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Dynamic Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(05-02-2025)
$20.26
Change
$0.21 (1.02%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Dynamic Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 06, 1978): 8.38%

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 -1.21% 1.28% 1.37% 1.28% 8.12% 9.75% 4.85% 9.26% 14.20% 9.43% 8.89% 7.85% 8.81% 8.05%
Benchmark -1.51% 1.51% 5.33% 1.51% 15.81% 14.88% 7.77% 10.75% 16.76% 10.91% 10.51% 9.37% 10.36% 8.54%
Category Average -1.05% 1.67% 2.63% 1.67% 11.49% 10.69% 4.89% 8.76% 13.43% 8.37% 8.14% 7.14% 7.98% 6.80%
Category Rank 262 / 469 270 / 468 383 / 466 270 / 468 444 / 464 368 / 452 293 / 441 210 / 413 188 / 403 143 / 394 162 / 368 152 / 344 120 / 316 70 / 276
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -3.61% 2.46% -1.64% 5.23% 0.78% 3.53% -0.54% 4.33% -3.54% 1.76% 0.74% -1.21%
Benchmark -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.73% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.03% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.26% 18.02% 9.95% -9.65% 17.43% 4.04% 29.34% -3.29% 9.58% 12.24%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 3 1 4
Category Rank 68/ 275 150/ 311 58/ 342 297/ 367 267/ 389 54/ 403 115/ 411 240/ 434 81/ 446 409/ 456

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.34% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.65% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 83.47
International Equity 6.56
US Equity 4.09
Cash and Equivalents 3.87
Income Trust Units 2.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.60
Energy 13.30
Basic Materials 8.94
Industrial Services 7.22
Real Estate 5.96
Other 29.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.44
Europe 6.36
Asia 0.19
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Enbridge Inc 5.31
Power Corp of Canada 5.13
Royal Bank of Canada 4.93
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.73
Onex Corp 3.88
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.75
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.41
Manulife Financial Corp 3.30
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.28
Medtronic PLC 3.01

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)

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Dynamic Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.74% 11.57% 10.93%
Beta 0.82% 0.83% 0.81%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 0.13% 1.00% 0.61%
Sortino 0.31% 1.74% 0.74%
Treynor 0.02% 0.14% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 67.42% 86.54% 76.65%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.08% 11.74% 11.57% 10.93%
Beta 0.89% 0.82% 0.83% 0.81%
Alpha -0.05% -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.95% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.13% 1.00% 0.61%
Sortino 0.89% 0.31% 1.74% 0.74%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.14% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 79.85% 67.42% 86.54% 76.65%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A83.483.472.372.30%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

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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 June 06, 1978
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $639

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DYN1040
DYN1250
DYN1340
DYN1440
DYN1540
DYN1640
DYN1740
DYN3340
DYN3440
DYN3540
DYN7068

Investment Objectives

Dynamic Canadian Dividend Fund seeks to achieve a balance of income and capital growth by investing primarily in a mix of high yielding common and preferred shares of Canadian companies and, to a lesser extent, interest bearing securities such as bonds, bills or banker’s acceptances. Before a fundamental change is made to the investment objective of the Fund, the prior approval of unitholders is required.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its mandate, the Fund invests primarily in high quality Canadian equities that pay dividends. The portfolio advisor: Will select investments by identifying securities that are deemed undervalued in relation to appropriate market value. Will focus on Canadian companies of all capitalizations, selecting equity securities that pay dividends, in all industry sectors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Don Simpson
  • Eric Mencke
  • Rory Ronan
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

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.42%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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