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Scotia International Equity Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(05-21-2026)
$15.36
Change
$0.19 (1.26%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Scotia International Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 15, 2000): 1.87%

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 2.16% -2.55% -0.09% -0.33% 13.34% 7.15% 7.28% 6.69% 2.68% 8.24% 6.17% 5.86% 5.75% 7.20%
Benchmark 7.20% 3.17% 10.28% 8.91% 29.93% 20.53% 17.18% 16.07% 11.10% 13.53% 10.19% 8.84% 8.84% 10.05%
Category Average 4.20% 0.56% 3.41% 3.49% 15.72% 13.20% 11.38% 11.43% 7.08% 10.19% 7.39% 6.54% 6.54% 7.70%
Category Rank 755 / 862 789 / 854 683 / 844 727 / 850 518 / 795 624 / 746 592 / 711 640 / 693 639 / 674 518 / 638 455 / 605 407 / 542 358 / 484 310 / 431
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.29% 1.87% -0.32% 1.67% 3.59% 1.72% -1.13% 1.38% 2.28% 2.59% -7.02% 2.16%
Benchmark 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62% -9.73% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.50% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.02% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -6.64% 18.71% -6.54% 19.29% 19.12% 7.42% -18.06% 16.43% -0.65% 19.57%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 2
Category Rank 361/ 410 177/ 471 214/ 531 216/ 588 45/ 633 444/ 660 608/ 680 147/ 705 740/ 740 301/ 771

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.57% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.06% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.65
Cash and Equivalents 4.35

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.59
Technology 19.44
Industrial Services 17.18
Consumer Goods 9.94
Industrial Goods 9.91
Other 22.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 59.81
Asia 34.26
North America 4.35
Latin America 1.58

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.21
Stora Enso Oyj Cl R 4.79
Repsol SA 4.42
Techtronic Industries Co Ltd 4.42
CANADIAN DOLLAR 4.34
NEC Corp 4.34
Sampo Oyj Cl A 4.28
Itochu Corp 3.65
Kuehne und Nagel International AG 3.50
Eurofins Scientific SE 3.41

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia International Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.11% 13.13% 12.54%
Beta 0.75 0.92 0.92
Alpha -0.05 -0.07 -0.02
Rsquared 0.77% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.39 0.05 0.47
Sortino 0.66 0.05 0.56
Treynor 0.05 0.01 0.06
Tax Efficiency 96.37% 91.77% 96.74%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 10.20% 10.11% 13.13% 12.54%
Beta 0.61 0.75 0.92 0.92
Alpha -0.04 -0.05 -0.07 -0.02
Rsquared 0.84% 0.77% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.05 0.39 0.05 0.47
Sortino 1.36 0.66 0.05 0.56
Treynor 0.18 0.05 0.01 0.06
Tax Efficiency 97.08% 96.37% 91.77% 96.74%

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 December 15, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $57

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS393

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of companies located outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of businesses located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. Based on the portfolio adviser’s view of the global capital markets, the Fund may invest from time to time in a limited number of countries and areas of the world. The portfolio adviser follows a bottom up approach.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Dana Love
  • Kevin Kaminski
  • Ryan Irvine
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 2.22%
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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