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International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

International Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(04-09-2025)
$14.13
Change
-$0.36 (-2.52%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 19, 2008): 5.12%

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 -2.55% -2.71% -4.88% -2.71% 2.61% 5.03% 5.23% 3.58% 9.69% 4.22% 3.21% 2.95% 4.67% 4.82%
Benchmark -0.76% 6.17% 3.52% 6.17% 9.71% 12.44% 9.87% 6.83% 11.42% 7.63% 6.31% 7.07% 7.88% 6.53%
Category Average -1.35% 5.37% 2.43% 5.37% 9.01% 10.71% 8.53% 5.43% 10.39% 6.66% 5.41% 6.08% 6.73% 5.41%
Category Rank 548 / 802 783 / 798 782 / 796 783 / 798 698 / 772 703 / 736 652 / 713 582 / 689 433 / 652 583 / 616 513 / 541 462 / 479 391 / 426 282 / 370
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.70% 2.93% -3.77% 5.11% 0.37% 1.50% -2.22% -3.33% 3.43% 2.55% -2.65% -2.55%
Benchmark -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.79% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.86% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 2 2 4 3 4 4 1 3 4
Category Rank 21/ 367 103/ 411 233/ 471 449/ 532 343/ 599 627/ 649 516/ 679 110/ 702 406/ 732 609/ 767

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 99.21
Cash and Equivalents 0.79

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.27
Consumer Goods 16.78
Healthcare 11.79
Financial Services 9.97
Consumer Services 9.58
Other 29.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.25
Asia 24.05
Latin America 5.36
Africa and Middle East 4.59
North America 0.76
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR 5.36
Galp Energia SGPS SA 4.69
Nice Ltd - ADR 4.59
Grifols SA - ADR Cl B 4.50
Indus Towers Ltd 4.48
NOF Corp 4.26
Tate & Lyle PLC 4.26
Kunlun Energy Co Ltd 4.18
Accor SA 4.16
Worldline SA 4.12

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.07% 14.21% 14.71%
Beta 0.93% 0.94% 1.04%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.16% 0.55% 0.28%
Sortino 0.35% 0.96% 0.27%
Treynor 0.02% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 94.10% 93.79% 79.79%
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 10.50% 14.07% 14.21% 14.71%
Beta 0.80% 0.93% 0.94% 1.04%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.74% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe -0.08% 0.16% 0.55% 0.28%
Sortino 0.01% 0.35% 0.96% 0.27%
Treynor -0.01% 0.02% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 67.69% 94.10% 93.79% 79.79%

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 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) -

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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