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Middlefield Global Dividend Growers ETF (MDIV)

Global Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025)
$17.20
Change
-$0.18 (-1.02%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 22, 2013): 11.36%

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 4.15% -6.90% -4.98% -8.05% 11.19% 20.23% 15.98% 11.96% 13.17% 11.67% 10.64% 10.12% 10.91% 9.36%
Benchmark 5.37% -2.04% 0.91% 0.76% 14.46% 18.99% 15.33% 10.43% 13.24% 12.16% 10.74% 10.38% 11.55% 10.33%
Category Average 4.04% -1.17% 2.49% 4.35% 12.64% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 151 / 256 250 / 253 245 / 252 250 / 252 181 / 247 5 / 239 3 / 219 46 / 214 72 / 212 33 / 199 39 / 188 34 / 184 20 / 169 32 / 149
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 4.05% 1.41% 0.73% 2.32% 3.02% 4.45% 3.34% 3.50% -4.58% -7.13% -3.75% 4.15%
Benchmark 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.46% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.19% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 20.70% 1.87% 11.23% -1.63% 17.41% 7.89% 23.30% -14.41% 17.75% 43.66%
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 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 1
Category Rank 12/ 144 106/ 157 62/ 176 46/ 187 117/ 199 37/ 203 72/ 212 183/ 214 14/ 223 1/ 243

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

43.66% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.41% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 63.07
International Equity 31.43
Canadian Equity 3.87
Income Trust Units 1.67
Other -0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.95
Financial Services 15.18
Consumer Goods 14.09
Consumer Services 10.55
Industrial Goods 8.34
Other 28.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.60
Europe 15.59
Asia 14.00
Africa and Middle East 1.84
Other -0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Middlefield Healthcare Dividend ETF (MHCD) 8.19
Microsoft Corp 5.20
Sony Group Corp - ADR 5.14
NVIDIA Corp 4.82
Visa Inc Cl A 4.68
Blackstone Inc 4.39
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.38
Amazon.com Inc 4.12
Nintendo Co Ltd - ADR 4.11
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.53

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 Return910111213141516174%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%

Middlefield Global Dividend Growers ETF (MDIV)

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.96% 14.08% 12.99%
Beta 1.12% 1.08% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.81% 0.78% 0.62%
Sortino 1.37% 1.13% 0.77%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 87.08% 83.14% 76.03%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.56% 14.96% 14.08% 12.99%
Beta 1.16% 1.12% 1.08% 0.99%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.86% 0.84% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.59% 0.81% 0.78% 0.62%
Sortino 0.88% 1.37% 1.13% 0.77%
Treynor 0.07% 0.11% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 84.39% 87.08% 83.14% 76.03%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A40.840.862.362.30%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 March 22, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $56

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objectives are to provide holders of Units with: i) stable monthly cash distributions and to grow distributions over time; and ii) enhance long-term total return through capital appreciation of the Fund's investment portfolio through an investment strategy which combines passive and active portfolio management and entails investing primarily in securities of global, including Canadian and U.S., issuers which have exhibited strong dividend growth.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio will be comprised primarily of securities of publicly-listed companies, including dividend paying common shares, that in the view of the Advisor, offer attractive opportunities for both income and capital appreciation. The Passive Portfolio is designed to hold, to the extent practicable, the equity securities of the 20 largest publicly-listed issuers by market capitalization globally which have exhibited cumulative dividend growth.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

  • Shane Obata
  • Robert F. Lauzon
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Middlefield Limited (ML)

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.76%
Management Fee 0.85%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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