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Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

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Canadian Focused Equity

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NAVPS
(07-24-2025) 		$147.82
Change
$0.83 (0.57%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1973): 7.95%

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 3.48% 9.97% 1.54% 1.54% 12.24% 21.07% 20.76% 13.19% 16.42% 14.68% 12.02% 10.97% 10.79% 8.17%
Benchmark 3.11% 7.42% 7.77% 7.77% 21.93% 18.45% 16.53% 9.94% 13.83% 11.39% 10.20% 10.24% 10.57% 9.37%
Category Average 2.56% 6.54% 5.90% 5.90% 16.70% 15.06% 14.40% 8.63% 12.89% 10.22% 8.93% 8.72% 9.05% 7.77%
Category Rank 115 / 600 81 / 578 566 / 578 566 / 578 498 / 577 50 / 571 51 / 560 21 / 553 72 / 542 66 / 531 94 / 497 136 / 472 136 / 416 251 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.02% -1.01% 2.00% 1.88% 5.69% -1.31% 0.59% -3.16% -5.21% -0.52% 6.82% 3.48%
Benchmark 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11%

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/ 379 412/ 412 379/ 435 485/ 485 193/ 520 95/ 534 48/ 542 418/ 554 76/ 565 16/ 572

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 55.96
US Equity 44.19
Cash and Equivalents -0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 29.72
Financial Services 25.88
Consumer Services 17.06
Industrial Services 10.44
Basic Materials 6.76
Other 10.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.60
Intact Financial Corp 6.86
National Bank of Canada 6.84
Microsoft Corp 6.43
Dollarama Inc 6.22
Alphabet Inc Cl C 6.06
WSP Global Inc 4.70
Waste Connections Inc 4.30
Apple Inc 4.23
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.83

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return24681012141618-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Scotia Canadian Growth Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.21% 13.94% 13.66%
Beta 0.94% 0.98% 1.00%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.73% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.20% 0.99% 0.52%
Sortino 2.38% 1.58% 0.63%
Treynor 0.17% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 98.56% 98.83% 97.48%
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 8 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 12.16% 13.21% 13.94% 13.66%
Beta 1.07% 0.94% 0.98% 1.00%
Alpha -0.10% 0.05% 0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.71% 0.73% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.73% 1.20% 0.99% 0.52%
Sortino 1.37% 2.38% 1.58% 0.63%
Treynor 0.08% 0.17% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 99.19% 98.56% 98.83% 97.48%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A52.5​52.540.8​40.80%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: A54.8​54.838.9​38.90%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) $482

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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