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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
(04-01-2026)
$9.33
Change
$0.12 (1.33%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 05, 2010): 5.09%

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 4.16% 12.02% 22.39% 11.44% 30.76% 20.68% 18.46% 11.04% 6.65% 8.82% 7.23% 4.93% 6.42% 7.33%
Benchmark 3.03% 7.32% 15.33% 7.69% 26.72% 22.67% 18.04% 11.04% 7.01% 9.84% 8.70% 6.54% 8.44% 10.23%
Category Average 5.75% 15.40% 26.42% 13.99% 43.18% 26.62% 20.30% 11.98% 6.54% 10.27% 8.92% 6.40% 8.30% 9.74%
Category Rank 294 / 333 269 / 331 270 / 328 275 / 333 288 / 325 264 / 307 227 / 292 207 / 283 149 / 253 189 / 249 185 / 230 139 / 189 144 / 179 129 / 148
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.86% -3.68% 3.83% 3.66% 2.02% 0.14% 5.80% 3.98% -0.68% 0.52% 7.00% 4.16%
Benchmark 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03%

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 78.21
Cash and Equivalents 21.61
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.15
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.88
Exchange Traded Fund 18.75
Technology 18.64
Consumer Goods 8.08
Energy 7.74
Other 19.91

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 53.09
North America 21.49
Latin America 19.78
Africa and Middle East 5.44
Other 0.20

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 17.61
iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) 8.73
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras - Pfd 3.70
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 2.90
MediaTek Inc 2.84
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 2.79
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 2.52
Kia Corp 2.41
Vale SA 2.37
KB Financial Group Inc 2.33

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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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 9.10% 11.32% 11.31%
Beta 0.82% 0.85% 0.82%
Alpha 0.03% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.51% 0.38% 0.52%
Sortino 3.59% 0.59% 0.65%
Treynor 0.17% 0.05% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 83.21% 50.89% 66.92%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.41% 9.10% 11.32% 11.31%
Beta 0.95% 0.82% 0.85% 0.82%
Alpha 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.79% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 2.41% 1.51% 0.38% 0.52%
Sortino 6.09% 3.59% 0.59% 0.65%
Treynor 0.27% 0.17% 0.05% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.00% 83.21% 50.89% 66.92%

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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