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IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(10-08-2024)
$17.57
Change
$0.24 (1.39%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 2001): 4.42%

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 2.39% 6.65% 10.61% 24.16% 32.56% 21.75% 13.76% 13.71% 12.47% 10.03% 10.68% 10.18% 9.58% 10.44%
Benchmark 2.23% 4.47% 10.05% 24.64% 36.19% 27.82% 14.37% 16.54% 16.43% 14.74% 15.79% 15.41% 15.20% 15.52%
Category Average 1.69% 8.59% 8.59% - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 37 / 216 89 / 216 36 / 214 25 / 213 34 / 213 45 / 200 28 / 198 103 / 194 42 / 190 83 / 184 75 / 172 66 / 142 81 / 114 46 / 87
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.39% 5.40% 0.90% 3.16% 6.64% 2.03% -2.20% 2.59% 3.37% 4.12% 0.05% 2.39%
Benchmark 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.90% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.18% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 21.26% 19.79% 0.43% 8.85% -7.42% 20.02% 6.67% 22.98% -2.96% 9.25%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 2
Category Rank 17/ 70 7/ 102 118/ 121 75/ 144 141/ 172 75/ 188 49/ 194 96/ 196 104/ 199 76/ 200

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.98% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.42% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 82.15
International Equity 8.12
Cash and Equivalents 6.73
Canadian Equity 3.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 26.28
Healthcare 13.02
Financial Services 12.84
Industrial Services 9.67
Consumer Services 9.50
Other 28.69

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.88
Europe 8.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 5.81
Microsoft Corp 5.65
CMS Energy Corp 4.96
Amazon.com Inc 4.35
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.33
Broadcom Inc 3.81
NVIDIA Corp 3.76
United States Dollar 3.49
Linde PLC 3.46
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.37

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)

IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.70% 12.17% 11.81%
Beta 0.79% 0.81% 0.87%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.88% 0.85% 0.77%
Sortino 1.61% 1.24% 0.98%
Treynor 0.13% 0.13% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 99.81% 98.56% 96.86%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.40% 11.70% 12.17% 11.81%
Beta 0.84% 0.79% 0.81% 0.87%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.89% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 2.87% 0.88% 0.85% 0.77%
Sortino 10.49% 1.61% 1.24% 0.98%
Treynor 0.29% 0.13% 0.13% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.81% 98.56% 96.86%

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

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date December 31, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $694

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CCM1302
CCM1502
CCM202

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to achieve superior long-term capital appreciation consistent with the protection of the Fund’s capital. The Fund will invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization U.S. corporations, which, in the opinion of the portfolio manager, offer above average growth prospects. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of Securityholders at a meeting called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager: uses fundamental analysis to identify companies with a strong market position, a strong balance sheet and run by a management with a proven track record. The Fund: invests primarily in U.S. equity securities that the portfolio manager believes will provide long-term capital appreciation and total return with a focus on dividend growth; seeks diversification through investment in equity securities of companies in various industries.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Donny Moss 12-04-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Advisor Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.99%
Management Fee 1.60%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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