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Scotia Dividend Balanced Fund - Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014, 2013

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NAVPS
(11-14-2025)
$16.60
Change
$0.00 (0.01%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Scotia Dividend Balanced Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 30, 2010): 6.90%

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 2.57% 8.97% 17.13% 15.62% 18.36% 19.58% 12.28% 7.88% 11.57% 8.99% 8.86% 7.10% 6.68% 6.84%
Benchmark 0.91% 9.48% 17.83% 19.44% 22.35% 24.44% 15.83% 9.90% 13.10% 10.85% 11.11% 9.29% 9.19% 9.37%
Category Average 0.30% 4.44% 10.40% 9.85% 11.89% 16.49% 11.21% 6.43% 9.59% 7.64% 7.75% 6.31% 6.47% 6.49%
Category Rank 5 / 389 21 / 389 51 / 388 26 / 369 46 / 369 113 / 365 181 / 363 125 / 355 94 / 351 104 / 325 118 / 315 136 / 297 172 / 268 154 / 259
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.34% -1.89% 1.05% 0.38% -1.11% -1.59% 4.12% 2.19% 1.03% 3.31% 2.83% 2.57%
Benchmark 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.18% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.41% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -5.34% 14.38% 0.67% -6.61% 14.10% 2.25% 18.79% -3.62% 6.67% 11.71%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 3 3 3 1 1 4 4
Category Rank 201/ 250 63/ 259 262/ 268 162/ 297 226/ 317 234/ 325 80/ 351 52/ 359 338/ 363 294/ 365

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.79% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.61% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 58.31
Canadian Government Bonds 13.46
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.71
International Equity 7.12
Cash and Equivalents 6.97
Other 5.43

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 22.27
Financial Services 17.85
Energy 10.59
Industrial Services 9.70
Basic Materials 8.40
Other 31.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.88
Europe 7.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 22.43
Northland Power Inc 8.20
Enerflex Ltd 5.79
Eurofins Scientific SE 4.54
CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.56
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.52
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 2.99
Royal Bank of Canada 2.84
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.69
iA Financial Corp Inc 2.66

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Scotia Dividend Balanced Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.64% 9.93% 9.18%
Beta 0.92% 0.91% 0.84%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.89% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.89% 0.57%
Sortino 1.76% 1.57% 0.68%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 87.51% 88.34% 83.82%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.47% 9.64% 9.93% 9.18%
Beta 0.80% 0.92% 0.91% 0.84%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.91% 0.89% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.93% 0.84% 0.89% 0.57%
Sortino 4.53% 1.76% 1.57% 0.68%
Treynor 0.18% 0.09% 0.10% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 90.54% 87.51% 88.34% 83.82%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A27.327.344.644.60%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

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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 30, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $445

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS310

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth and current income return. It invests, either directly or through investing in securities of other funds, primarily in equity securities of companies that pay dividends or that are expected to pay dividends, fixed income securities, and other securities that are expected to distribute income.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio adviser uses fundamental analysis to identify investments that pay dividends and income and/or have the potential for capital growth over the long term. This involves evaluating the financial condition and management of each company, as well as its industry and the economy. The Fund’s assets are diversified by industry and company to help reduce risk.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Romas Budd
  • Eric Mencke
  • Rory Ronan
  • Don Simpson
Sub-Advisor

-

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 1.93%
Management Fee 1.65%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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