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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
(06-20-2025)
$49.89
Change
$0.18 (0.36%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 1992): 7.02%

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 8.49% 9.53% 1.10% 3.79% 12.64% 9.72% 5.28% 2.37% 11.18% 13.48% 10.29% 8.64% 8.31% 6.28%
Benchmark 7.20% 7.94% 2.67% 6.17% 13.69% 15.51% 6.55% 4.89% 14.94% 10.11% 6.60% 6.56% 6.79% 6.16%
Category Average 7.16% 5.42% -0.18% 2.75% 14.28% 12.70% 7.13% 5.11% 12.37% 8.74% 6.49% 6.04% 6.27% 5.28%
Category Rank 17 / 203 9 / 199 80 / 199 79 / 199 166 / 199 168 / 195 150 / 193 134 / 186 112 / 177 19 / 175 27 / 166 46 / 164 50 / 154 69 / 130
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 2.85% 6.32% -4.08% 1.47% -1.36% 6.12% -2.59% 0.18% -5.42% -2.73% 3.80% 8.49%
Benchmark -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

47.73% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 129 141/ 151 88/ 156 146/ 165 8/ 172 8/ 177 5/ 185 158/ 193 184/ 195 150/ 196

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 100.10
Cash and Equivalents -0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 35.81
Technology 16.02
Basic Materials 11.72
Industrial Goods 8.50
Consumer Goods 5.69
Other 22.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Definity Financial Corp 7.23
goeasy Ltd 7.11
Trisura Group Ltd 6.87
Descartes Systems Group Inc 6.56
Lumine Group Inc 6.44
Topicus.com Inc 5.69
Montage Gold Corp 5.27
Aritzia Inc 5.15
Guardian Capital Group Ltd Cl A 4.87
MDA Space Ltd 4.86

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)

Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.45% 16.56% 17.88%
Beta 0.76% 0.64% 0.68%
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.43% 0.57%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.58% 0.34%
Sortino 0.34% 0.88% 0.38%
Treynor 0.03% 0.15% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 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 15.56% 16.45% 16.56% 17.88%
Beta 0.88% 0.76% 0.64% 0.68%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.43% 0.56% 0.43% 0.57%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.15% 0.58% 0.34%
Sortino 1.20% 0.34% 0.88% 0.38%
Treynor 0.11% 0.03% 0.15% 0.09%
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) $39

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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