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Scotia U.S. Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(12-31-2024)
$41.57
Change
-$0.23 (-0.55%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Scotia U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 01, 1987): 5.60%

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 6.17% 10.01% 16.47% 38.20% 39.96% 32.94% 12.77% 17.60% 19.03% 19.00% 17.87% 18.12% 15.17% 15.66%
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 6.28% 9.30% 15.34% 29.16% 32.65% 20.86% 10.79% 13.48% 13.24% 13.15% 11.89% 12.38% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 720 / 1,332 619 / 1,324 479 / 1,307 196 / 1,285 251 / 1,284 93 / 1,188 416 / 1,123 82 / 1,066 44 / 1,004 35 / 922 35 / 855 58 / 770 92 / 692 76 / 645
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 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 1.27% 6.70% 7.29% 2.21% -3.47% 5.06% 5.56% -0.23% 0.53% 2.19% 1.40% 6.17%
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

13.41% (July 1997)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.03% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 15.74% 19.13% -4.89% 17.15% 5.41% 26.59% 25.85% 34.63% -24.68% 35.52%
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 3 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 1
Category Rank 406/ 553 178/ 645 670/ 693 267/ 770 163/ 856 270/ 928 202/ 1,004 9/ 1,069 936/ 1,124 126/ 1,188

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

35.52% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 98.91
Cash and Equivalents 1.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 50.48
Financial Services 14.37
Consumer Services 9.48
Healthcare 8.91
Industrial Services 7.14
Other 9.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 10.99
Apple Inc 7.87
Alphabet Inc Cl C 7.70
Microsoft Corp 7.63
Progressive Corp 5.63
Intuitive Surgical Inc 5.42
Sherwin-Williams Co 4.17
Amazon.com Inc 3.95
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.87
Cadence Design Systems Inc 3.82

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)

Scotia U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.40% 17.19% 14.78%
Beta 1.13% 1.11% 1.06%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.97% 0.95%
Sortino 0.92% 1.55% 1.41%
Treynor 0.09% 0.15% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 11.35% 17.40% 17.19% 14.78%
Beta 1.14% 1.13% 1.11% 1.06%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.86% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 2.66% 0.58% 0.97% 0.95%
Sortino 8.44% 0.92% 1.55% 1.41%
Treynor 0.27% 0.09% 0.15% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 01, 1987
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $555

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS353

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in a broad range of U.S. equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund emphasizes large, well-established companies that are leaders in their industry. The portfolio adviser invests primarily in publicly traded equity securities of businesses located in the United States. Investments may be eliminated when original attributes, including valuation parameters, are lost for whatever reason, in the opinion of the portfolio adviser.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Vishal Patel 12-01-2015

Management and Organization

Fund Manager 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Advisor 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Distributor Scotia Securities Inc.
Auditor KPMG LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.22%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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