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Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$15.04
Change
$0.10 (0.64%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at January 31, 2024

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Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 22, 2002): 3.55%

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 1.15% 1.96% 9.15% 1.96% 6.13% 1.36% 0.89% 4.02% 2.00% 1.74% 2.01% 2.35% 1.88% 2.43%
Benchmark 1.04% 2.83% 9.37% 2.83% 5.66% 2.64% 0.26% 0.62% 1.90% 2.31% 2.72% 3.04% 3.24% 4.26%
Category Average 1.42% 9.52% 9.52% 2.30% 6.66% 1.54% 1.00% 4.45% 2.74% 2.77% 2.74% 3.17% 2.58% 3.02%
Category Rank 737 / 960 642 / 960 549 / 924 642 / 960 536 / 908 577 / 898 470 / 813 367 / 762 536 / 734 505 / 624 384 / 541 363 / 474 317 / 412 251 / 331
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.04% -2.05% 0.76% 0.40% -0.22% -2.67% -0.52% 4.49% 2.99% -0.36% 1.16% 1.15%
Benchmark 1.00% -1.55% -1.21% 0.72% 1.08% -3.41% 0.82% 3.70% 1.73% 0.36% 1.41% 1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.73% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 5.32% 4.52% 1.12% 5.40% -3.19% 6.94% 5.36% 6.46% -12.03% 7.40%
Benchmark 11.35% 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74%
Category Average 6.43% 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 1 3 3
Category Rank 299/ 324 116/ 399 454/ 461 145/ 538 488/ 614 669/ 705 546/ 762 94/ 813 638/ 867 556/ 908

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.40% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.03% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 23.18
Canadian Government Bonds 17.46
US Equity 14.53
International Equity 12.86
Cash and Equivalents 10.08
Other 21.89

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.15
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.08
Financial Services 5.01
Technology 4.50
Real Estate 3.71
Other 19.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 79.33
Europe 7.49
Asia 6.82
Multi-National 3.54
Latin America 2.35
Other 0.47

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel Fixed Income Series O 62.08
IPC Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series P 7.15
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 4.95
Counsel Select Small Cap Series O 3.52
IPC Multi-Factor International Equity Series P 3.38
Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O 3.15
Counsel U.S. Value Series O 3.08
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 2.57
Counsel International Value Series O 2.56
Counsel International Growth Series O 2.52

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.69% 7.50% 6.18%
Beta 0.88% 0.82% 0.60%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.47% 0.43%
Sharpe -0.19% 0.04% 0.20%
Sortino -0.32% -0.13% -0.09%
Treynor -0.02% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency - 57.01% 69.26%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.79% 7.69% 7.50% 6.18%
Beta 0.93% 0.88% 0.82% 0.60%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.71% 0.47% 0.43%
Sharpe 0.21% -0.19% 0.04% 0.20%
Sortino 0.82% -0.32% -0.13% -0.09%
Treynor 0.02% -0.02% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 75.77% - 57.01% 69.26%

Fund Details

Start Date January 22, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $231

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF410
CGF412
CGF413

Investment Objectives

Counsel Conservative Portfolio seeks to achieve a balance between income and capital growth with a moderate level of investment risk. The Fund invests in securities of a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international equity and fixed-income mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests up to 100% of its assets in securities of other mutual funds using strategic asset allocation as its principal investment strategy. The Fund’s asset class weightings will generally be 50%-70% in fixed-income securities and 30%-50% in equity securities. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests may be changed from time to time, as well as the percentage holding in each Underlying Fund, without notice to you.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Counsel Portfolio Services Inc. 07-28-2006

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
Advisor Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
Custodian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte & Touche

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 0

Fees

MER 2.31%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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