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Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

Tactical Balanced

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$20.73
Change
-$0.66 (-3.07%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 31, 1989): 6.99%

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 -0.11% 2.28% 8.80% 2.75% 17.01% 14.43% 8.30% 8.24% 9.76% 8.88% 7.80% 7.66% 8.24% 6.67%
Benchmark -0.03% 2.87% 8.43% 2.69% 16.11% 14.54% 7.96% 6.28% 7.36% 7.48% 6.74% 7.02% 7.35% 6.79%
Category Average 0.04% 0.56% 5.11% 2.38% 11.77% 9.92% 5.04% 5.07% 5.87% 5.57% 4.75% 4.59% 5.32% 4.04%
Category Rank 190 / 338 46 / 338 25 / 338 126 / 338 44 / 335 31 / 332 35 / 332 46 / 312 27 / 310 30 / 291 35 / 274 26 / 253 23 / 196 23 / 153
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.20% -1.88% 2.92% 0.95% 2.99% 0.23% 2.25% 0.27% 3.75% -0.47% 2.86% -0.11%
Benchmark 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.98% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.57% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.32% 6.29% 8.92% -4.07% 14.37% 11.12% 13.85% -9.84% 11.11% 18.53%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank 44/ 145 95/ 191 34/ 253 166/ 272 100/ 290 41/ 310 99/ 312 181/ 331 52/ 332 24/ 334

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.53% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.84% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 28.27
Canadian Government Bonds 22.73
Canadian Equity 18.34
International Equity 14.95
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.45
Other 4.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 34.68
Technology 15.88
Financial Services 14.20
Energy 4.59
Consumer Services 4.27
Other 26.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.14
Europe 7.78
Asia 6.70
Latin America 0.98
Africa and Middle East 0.30
Other 0.10

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Feb-2027 6.73
Microsoft Corp 1.81
Apple Inc 1.80
NVIDIA Corp 1.76
Royal Bank of Canada 1.63
Amazon.com Inc 1.43
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 1.42
Canada Government 1.75% 01-Dec-2053 1.29
Brookfield Corp Cl A 1.00
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 0.92

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.66% 10.50% 8.71%
Beta 1.05% 1.16% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.81% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.48% 0.72% 0.60%
Sortino 0.89% 1.00% 0.65%
Treynor 0.04% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 83.07% 80.28% 73.64%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.01% 9.66% 10.50% 8.71%
Beta 1.11% 1.05% 1.16% 1.00%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.91% 0.81% 0.73%
Sharpe 1.98% 0.48% 0.72% 0.60%
Sortino 5.71% 0.89% 1.00% 0.65%
Treynor 0.11% 0.04% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 81.21% 83.07% 80.28% 73.64%

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 May 31, 1989
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1,680

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS371

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to obtain capital growth over the long term, while providing modest income. It invests primarily in a broad range of Canadian equity and fixed income securities. It may also invest in equity and fixed income securities from around the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s asset mix will generally vary within the following ranges: 20-80% in equity securities and 20-80% in fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in money market instruments. The portfolio adviser determines the mix based on its analysis of market conditions and how it expects each asset class to perform. The portfolio adviser actively manages the allocation between equity and fixed income securities to try to maximize returns.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

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 1.95%
Management Fee 1.65%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.13%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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