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Portland Canadian Balanced Fund Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeA Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2018, 2017

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NAVPS
(01-27-2026)
$16.31
Change
-$0.11 (-0.68%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Portland Canadian Balanced Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 31, 2012): 8.31%

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 0.96% 2.46% 5.77% 18.26% 18.26% 15.66% 13.85% 6.38% 8.03% 8.10% 9.12% 7.00% 7.28% 8.42%
Benchmark 0.65% 4.58% 14.68% 23.78% 23.78% 20.40% 17.00% 10.44% 11.84% 10.99% 12.08% 9.59% 9.36% 10.00%
Category Average 0.03% 1.83% 6.57% 11.54% 11.54% 12.23% 11.38% 6.25% 8.02% 7.47% 8.43% 6.42% 6.39% 6.80%
Category Rank 75 / 392 196 / 392 303 / 392 49 / 372 49 / 372 103 / 368 104 / 366 240 / 362 236 / 354 176 / 327 167 / 319 165 / 299 114 / 270 61 / 261
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 3.25% 2.99% 2.09% -1.61% 2.75% 1.87% -0.88% 2.94% 1.17% -0.17% 1.66% 0.96%
Benchmark 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91% 2.96% 0.65%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.26% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 19.27% 9.57% -6.73% 15.46% 8.43% 14.88% -13.20% 10.31% 13.12% 18.26%
Benchmark 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11% 23.78%
Category Average 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92% 11.54%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 1
Category Rank 8/ 261 41/ 270 174/ 299 156/ 319 105/ 327 215/ 354 336/ 362 141/ 366 231/ 368 49/ 372

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.27% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 56.91
US Equity 21.32
Canadian Equity 21.01
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.54
International Equity 0.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 56.91
Financial Services 9.49
Energy 8.77
Healthcare 7.74
Telecommunications 7.45
Other 9.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.80
Latin America 0.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canadian Treasury Bill 55.34
Verizon Communications Inc 6.52
South Bow Corp 6.21
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.95
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (ZPR) 4.85
Anthem Inc 3.91
Cigna Corp 3.83
United Parcel Service Inc Cl B 3.59
Global X Active Preferred Share ETF (HPR) 3.48
Mosaic Co 3.12

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)

Portland Canadian Balanced Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.84% 11.95% 12.60%
Beta 1.11% 0.99% 1.04%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.68% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.48% 0.56%
Sortino 1.60% 0.69% 0.71%
Treynor 0.09% 0.06% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 80.16% 75.70% 80.24%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 5.51% 11.84% 11.95% 12.60%
Beta 0.33% 1.11% 0.99% 1.04%
Alpha 0.10% -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.16% 0.75% 0.68% 0.71%
Sharpe 2.62% 0.83% 0.48% 0.56%
Sortino 6.34% 1.60% 0.69% 0.71%
Treynor 0.43% 0.09% 0.06% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 69.15% 80.16% 75.70% 80.24%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $34

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PTL300
PTL305
PTL310

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide positive long-term total returns, consisting of both income and capital gains by investing primarily in a portfolio of fixed income and Canadian equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to provide income and capital growth while moderating the volatility of equities by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equities, ADRs, income securities, preferred shares, options and ETFs. The Fund may also invest up to 49% in foreign securities in a manner consistent with its investment objective.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Portland Investment Counsel Inc.

  • James Cole
Sub-Advisor

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Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Portland Investment Counsel Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Mandeville Private Client Inc.

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 50

Fees

MER 2.54%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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