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International Equity Growth Pool Series W

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FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022, 2016, 2013

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025) 		$22.86
Change
-$0.07 (-0.28%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jul 2023Jul 2025Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 2001Jul 2004Jan 2008Jul 2011Jan 2015Jul 2018Jan 2022$10,000$8,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

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International Equity Growth Pool Series W

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 28, 2000): 4.11%

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 -0.75% -0.58% 1.01% 9.57% 7.91% 14.83% 16.52% 6.35% 10.93% 11.05% 9.05% 9.36% 9.92% 9.49%
Benchmark 3.32% 6.11% 10.68% 18.41% 16.71% 17.28% 18.31% 7.77% 10.72% 9.90% 7.95% 8.12% 8.63% 7.83%
Category Average 2.24% 2.80% 5.53% 12.72% 10.92% 13.96% 15.21% 5.19% 8.23% 8.02% 6.49% 6.44% 7.01% 6.36%
Category Rank 794 / 822 732 / 810 661 / 789 498 / 785 546 / 779 297 / 744 259 / 705 275 / 687 140 / 659 37 / 610 45 / 553 24 / 518 24 / 460 19 / 392
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -0.52% -0.62% 0.18% -0.57% 7.29% 1.10% -3.49% 0.33% 4.94% -0.19% 0.35% -0.75%
Benchmark 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.22% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.22% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 21.56% -0.25% 21.84% -9.32% 23.53% 9.73% 28.59% -16.49% 15.92% 15.12%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 1
Category Rank 71/ 361 143/ 405 69/ 465 311/ 525 100/ 587 284/ 637 2/ 667 567/ 689 205/ 719 115/ 754

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.59% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.49% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 91.64
Cash and Equivalents 8.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.04
Industrial Goods 21.97
Technology 12.59
Consumer Goods 11.87
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.36
Other 22.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 80.25
Asia 13.46
North America 6.26
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash 4.23
Sap SE 3.77
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 3.54
UniCredit SpA 3.49
Caixabank SA 3.39
Enel SpA 3.24
Siemens AG Cl N 3.08
KBC Groep NV 2.99
Shell PLC 2.68
BAWAG Group AG 2.67

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return89101112131415161718190%5%10%15%20%25%30%

International Equity Growth Pool Series W

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.76% 12.65% 11.92%
Beta 0.84% 0.88% 0.89%
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.76% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.11% 0.68% 0.67%
Sortino 2.84% 1.03% 0.86%
Treynor 0.14% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 90.19% 85.99% 90.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.76% 10.76% 12.65% 11.92%
Beta 0.95% 0.84% 0.88% 0.89%
Alpha -0.07% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.77% 0.76% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.51% 1.11% 0.68% 0.67%
Sortino 1.22% 2.84% 1.03% 0.86%
Treynor 0.05% 0.14% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 65.36% 90.19% 85.99% 90.37%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A19.5​19.530.9​30.90%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A35.7​35.742.7​42.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A11.8​11.828.4​28.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 April 28, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $496

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIG1366
CIG1566
CIG9616
CIG9666
CIG9716
CIG9766
CIG9816
CIG9866

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the International Equity Growth Pool is to provide long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities of international issuers which are believed to offer above-average growth potential. Equity-related securities include convertible preferred shares, convertible debt obligations and warrants. Any change to

Investment Strategy

The portfolio adviser looks for those companies that are believed to have a reasonable prospect of above-average earnings growth or long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CI Global Asset Management
Sub-Advisor

CI Global Investments Inc

  • Robert Swanson

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

CI Global Asset Management
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

CI Global Asset Management
Distributor

Assante Capital Management Ltd.

Assante Financial Management Ltd

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.18%
Management Fee 2.50%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 4.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.85%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.85%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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