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Scotia Nasdaq Index Fund - Series A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025) 		$15.79
Change
$0.05 (0.33%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2023Jan 2025Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Jul 2025Jan 2004Jan 2008Jan 2012Jan 2016Jan 2020Jan 2024$10,000$7,500$12,500$15,000$17,500$20,000$22,500$25,000Period

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Scotia Nasdaq Index Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 15, 2000): 8.17%

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 6.77% 11.05% 23.47% 13.26% 25.92% 30.48% 30.74% 16.07% 17.05% 21.65% 18.90% 20.35% 19.83% 19.29%
Benchmark 5.00% 10.33% 16.16% 11.10% 21.23% 28.49% 25.58% 16.04% 17.47% 17.22% 15.65% 16.46% 16.04% 15.79%
Category Average 3.32% 7.48% 13.35% 7.98% 13.98% 22.31% 20.17% 10.96% 13.36% 12.95% 11.50% 12.11% 12.05% 11.76%
Category Rank 28 / 1,368 110 / 1,358 126 / 1,310 123 / 1,294 87 / 1,292 181 / 1,232 53 / 1,165 71 / 1,096 93 / 1,038 15 / 982 7 / 894 8 / 840 8 / 759 6 / 668
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 2.01% 5.79% 3.02% 3.27% -3.23% -8.20% -2.80% 8.51% 5.41% 4.10% -0.08% 6.77%
Benchmark 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.19% (October 2001)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.06% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 28.45% 2.54% 21.87% 6.38% 30.97% 43.93% 24.63% -28.48% 49.89% 34.95%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2
Category Rank 11/ 638 475/ 686 111/ 761 143/ 844 92/ 916 35/ 990 461/ 1,055 1,017/ 1,104 23/ 1,166 355/ 1,252

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

49.89% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-28.48% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 94.33
International Equity 3.72
Canadian Equity 1.55
Cash and Equivalents 0.39
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 63.17
Consumer Services 14.23
Consumer Goods 6.48
Healthcare 4.55
Telecommunications 3.52
Other 8.05

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.27
Europe 2.57
Latin America 0.70
Asia 0.45
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.71
Microsoft Corp 8.61
Apple Inc 7.92
Amazon.com Inc 5.56
Broadcom Inc 5.29
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.67
Netflix Inc 2.89
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.83
Tesla Inc 2.78
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.66

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 Return81012141618202224260%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

Scotia Nasdaq Index Fund - Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.30% 17.71% 16.86%
Beta 1.07% 1.19% 1.18%
Alpha 0.03% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.59% 0.83% 1.03%
Sortino 3.03% 1.31% 1.60%
Treynor 0.23% 0.12% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 76.38% 76.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 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 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.74% 15.30% 17.71% 16.86%
Beta 1.13% 1.07% 1.19% 1.18%
Alpha 0.02% 0.03% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.72% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.29% 1.59% 0.83% 1.03%
Sortino 2.24% 3.03% 1.31% 1.60%
Treynor 0.19% 0.23% 0.12% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 76.38% 76.81%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A55.8​55.860.2​60.20%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A68.8​68.862.2​62.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A38.5​38.554.4​54.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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​54.863.5​63.50%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 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) $2,217

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS397

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth by tracking the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index. It invests primarily in the stocks that are included in the index.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by tracking the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index in Canadian dollars (the “Nasdaq-100 Index”).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.
Sub-Advisor

State Street Global Advisors Ltd.

  • Emiliano Rabinovich

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 1.13%
Management Fee 0.80%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.40%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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