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Counsel Growth Portfolio Series A

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Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024) 		$19.62
Change
$0.13 (0.65%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

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Counsel Growth Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 22, 2002): 4.41%

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 4.13% 5.78% 11.16% 16.47% 20.26% 11.75% 4.27% 6.81% 6.22% 6.31% 4.87% 5.72% 5.16% 5.24%
Benchmark 3.57% 6.48% 11.92% 21.38% 24.12% 16.67% 7.75% 8.70% 9.16% 9.70% 8.52% 9.33% 8.82% 9.35%
Category Average 3.28% 5.12% 9.51% 17.25% 20.37% 12.66% 5.69% 7.24% 7.10% 7.58% 6.12% 6.72% 6.36% 6.19%
Category Rank 315 / 1,348 580 / 1,335 368 / 1,331 874 / 1,324 770 / 1,320 872 / 1,241 944 / 1,183 680 / 1,073 789 / 1,026 791 / 932 737 / 846 646 / 777 603 / 683 513 / 587
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 3.25% 0.44% 2.96% 2.10% -2.98% 2.29% 0.86% 3.70% 0.47% 2.02% -0.43% 4.13%
Benchmark 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.05% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.24% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 7.05% 7.18% 0.75% 10.61% -7.02% 11.26% 6.08% 15.54% -14.21% 10.43%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 1 4 3
Category Rank 417/ 522 282/ 593 628/ 683 280/ 777 728/ 850 858/ 944 760/ 1,027 188/ 1,076 916/ 1,190 814/ 1,241

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.54% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.21% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 43.71
International Equity 26.29
Canadian Equity 10.03
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.55
Canadian Government Bonds 5.10
Other 8.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 19.65
Fixed Income 15.69
Financial Services 12.82
Healthcare 8.79
Real Estate 7.96
Other 35.09

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 71.44
Europe 15.62
Asia 11.69
Latin America 0.67
Africa and Middle East 0.51
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O 18.59
Counsel Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series P 18.27
Counsel Fixed Income Series O 16.09
Counsel Multi-Factor International Equity Series P 10.31
Counsel International Growth Series O 10.26
Counsel Global Small Cap Series O 9.07
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 5.81
Counsel Canadian Growth Series O 5.04
Counsel Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Series P 5.03
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 1.57

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel Growth Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.08% 11.67% 9.59%
Beta 1.01% 1.09% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.11% 0.38% 0.41%
Sortino 0.23% 0.44% 0.37%
Treynor 0.01% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 79.44% 89.83% 86.88%
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 6.97% 11.08% 11.67% 9.59%
Beta 1.13% 1.01% 1.09% 0.96%
Alpha -0.06% -0.03% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.94% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 2.05% 0.11% 0.38% 0.41%
Sortino 4.79% 0.23% 0.44% 0.37%
Treynor 0.13% 0.01% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 93.25% 79.44% 89.83% 86.88%

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 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) $418

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF430
CGF432
CGF433

Investment Objectives

Counsel Growth Portfolio seeks to achieve long-term capital growth. 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 by 70 to 85% in equity securities and 15 to 30% in fixed income securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 07-28-2006

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
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 100

Fees

MER 2.40%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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