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Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(02-13-2026)
$9.52
Change
-$0.07 (-0.68%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 05, 2010): 4.83%

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 7.00% 6.82% 17.68% 7.00% 24.26% 20.82% 15.08% 8.53% 6.06% 7.62% 6.58% 4.49% 6.29% 6.40%
Benchmark 4.52% 2.11% 13.82% 4.52% 22.72% 24.20% 15.36% 9.22% 6.50% 8.62% 8.37% 6.13% 8.74% 9.58%
Category Average 7.80% 6.70% 21.92% 7.80% 35.18% 26.39% 16.32% 8.99% 5.58% 8.60% 8.11% 5.46% 8.05% 8.78%
Category Rank 261 / 333 166 / 331 279 / 328 261 / 333 283 / 324 260 / 304 219 / 291 183 / 276 130 / 253 173 / 249 180 / 230 134 / 189 141 / 177 127 / 147
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -1.02% 0.86% -3.68% 3.83% 3.66% 2.02% 0.14% 5.80% 3.98% -0.68% 0.52% 7.00%
Benchmark -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.73% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.32% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 1.66% 23.08% -10.61% 7.66% 7.83% -1.91% -12.18% 13.10% 11.12% 20.07%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 4 4
Category Rank 111/ 145 149/ 175 111/ 188 220/ 229 235/ 249 110/ 253 46/ 272 51/ 291 249/ 304 284/ 324

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.08% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.18% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 80.50
Cash and Equivalents 19.64
Income Trust Units 0.01
US Equity -0.18
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.93
Technology 23.87
Exchange Traded Fund 16.91
Basic Materials 7.57
Energy 6.49
Other 18.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 60.68
North America 19.32
Latin America 14.29
Africa and Middle East 5.66
Other 0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 15.57
iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) 7.25
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 3.43
MediaTek Inc 3.28
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 3.16
iShares India 50 ETF (INDY) 2.96
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 2.65
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.63
Ind and Commercial Bank of China Ltd Cl H 2.54
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR 2.51

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.58% 11.21% 11.37%
Beta 0.84% 0.84% 0.83%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.12% 0.33% 0.44%
Sortino 2.37% 0.51% 0.52%
Treynor 0.13% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 79.63% 45.78% 62.29%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 10.69% 9.58% 11.21% 11.37%
Beta 0.96% 0.84% 0.84% 0.83%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.81% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.86% 1.12% 0.33% 0.44%
Sortino 4.59% 2.37% 0.51% 0.52%
Treynor 0.21% 0.13% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 87.49% 79.63% 45.78% 62.29%

Fund Details

Start Date November 05, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC4100

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a basket of emerging market equities, while mitigating downside risk. A secondary objective of the fund is to generate a high level of dividend income from those investments.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the fund incorporates a combination of long emerging market equities and options strategies. The long-term target allocation for long equities will be approximately at least 70% and the options strategy will make up the remaining portfolio exposure. Investment decision-making process Equity security selection is driven by a multi-factor model.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Neuberger Berman Canada ULC

  • Ray Carroll
  • Simon Griffiths
  • Frank Maeba

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.51%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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