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Counsel Global Dividend Series A

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Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(07-29-2025) 		$15.87
Change
$0.05 (0.30%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 20, 2012): 8.43%

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 2.28% -0.26% 1.57% 1.57% 9.46% 14.05% 14.13% 8.27% 11.38% 8.47% 6.53% 6.85% 7.45% 6.77%
Benchmark 3.64% 5.96% 4.44% 4.44% 15.97% 19.37% 19.46% 10.37% 13.60% 12.28% 11.14% 11.34% 12.26% 10.94%
Category Average 2.29% 3.41% 6.75% 6.75% 14.57% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 167 / 258 243 / 257 226 / 252 226 / 252 221 / 247 194 / 240 172 / 219 161 / 214 144 / 212 166 / 199 184 / 190 176 / 186 157 / 173 141 / 149
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.34% 0.14% 1.31% 0.34% 3.69% -0.23% 3.83% 0.01% -1.94% -5.92% 3.65% 2.28%
Benchmark 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.73% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.64% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.66% 4.20% 14.11% -7.48% 9.60% 2.90% 16.59% -3.76% 9.78% 22.66%
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 4 3 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
Category Rank 140/ 144 86/ 157 24/ 176 169/ 187 198/ 199 129/ 203 148/ 212 101/ 214 110/ 223 83/ 243

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.66% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.48% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 48.66
International Equity 48.39
Canadian Equity 2.39
Cash and Equivalents 0.48
Income Trust Units 0.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 20.04
Financial Services 19.93
Healthcare 13.54
Telecommunications 10.95
Consumer Goods 10.22
Other 25.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 51.99
Asia 27.19
Europe 20.08
Africa and Middle East 0.38
Latin America 0.35
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 3.71
Verizon Communications Inc 3.30
PepsiCo Inc 3.10
Comcast Corp Cl A 2.81
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.56
Merck & Co Inc 2.49
Suncor Energy Inc 2.39
Booking Holdings Inc 2.33
Travelers Cos Inc 2.26
Johnson & Johnson 2.19

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)

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Counsel Global Dividend Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.74% 11.02% 11.32%
Beta 0.84% 0.81% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.77% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.92% 0.81% 0.48%
Sortino 1.76% 1.21% 0.53%
Treynor 0.12% 0.11% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 82.48% 79.90% 70.70%
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 9.66% 10.74% 11.02% 11.32%
Beta 0.83% 0.84% 0.81% 0.86%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% 0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.80% 0.77% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.64% 0.92% 0.81% 0.48%
Sortino 0.99% 1.76% 1.21% 0.53%
Treynor 0.07% 0.12% 0.11% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 48.30% 82.48% 79.90% 70.70%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A40.4​40.462.2​62.20%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 July 20, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $191

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF141
CGF142
CGF143

Investment Objectives

Counsel Global Dividend seeks to earn dividend income and achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in Canadian, U.S. and international equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests in Canadian, U.S., and international equity securities for the purpose of deriving dividend income, achieving long-term capital appreciation, and protecting the value of investments. The sub-advisor seeks to diversify the Fund by investing in a variety of industry sectors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Sub-Advisor

Acadian Asset Management Inc

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor

-

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 0

Fees

MER 2.38%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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