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AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(12-11-2024)
$142.02
Change
$1.76 (1.26%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1973): 9.62%

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 8.30% 17.40% 24.19% 44.11% 46.21% 23.89% 14.95% 16.58% 20.29% 17.77% 16.34% 16.87% 15.26% 15.83%
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.29% 9.31% 15.35% 29.18% 32.66% 20.86% 10.80% 13.48% 13.25% 13.15% 11.90% 12.39% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 110 / 1,331 41 / 1,323 41 / 1,305 66 / 1,283 68 / 1,282 566 / 1,186 124 / 1,121 225 / 1,064 25 / 1,002 70 / 920 86 / 853 92 / 768 84 / 691 64 / 644
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 1.46% 5.27% 6.21% 3.33% -3.27% 3.83% 4.31% 0.01% 1.40% 3.05% 5.20% 8.30%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.38% (October 1974)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.05% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 12.94% 23.09% 1.57% 16.35% 3.17% 11.81% 42.60% 20.66% -9.68% 14.96%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 2 2 4 1 3 1 3
Category Rank 469/ 552 75/ 644 519/ 692 290/ 768 252/ 854 907/ 926 40/ 1,002 777/ 1,067 267/ 1,122 889/ 1,186

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

42.60% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 90.93
Cash and Equivalents 8.02
International Equity 1.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.40
Financial Services 15.42
Healthcare 14.77
Consumer Services 8.66
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.02
Other 24.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.95
Europe 1.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.91
Cash and Cash Equivalents 8.02
Amazon.com Inc 6.38
Eli Lilly and Co 4.87
Ameriprise Financial Inc 4.67
Raymond James Financial Inc 4.57
Intuitive Surgical Inc 4.25
Boston Scientific Corp 4.24
Iron Mountain Inc 3.99
ServiceNow Inc 3.77

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.18% 15.47% 14.81%
Beta 1.03% 0.96% 1.03%
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.73% 1.13% 0.96%
Sortino 1.21% 1.95% 1.44%
Treynor 0.11% 0.18% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 97.85% 98.80% 99.06%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.61% 16.18% 15.47% 14.81%
Beta 1.06% 1.03% 0.96% 1.03%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.78% 0.81%
Sharpe 3.26% 0.73% 1.13% 0.96%
Sortino 10.23% 1.21% 1.95% 1.44%
Treynor 0.33% 0.11% 0.18% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 99.14% 97.85% 98.80% 99.06%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date January 31, 1973
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $3,135

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
AGF201
AGF275
AGF931

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of established U.S. companies.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager follows a bottom-up growth investment style. It uses fundamental analysis to evaluate a company’s growth potential, financial condition and management. As part of this evaluation, the portfolio manager looks for companies that have above-average earnings and/or revenue growth, display key growth characteristics relative to their own history, industry or overall market, and can sustain their competitive position.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Auritro Kundu 11-30-2024
Mike Archibald 11-30-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager AGF Investments Inc.
Advisor AGF Investments Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar AGF CustomerFirst Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.64%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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