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Scotia Resource Fund - Series A

Natural Resources Equity

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2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(10-09-2024)
$38.65
Change
-$0.23 (-0.59%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Scotia Resource Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 08, 1993): 4.97%

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 -0.08% -3.80% 1.07% 5.64% 6.18% 7.65% 11.46% 12.70% 10.05% 8.55% 8.62% 7.19% 11.07% 7.12%
Benchmark 0.27% 6.17% 9.61% 19.14% 18.48% 13.00% 12.72% 14.18% 9.99% 8.65% 6.53% 5.15% 8.32% 3.23%
Category Average 1.09% 3.91% 3.91% 10.02% 9.86% 12.20% 11.66% 18.84% 13.60% 8.13% 7.21% 5.65% 8.38% 2.85%
Category Rank 95 / 117 113 / 116 89 / 116 99 / 116 90 / 116 98 / 115 93 / 110 97 / 109 93 / 108 74 / 108 61 / 105 45 / 96 24 / 88 9 / 79
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -2.47% 2.60% 0.44% -3.71% 2.21% 6.21% 5.23% 5.21% -5.11% -2.97% -0.77% -0.08%
Benchmark -2.12% 2.75% -1.11% -2.35% 0.51% 10.75% 3.47% 4.69% -4.69% 6.39% -0.48% 0.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

44.17% (September 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.81% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 2.77% -14.48% 45.79% 10.79% -11.95% 18.62% 7.03% 19.19% 13.61% 0.80%
Benchmark -5.59% -23.78% 36.74% -1.69% -15.86% 20.06% -7.01% 21.57% 12.86% -0.78%
Category Average -12.08% -22.23% 40.92% -2.18% -21.77% 9.95% 5.03% 32.84% 13.19% 2.62%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 3
Category Rank 11/ 76 24/ 80 55/ 91 8/ 96 19/ 106 16/ 108 23/ 108 98/ 109 88/ 111 73/ 115

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

45.79% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.48% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 54.00
International Equity 25.34
US Equity 17.47
Cash and Equivalents 3.19

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Energy 50.55
Basic Materials 33.63
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.19
Other 12.63

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.66
Asia 19.85
Europe 5.49

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
WA1 RESOURCES LTD 9.33
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd Cl A 7.04
Nexgen Energy Ltd 6.50
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.88
Bellevue Gold Ltd 5.79
Shell PLC - ADR 5.23
ARC Resources Ltd 5.11
Exxon Mobil Corp 5.08
Diamondback Energy Inc 4.93
Tourmaline Oil Corp 4.62

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Resource Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Natural Resources Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 19.13% 22.06% 19.23%
Beta 0.89% 0.92% 0.89%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.80% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.49% 0.45% 0.37%
Sortino 0.75% 0.60% 0.44%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.08%
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 13.07% 19.13% 22.06% 19.23%
Beta 0.62% 0.89% 0.92% 0.89%
Alpha -0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.50% 0.72% 0.80% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.16% 0.49% 0.45% 0.37%
Sortino 0.48% 0.75% 0.60% 0.44%
Treynor 0.03% 0.11% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 July 08, 1993
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $100

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS362

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of Canadian resource based companies, including companies that operate in the oil and gas, gold and precious metals, metals and minerals, and forest products industries.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in equity securities of businesses involved in the exploration or exploitation, development, production, processing, transportation or trading in base or ferrous metals, precious commodities (such as gold, silver, platinum, palladium and gems), coal, iron ore, uranium, energy commodities such as oil, natural gas, wind, alternative energy and other hydrocarbon products, lumber and lumber-related products, and other industrial materials.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Robert Cohen 03-08-2011
Jennifer Stevenson 03-08-2011

Management and Organization

Fund Manager 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Advisor 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Custodian The Bank of Nova Scotia
Registrar 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Distributor Scotia Securities Inc.
Auditor KPMG LLP

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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