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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(06-12-2026)
$79.79
Change
$1.03 (1.31%)

As at May 31, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 1992): 8.48%

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 4.97% -0.91% 36.65% 29.15% 68.26% 37.67% 26.53% 18.37% 13.07% 19.13% 20.05% 16.27% 14.05% 13.19%
Benchmark 3.36% 0.40% 25.77% 22.83% 73.76% 40.55% 32.35% 20.41% 16.03% 23.14% 17.52% 13.32% 12.51% 12.12%
Category Average 2.80% -1.66% 13.68% 10.77% 34.28% 23.88% 19.48% 13.36% 10.39% 15.76% 12.06% 9.62% 8.86% 8.78%
Category Rank 26 / 196 73 / 195 7 / 193 7 / 194 8 / 192 15 / 191 27 / 187 37 / 184 55 / 177 40 / 169 10 / 167 9 / 159 16 / 157 16 / 147
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 5.02% 1.94% 5.92% 1.92% 1.64% 4.83% 5.80% 5.58% 23.46% -8.50% 3.17% 4.97%
Benchmark 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69% 12.56% -8.97% 6.71% 3.36%

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 134/ 144 87/ 149 144/ 158 8/ 165 6/ 169 5/ 176 151/ 184 180/ 187 150/ 188 58/ 191

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 97.24
International Equity 1.87
Cash and Equivalents 0.88
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 40.92
Energy 22.14
Industrial Goods 12.53
Financial Services 7.85
Consumer Services 7.62
Other 8.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.13
Europe 1.00
Asia 0.88

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Montage Gold Corp 11.28
Spartan Delta Corp 8.75
Aritzia Inc 7.62
G Mining Ventures Corp 7.38
Faraday Copper Corp 5.87
Hammond Power Solutions Inc Cl A 5.07
Trisura Group Ltd 4.84
Fireweed Metals Corp 4.35
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc 4.25
LUNR ROYALTIES CORP 3.89

Equity Style

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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 19.11% 19.30% 19.34%
Beta 0.89 0.81 0.75
Alpha -0.01 0.01 0.04
Rsquared 0.53% 0.51% 0.61%
Sharpe 1.14 0.58 0.64
Sortino 2.66 1.02 0.94
Treynor 0.25 0.14 0.17
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 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 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 24.65% 19.11% 19.30% 19.34%
Beta 1.01 0.89 0.81 0.75
Alpha -0.03 -0.01 0.01 0.04
Rsquared 0.61% 0.53% 0.51% 0.61%
Sharpe 2.17 1.14 0.58 0.64
Sortino - 2.66 1.02 0.94
Treynor 0.53 0.25 0.14 0.17
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) $65

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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