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Renaissance Global Innovation Fund Class A

Global Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025)
$195.26
Change
-$2.87 (-1.45%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Renaissance Global Innovation Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 28, 1996): 9.32%

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 3.99% -7.02% -4.27% -5.70% 8.75% 16.24% 15.42% 7.40% 10.40% 15.01% 13.56% 14.51% 15.67% 14.61%
Benchmark 5.37% -2.04% 0.91% 0.76% 14.46% 18.99% 15.33% 10.43% 13.24% 12.16% 10.74% 10.38% 11.55% 10.33%
Category Average 5.09% -1.64% 0.15% 1.47% 10.88% 14.99% 11.56% 7.12% 10.59% 9.58% 8.35% 7.99% 8.85% 7.69%
Category Rank 1,620 / 2,128 2,089 / 2,110 1,986 / 2,100 2,080 / 2,102 1,373 / 2,040 655 / 1,911 241 / 1,801 858 / 1,638 811 / 1,487 55 / 1,426 44 / 1,238 8 / 1,103 9 / 971 9 / 797
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 7.45% 0.79% 0.87% 0.55% 1.12% 2.28% 1.51% 4.66% -3.10% -7.18% -3.67% 3.99%
Benchmark 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

38.17% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-32.06% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 30.53% -3.31% 31.06% 7.27% 34.81% 47.03% 3.16% -20.88% 30.23% 30.67%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 6/ 762 831/ 887 9/ 1,040 6/ 1,187 29/ 1,382 38/ 1,464 1,565/ 1,581 1,488/ 1,733 60/ 1,881 220/ 1,998

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

47.03% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 79.20
International Equity 17.00
Cash and Equivalents 2.84
Canadian Equity 0.96

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 56.19
Healthcare 36.52
Consumer Services 2.96
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.84
Telecommunications 1.48
Other 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 82.99
Europe 17.02
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.82
Microsoft Corp 8.43
Apple Inc 7.65
Alphabet Inc Cl A 7.51
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 6.04
Eli Lilly and Co 4.98
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 4.93
Novartis AG Cl N 4.62
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.36
Broadcom Inc 3.86

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)

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Renaissance Global Innovation Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.96% 14.55% 15.08%
Beta 0.93% 1.01% 1.05%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.68% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.82% 0.59% 0.87%
Sortino 1.47% 0.84% 1.31%
Treynor 0.12% 0.08% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.66% 13.96% 14.55% 15.08%
Beta 1.10% 0.93% 1.01% 1.05%
Alpha -0.06% 0.01% -0.02% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.82% 0.59% 0.87%
Sortino 0.69% 1.47% 0.84% 1.31%
Treynor 0.05% 0.12% 0.08% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A87.087.051.151.10%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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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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

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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

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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 October 28, 1996
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $393

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
ATL1027
ATL1871
ATL2871

Investment Objectives

To obtain long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of global companies involved mainly in telecommunications, biotechnology, computer hardware and software, and medical services and other scientific and technology based companies. We will not change the Fund’s fundamental investment objectives without the consent of unitholders by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund: uses fundamental bottom-up research to construct a well-diversified portfolio that focuses on stocks expected to outperform the sector over future periods. The Fund focuses primarily on the following sub-industries: hardware, software; computer services, telecommunication services, health care, and internet.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

  • Mark Lin
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.24%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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