% 30.06% 13.94% -13.64% 7.90% 18.68%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 1
Category Rank 8/ 31 2/ 34 22/ 35 34/ 36 23/ 39 3/ 48 11/ 48 48/ 48 32/ 48 4/ 48

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

57.21% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-29.26% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 89.12
US Equity 5.62
International Equity 5.25
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.02
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 40.18
Industrial Goods 13.68
Basic Materials 10.93
Healthcare 9.58
Energy 8.43
Other 17.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.77
Europe 5.23

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Coveo Solutions Inc 6.63
Dye & Durham Ltd 4.36
Kraken Robotics Inc 4.35
Sylogist Ltd 4.24
5N Plus Inc 3.72
NFI Group Inc 3.67
TerraVest Industries Inc 3.67
Kneat.com Inc 3.53
MDA Space Ltd 3.39
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc 3.39

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

Median

Other - Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.01% 19.93% 19.46%
Beta 0.86% 0.96% 0.88%
Alpha 0.07% 0.06% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.53% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.80% 0.56%
Sortino 1.39% 1.34% 0.72%
Treynor 0.17% 0.17% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.50% 91.25% 86.11%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.04% 17.01% 19.93% 19.46%
Beta 0.73% 0.86% 0.96% 0.88%
Alpha 0.13% 0.07% 0.06% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.30% 0.44% 0.53% 0.59%
Sharpe 1.39% 0.84% 0.80% 0.56%
Sortino 2.53% 1.39% 1.34% 0.72%
Treynor 0.28% 0.17% 0.17% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.03% 99.50% 91.25% 86.11%

Fund Details

Start Date June 01, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $426

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PGF315

Investment Objectives

The Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of well-managed businesses, with strong competitive positions, which are overlooked by the market and have the potential for significant capital appreciation. These businesses may be in Canada, the United States or in other foreign jurisdictions with a primary emphasis on companies with a small market capitalization.

Investment Strategy

The Manager will examine each potential investment for success in light of current economic and market conditions, its industry position, its current financial position, its growth potential, earnings estimates and the quality of its management. The Manager will focus on small and medium-sized businesses that have the potential for growth over the long term and whose shares trade at prices reflecting favourable valuations at a discount to their intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

  • David Barr
  • Amar Pandya
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 0
PAC Subsequent 0
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.63%
Management Fee 1.95%
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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