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NCM Small Companies Class Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

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NAVPS
(04-07-2025)
$57.39
Change
-$0.73 (-1.26%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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NCM Small Companies Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 15, 2002): 9.65%

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 -3.53% -5.51% 0.17% -3.72% 14.30% 8.20% 7.07% 8.39% 11.87% 8.53% 7.32% 6.89% 7.77% 5.32%
Benchmark -2.27% -4.88% 2.80% -1.63% 16.42% 8.04% 2.11% 5.00% 11.50% 7.70% 6.27% 4.87% 8.09% 5.45%
Category Average -3.08% -5.31% 1.47% -2.54% 9.70% 7.87% 3.62% 5.69% 9.41% 7.69% 6.12% 5.37% 7.05% 4.91%
Category Rank 119 / 208 138 / 208 135 / 208 171 / 208 64 / 207 113 / 203 60 / 201 66 / 192 42 / 184 89 / 180 76 / 172 68 / 163 87 / 158 91 / 137
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 5.85% 0.76% 1.82% -0.33% 6.43% -0.95% 0.41% 2.05% 3.45% -1.85% -0.20% -3.53%
Benchmark 7.49% 0.17% 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

23.45% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-27.80% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -4.61% 9.07% 6.21% -13.03% 16.19% 11.05% 21.92% -7.21% 6.64% 21.81%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
Category Rank 82/ 136 139/ 158 48/ 163 65/ 172 129/ 179 124/ 184 107/ 192 59/ 201 110/ 203 55/ 204

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.92% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.03% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 92.23
Income Trust Units 4.58
Cash and Equivalents 2.26
US Equity 0.78
International Equity 0.13
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 22.09
Energy 17.64
Technology 16.65
Real Estate 13.23
Financial Services 11.57
Other 18.82

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.86
Asia 0.13
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Descartes Systems Group Inc 5.63
CES Energy Solutions Corp 5.12
FirstService Corp 5.00
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF (ZJG) 4.71
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust - Units 4.58
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 4.46
Major Drilling Group International Inc 4.45
goeasy Ltd 3.74
K92 Mining Inc 3.66
Tecsys Inc 3.49

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

NCM Small Companies Class Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.66% 21.65% 17.37%
Beta 0.85% 0.84% 0.78%
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.28% 0.52% 0.29%
Sortino 0.49% 0.71% 0.30%
Treynor 0.05% 0.14% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 96.55% 98.54% 97.84%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.27% 14.66% 21.65% 17.37%
Beta 0.80% 0.85% 0.84% 0.78%
Alpha 0.01% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.90% 0.88% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.96% 0.28% 0.52% 0.29%
Sortino 2.40% 0.49% 0.71% 0.30%
Treynor 0.12% 0.05% 0.14% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 96.55% 98.54% 97.84%

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 February 15, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $100

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NRP201
NRP202

Investment Objectives

The Fund is designed to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in securities of small and mid capitalization equities. Its portfolio may consist of all types of equity and debt obligations of issuers in Canada and the United States that may or may not be listed for trading upon the facilities of stock exchanges or other organized and regulated trading facilities in Canada and the United States.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in a combination of securities including but not limited to government and corporate bonds, short term debt instruments, convertible securities (including convertible bonds and warrants), income trust units, and rights, as well as common and preferred shares. These securities are primarily Canadian, but may also, as market opportunities dictate, include U.S. securities as well.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

NCM Asset Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Cumberland Investment Counsel Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

NCM Asset Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.50%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 3.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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