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Guardian Canadian Equity Income Fund Series W

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$20.00
Change
-$0.06 (-0.31%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Guardian Canadian Equity Income Fund Series W

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 28, 2012): 7.47%

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 0.32% 10.56% 19.61% 24.63% 23.43% 23.80% 13.58% 10.34% 16.41% 10.39% 10.06% 7.78% 7.74% 7.91%
Benchmark 0.97% 11.70% 23.39% 25.13% 28.75% 30.39% 19.52% 12.89% 17.64% 14.06% 13.94% 11.61% 11.60% 11.71%
Category Average -0.19% 6.12% 14.05% 15.41% 16.68% 21.51% 12.60% 8.98% 14.29% 10.01% 10.10% 8.30% 8.58% 8.61%
Category Rank 111 / 461 19 / 460 33 / 454 11 / 452 34 / 452 109 / 439 160 / 430 130 / 417 85 / 392 216 / 388 231 / 373 277 / 354 283 / 329 229 / 277
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.96% -3.80% 2.39% 1.85% 0.59% -0.67% 4.78% 1.97% 1.25% 4.52% 5.45% 0.32%
Benchmark 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.04% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -9.63% 19.85% 3.93% -11.69% 18.55% -7.88% 28.11% -0.75% 6.68% 11.14%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 4 3 4 2 1 3 4
Category Rank 231/ 263 91/ 299 268/ 330 327/ 355 205/ 375 361/ 389 176/ 396 71/ 418 294/ 430 418/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.11% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.50
Income Trust Units 8.53
Cash and Equivalents 2.97

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.48
Energy 16.90
Basic Materials 12.11
Utilities 9.20
Real Estate 4.94
Other 24.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.40
Latin America 1.61

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.77
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 6.43
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.31
Open Text Corp 4.06
Canadian National Railway Co 3.98
Enbridge Inc 3.96
Bank of Montreal 3.39
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.31
Manulife Financial Corp 3.30
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.28

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Guardian Canadian Equity Income Fund Series W

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.77% 12.92% 12.95%
Beta 0.86% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.86% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.87% 1.04% 0.52%
Sortino 1.70% 1.82% 0.59%
Treynor 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 92.21% 93.80% 89.32%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.91% 10.77% 12.92% 12.95%
Beta 0.73% 0.86% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha 0.03% -0.03% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.92% 0.86% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.11% 0.87% 1.04% 0.52%
Sortino 4.47% 1.70% 1.82% 0.59%
Treynor 0.26% 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.11% 92.21% 93.80% 89.32%

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 May 28, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG563

Investment Objectives

The principal objective of the Fund is the achievement of a high level of stable income, with an attractive total return, by investing primarily in Canadian dividend-paying equity securities, income trust units and other flow-through securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest in any income-oriented equity security, including, but not limited to, common equities, income trusts and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Income trusts structured as limited partnerships are permitted. We primarily use a fundamental, bottom-up approach to security analysis.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Kevin Hall
  • Michele Robitaille
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Worldsource Financial Management Inc.

Worldsource Securities Inc

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.90%
Management Fee 1.50%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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