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Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

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Canadian Focused Equity

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025) 		$157.62
Change
-$0.55 (-0.35%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1973): 8.09%

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 4.54% 9.04% 19.91% 10.71% 17.65% 26.91% 23.80% 14.48% 16.12% 15.78% 13.37% 11.88% 11.12% 9.75%
Benchmark 5.11% 11.42% 19.69% 20.08% 25.13% 26.31% 21.36% 12.85% 15.21% 13.08% 11.89% 11.37% 11.19% 11.30%
Category Average 3.24% 7.32% 14.34% 13.66% 17.29% 20.59% 17.65% 10.35% 13.21% 11.32% 9.89% 9.38% 9.29% 9.25%
Category Rank 135 / 601 191 / 597 105 / 573 399 / 573 262 / 573 60 / 567 67 / 560 78 / 549 140 / 536 65 / 526 76 / 499 118 / 478 142 / 415 239 / 400
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.88% 5.69% -1.31% 0.59% -3.16% -5.21% -0.52% 6.82% 3.48% 3.87% 0.42% 4.54%
Benchmark 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.22% (January 1975)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.31% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.12% 0.56% 2.46% -15.83% 21.54% 16.08% 28.82% -15.22% 22.97% 36.09%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 2 1 1 4 1 1
Category Rank 57/ 374 407/ 407 374/ 430 480/ 480 193/ 512 95/ 528 48/ 536 413/ 549 76/ 560 16/ 567

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.09% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.83% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 53.72
US Equity 45.90
Cash and Equivalents 0.39

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 34.45
Financial Services 23.65
Consumer Services 15.22
Basic Materials 11.66
Industrial Services 6.85
Other 8.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 10.99
Alphabet Inc Cl C 6.84
National Bank of Canada 6.67
Microsoft Corp 6.47
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 6.06
Dollarama Inc 6.02
Intact Financial Corp 5.53
WSP Global Inc 4.27
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.84
Waste Connections Inc 3.69

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return0246810121416180%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.97% 13.80% 13.49%
Beta 0.86% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.65% 0.71% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.52% 0.97% 0.63%
Sortino 3.03% 1.55% 0.81%
Treynor 0.21% 0.14% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 98.79% 98.91% 97.92%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.60% 11.97% 13.80% 13.49%
Beta 1.04% 0.86% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha -0.07% 0.05% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.65% 0.71% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.12% 1.52% 0.97% 0.63%
Sortino 2.11% 3.03% 1.55% 0.81%
Treynor 0.14% 0.21% 0.14% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 99.46% 98.79% 98.91% 97.92%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A51.8​51.844.5​44.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A44.7​44.742.0​42.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 31, 1973
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $538

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS372

Investment Objectives

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

Investment Strategy

The Fund represents a portfolio of equity securities chosen according to a growth investment approach. The portfolio adviser utilizes an approach that seeks to identify companies demonstrating better than average current or prospective earnings growth relative to overall market and relative to their peer group. When deciding to buy or sell an investment, the portfolio adviser also considers whether it is a good value relative to its current price.

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 2.09%
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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