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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
(01-27-2026)
$72.46
Change
$1.02 (1.43%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 1992): 7.75%

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 5.80% 12.73% 24.05% 35.22% 35.22% 24.33% 14.62% 4.78% 11.01% 14.96% 17.43% 11.98% 10.85% 10.49%
Benchmark 2.39% 10.22% 33.22% 50.19% 50.19% 33.59% 23.21% 14.13% 15.33% 14.92% 15.05% 10.25% 9.39% 12.00%
Category Average 2.62% 5.45% 16.19% 24.55% 24.55% 20.63% 15.72% 8.27% 10.95% 11.11% 11.88% 8.08% 7.55% 8.55%
Category Rank 13 / 198 14 / 197 58 / 197 58 / 196 58 / 196 69 / 193 120 / 192 162 / 190 91 / 182 23 / 175 19 / 170 21 / 163 30 / 154 49 / 149
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.18% -5.42% -2.73% 3.80% 8.49% 5.02% 1.94% 5.92% 1.92% 1.64% 4.83% 5.80%
Benchmark 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

47.73% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.31% 2.25% -19.70% 33.39% 36.93% 39.81% -19.94% -2.58% 14.31% 35.22%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2
Category Rank 139/ 149 87/ 154 145/ 163 8/ 170 6/ 175 5/ 182 157/ 190 185/ 192 153/ 193 58/ 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 100.82
Cash and Equivalents -0.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 37.98
Financial Services 22.84
Technology 9.68
Consumer Services 8.30
Industrial Goods 6.94
Other 14.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Montage Gold Corp 10.73
Aritzia Inc 8.30
G Mining Ventures Corp 7.51
Definity Financial Corp 5.88
Trisura Group Ltd 5.47
K92 Mining Inc 5.09
goeasy Ltd 4.97
Hammond Power Solutions Inc Cl A 4.17
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd 4.15
Spartan Delta Corp 3.69

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 13.31% 16.16% 17.79%
Beta 0.60% 0.69% 0.68%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.38% 0.44% 0.57%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.56% 0.55%
Sortino 1.59% 0.87% 0.72%
Treynor 0.18% 0.13% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.56% 13.31% 16.16% 17.79%
Beta 0.60% 0.60% 0.69% 0.68%
Alpha 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.35% 0.38% 0.44% 0.57%
Sharpe 2.12% 0.80% 0.56% 0.55%
Sortino 4.44% 1.59% 0.87% 0.72%
Treynor 0.48% 0.18% 0.13% 0.14%
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) $47

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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