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International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

International Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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NAVPS
(08-22-2025)
$16.76
Change
$0.25 (1.53%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 19, 2008): 5.27%

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 -1.42% 3.52% -1.08% 1.44% 1.03% 5.85% 9.96% 3.55% 8.37% 5.10% 4.23% 3.27% 5.06% 4.06%
Benchmark 0.51% 7.24% 8.41% 14.61% 13.37% 14.63% 16.10% 7.71% 10.55% 9.02% 7.26% 7.72% 8.32% 6.83%
Category Average -0.71% 4.67% 4.46% 10.25% 9.79% 11.71% 12.96% 5.30% 8.24% 7.36% 5.99% 6.15% 6.83% 5.44%
Category Rank 672 / 820 587 / 808 673 / 786 725 / 784 706 / 773 703 / 741 605 / 704 558 / 686 356 / 655 565 / 609 513 / 549 497 / 513 410 / 452 338 / 385
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.37% 1.50% -2.22% -3.33% 3.43% 2.55% -2.65% -2.55% 0.71% 4.52% 0.47% -1.42%
Benchmark 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.79% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.86% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 24.56% 1.53% 17.31% -12.48% 16.87% -5.21% 6.48% -3.41% 13.61% 9.08%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 4 3 4 4 1 3 4
Category Rank 21/ 360 99/ 404 232/ 464 446/ 524 337/ 586 614/ 636 509/ 666 109/ 688 397/ 718 596/ 753

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.56% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.48% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 96.52
Cash and Equivalents 3.48

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 23.56
Consumer Goods 16.27
Healthcare 15.02
Consumer Services 9.92
Industrial Goods 8.44
Other 26.79

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 64.37
Asia 22.82
Latin America 5.15
Africa and Middle East 4.18
North America 3.48

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Grifols SA - ADR Cl B 6.40
Galp Energia SGPS SA 4.98
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.45
Tate & Lyle PLC 4.40
Ipsen SA 4.22
Nice Ltd - ADR 4.18
Wienerberger AG 4.15
Trip.com Group Ltd 4.13
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR 4.10
Electrocomponents PLC 4.05

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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International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.58% 14.14% 14.60%
Beta 1.03% 0.94% 1.04%
Alpha -0.06% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.69% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.46% 0.23%
Sortino 0.96% 0.79% 0.20%
Treynor 0.06% 0.07% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 96.74% 94.31% 76.39%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.93% 13.58% 14.14% 14.60%
Beta 0.75% 1.03% 0.94% 1.04%
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.75% 0.69% 0.75%
Sharpe -0.20% 0.47% 0.46% 0.23%
Sortino -0.26% 0.96% 0.79% 0.20%
Treynor -0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 15.26% 96.74% 94.31% 76.39%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 August 19, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $726

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIG15576
CIG15676
CIG15776
CIG15876

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the International Equity Alpha Corporate Class is to provide capital growth through investments primarily in equity and equity-related securities of non-North American companies that the portfolio adviser believes represent good value and have the potential for positive total return. Equity-related securities include convertible preferred shares, convertible debt obligations and warrants. Any change to

Investment Strategy

To fulfill this objective, the fund will primarily invest in a portfolio of equity securities of companies domiciled in countries outside of Canada and the United States, including companies located in emerging markets. It may invest in small, medium and large companies, and may hold cash and cash-equivalent securities. Although diversified by country, industry and company, the fund’s portfolio may hold larger positions in a smaller number of securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CI Global Asset Management

Sub-Advisor

Black Creek Investment Management Inc

  • Richard Jenkins
  • Evelyn Huang
  • Melissa Casson

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

CI Global Asset Management

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CI Global Asset Management

Distributor

Assante Financial Management Ltd

Assante Capital Management Ltd.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.37%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 4.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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