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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$56.89
Change
$0.88 (1.58%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 1992): 7.38%

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 5.92% 13.39% 24.21% 17.69% 21.77% 16.55% 10.38% 1.75% 9.58% 14.40% 12.04% 10.46% 9.30% 8.45%
Benchmark 9.34% 17.84% 27.19% 25.11% 30.76% 22.19% 16.21% 9.82% 14.91% 12.07% 9.41% 8.66% 7.93% 9.32%
Category Average 4.26% 9.94% 15.90% 12.96% 17.61% 16.35% 12.24% 5.79% 11.72% 10.38% 7.72% 7.61% 6.93% 7.27%
Category Rank 36 / 201 29 / 201 10 / 200 35 / 200 64 / 200 113 / 196 148 / 196 163 / 193 135 / 180 24 / 177 22 / 170 37 / 166 45 / 158 65 / 136
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.47% -1.36% 6.12% -2.59% 0.18% -5.42% -2.73% 3.80% 8.49% 5.02% 1.94% 5.92%
Benchmark 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

47.73% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.39% 7.31% 2.25% -19.70% 33.39% 36.93% 39.81% -19.94% -2.58% 14.31%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 53/ 131 143/ 153 91/ 158 148/ 167 8/ 174 8/ 179 5/ 186 159/ 194 185/ 196 153/ 197

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

39.81% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.14
US Equity 0.06
Cash and Equivalents -0.21
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.40
Basic Materials 21.70
Technology 15.63
Industrial Goods 8.45
Consumer Services 6.78
Other 13.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
goeasy Ltd 7.17
Definity Financial Corp 6.89
Aritzia Inc 6.78
Lumine Group Inc 6.63
Trisura Group Ltd 6.59
Topicus.com Inc 6.40
Montage Gold Corp 5.93
MDA Space Ltd 5.16
Descartes Systems Group Inc 5.11
Kinaxis Inc 4.05

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. 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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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.40% 16.16% 17.89%
Beta 0.70% 0.61% 0.68%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.49% 0.42% 0.58%
Sharpe 0.48% 0.49% 0.45%
Sortino 0.94% 0.73% 0.56%
Treynor 0.10% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.74% 14.40% 16.16% 17.89%
Beta 0.78% 0.70% 0.61% 0.68%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.51% 0.49% 0.42% 0.58%
Sharpe 1.21% 0.48% 0.49% 0.45%
Sortino 2.48% 0.94% 0.73% 0.56%
Treynor 0.23% 0.10% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date November 30, 1992
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $42

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS384

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of small and medium Canadian companies listed on major Canadian stock exchanges.

Investment Strategy

The Fund represents a more actively traded portfolio of equity securities chosen according to a growth investment approach. The portfolio adviser utilizes an approach that seeks to identify companies demonstrating the strongest earnings growth relative to the overall market and relative to their peer group.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Vishal Patel
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

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 2.23%
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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