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Scotia Global Dividend Class - Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025)
$28.35
Change
$0.02 (0.07%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

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Scotia Global Dividend Class - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 28, 2012): 9.72%

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 0.79% 3.72% 3.46% 7.67% 10.70% 16.71% 14.60% 8.96% 9.88% 7.67% 7.40% 7.23% 7.67% 7.41%
Benchmark 4.75% 9.85% 16.40% 14.73% 20.82% 25.87% 23.58% 12.69% 14.46% 13.83% 12.29% 12.49% 12.56% 12.37%
Category Average 2.69% 5.88% 9.49% 13.03% 13.74% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 252 / 260 236 / 255 241 / 250 225 / 245 215 / 245 218 / 234 196 / 212 174 / 207 189 / 205 184 / 194 175 / 191 175 / 182 149 / 172 143 / 149
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.74% 3.63% -0.04% 6.03% 0.35% -2.19% -3.73% 2.08% 1.50% 0.84% 2.05% 0.79%
Benchmark 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.28% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.97% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.41% 1.20% 10.71% -5.07% 19.44% -1.36% 14.75% -3.99% 9.37% 17.38%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 88/ 142 110/ 153 75/ 172 123/ 183 75/ 193 168/ 198 169/ 205 105/ 207 116/ 216 208/ 236

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.44% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.07% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 50.52
International Equity 43.88
Cash and Equivalents 4.28
Canadian Equity 1.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 18.07
Consumer Goods 16.64
Technology 16.52
Financial Services 13.18
Real Estate 9.16
Other 26.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 56.12
Europe 40.14
Asia 3.75

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 5.85
Amazon.com Inc 4.82
CANADIAN DOLLAR 4.27
Visa Inc Cl A 3.69
Shell PLC 3.34
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.32
Becton Dickinson and Co 3.25
Sap SE 2.99
Anheuser Busch Inbev SA 2.98
Anthem Inc 2.88

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return8910111213141510%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%

Scotia Global Dividend Class - Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.38% 10.71% 10.36%
Beta 0.75% 0.77% 0.80%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.74% 0.81%
Sharpe 1.08% 0.69% 0.57%
Sortino 2.19% 1.08% 0.67%
Treynor 0.13% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 95.14% 93.94% 92.18%
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 5 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 8.85% 9.38% 10.71% 10.36%
Beta 0.64% 0.75% 0.77% 0.80%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.70% 0.74% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.86% 1.08% 0.69% 0.57%
Sortino 1.58% 2.19% 1.08% 0.67%
Treynor 0.12% 0.13% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.11% 95.14% 93.94% 92.18%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A83.383.360.460.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS1312

Investment Objectives

This fund aims to achieve high total investment return. It invests primarily in equity securities of companies anywhere in the world that pay, or may be expected to pay, dividends as well as in other types of securities that may be expected to distribute income.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may obtain exposure to such investments in one or more of the following ways, in any combination: by investing directly in such equity and/or other income producing securities; by investing in units of Scotia Global Dividend Fund (the “underlying fund”); and through the use of derivatives to gain exposure to such equity and/or other income producing securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Eric Benner
  • Ryan Nicholl
  • Jason Gibbs
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.06%
Management Fee 1.50%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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