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CIBC Canadian Small-Cap Fund Class A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(08-27-2025)
$52.19
Change
-$0.10 (-0.19%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

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CIBC Canadian Small-Cap Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 15, 1991): 7.82%

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 0.62% 14.90% 11.49% 12.22% 19.81% 17.83% 13.90% 9.32% 16.15% 14.04% 10.77% 9.32% 7.68% 7.71%
Benchmark 1.50% 15.54% 13.69% 14.43% 18.09% 16.08% 11.83% 7.46% 13.78% 10.14% 7.96% 7.49% 6.43% 8.06%
Category Average 1.07% 12.99% 7.74% 8.34% 11.85% 12.90% 9.63% 5.46% 11.67% 9.21% 7.21% 6.97% 6.57% 6.42%
Category Rank 160 / 201 45 / 201 25 / 200 23 / 200 15 / 200 18 / 196 34 / 194 44 / 193 22 / 180 18 / 177 33 / 170 54 / 166 77 / 158 64 / 136
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -1.12% 3.16% 2.53% 4.97% -2.75% 0.66% -2.50% 0.07% -0.54% 6.69% 7.04% 0.62%
Benchmark -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

21.46% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-26.24% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -8.29% 17.37% -1.08% -22.38% 19.17% 25.09% 21.69% -7.32% 5.85% 25.00%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 3 1 3 2 3 1
Category Rank 102/ 131 102/ 153 138/ 158 162/ 167 89/ 174 15/ 179 115/ 186 61/ 194 119/ 196 20/ 197

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.09% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-22.38% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 92.19
Income Trust Units 4.49
Cash and Equivalents 2.14
US Equity 0.90
International Equity 0.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 27.06
Energy 14.03
Financial Services 12.93
Industrial Goods 9.32
Technology 8.48
Other 28.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.72
Asia 0.29

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 3.64
Celestica Inc 3.10
Chartwell Retirement Residences - Units 2.62
MDA Space Ltd 2.42
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.10
Descartes Systems Group Inc 2.03
RB Global Inc 2.02
Capital Power Corp 1.93
Torex Gold Resources Inc 1.89
Hammond Power Solutions Inc Cl A 1.85

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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CIBC Canadian Small-Cap Fund Class A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.18% 14.47% 17.51%
Beta 0.84% 0.80% 0.84%
Alpha 0.04% 0.05% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.86% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.94% 0.41%
Sortino 1.62% 1.55% 0.50%
Treynor 0.12% 0.17% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 92.20% 90.78% 88.17%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.53% 12.18% 14.47% 17.51%
Beta 0.94% 0.84% 0.80% 0.84%
Alpha 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.86% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.35% 0.80% 0.94% 0.41%
Sortino 3.62% 1.62% 1.55% 0.50%
Treynor 0.17% 0.12% 0.17% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 94.30% 92.20% 90.78% 88.17%

Fund Details

Start Date August 15, 1991
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $148

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIB485

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in small and medium-sized Canadian companies judged to be undervalued or that have above-average growth potential.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund: invests in equity securities of small- to medium-sized Canadian and foreign issuers. The Fund aims to add value through prudent security selection, based on fundamental, bottom-up analysis; in addition to equity securities (primarily common shares), may also buy securities that are convertible into common shares; may invest a portion of its assets in illiquid investments, including, but not limited to, restricted securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

  • Gary Baker

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Distributor

CIBC Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.09%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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