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CIBC International Small Companies Fund Class A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$35.94
Change
-$1.65 (-4.40%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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CIBC International Small Companies Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 22, 1997): 5.61%

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 -1.09% 0.62% 2.77% 1.33% 5.25% 5.12% 0.86% -3.10% 3.21% 3.86% 1.20% 4.55% 5.09% 4.72%
Benchmark -3.55% -2.36% 8.11% 0.71% 15.33% 13.19% 8.64% 6.99% 10.76% 8.85% 7.56% 8.21% 9.79% 8.08%
Category Average -2.60% -1.75% 2.38% 0.80% 9.56% 9.29% 5.23% 3.74% 8.51% 6.44% 4.94% 5.54% 6.65% 5.21%
Category Rank 50 / 280 90 / 278 169 / 278 128 / 280 209 / 269 179 / 255 208 / 231 204 / 211 186 / 193 149 / 170 138 / 143 112 / 132 117 / 127 87 / 102
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.15% -3.24% 1.77% 0.00% 2.20% -0.39% 1.31% -2.00% 2.87% -0.70% 2.44% -1.09%
Benchmark 3.87% -3.18% 2.98% -1.02% 5.44% -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05% 4.42% -3.55%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

27.25% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.90% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 30.43% -9.92% 33.90% -16.39% 20.70% 26.40% 2.98% -25.73% 5.20% 9.09%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 4 2 2 4 4 4 3
Category Rank 8/ 101 127/ 127 1/ 132 142/ 142 46/ 168 62/ 174 200/ 209 186/ 231 219/ 248 177/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

33.90% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.73% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 85.56
Canadian Equity 12.54
Income Trust Units 1.04
Cash and Equivalents 0.86

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 18.87
Industrial Goods 13.79
Consumer Services 10.68
Real Estate 10.42
Healthcare 9.37
Other 36.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 44.95
Europe 25.13
North America 14.34
Latin America 4.95
Africa and Middle East 3.22
Other 7.41

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Embraer SA - ADR 2.38
Vista Oil & Gas SAB de CV - ADR Sr A 1.74
Sanrio Co Ltd 1.61
Asics Corp 1.58
Diploma PLC 1.53
Atkinsrealis Group Inc 1.51
Rakuten Bank Ltd 1.43
St James's Place PLC 1.36
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 1.34
BayCurrent Consulting Inc 1.32

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)

CIBC International Small Companies Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.62% 16.35% 14.85%
Beta 0.83% 0.91% 0.92%
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.84% 0.76%
Sharpe -0.15% 0.13% 0.27%
Sortino -0.13% 0.13% 0.26%
Treynor -0.02% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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 8 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 6.81% 13.62% 16.35% 14.85%
Beta 0.48% 0.83% 0.91% 0.92%
Alpha -0.02% -0.06% -0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.85% 0.84% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.19% -0.15% 0.13% 0.27%
Sortino 0.52% -0.13% 0.13% 0.26%
Treynor 0.03% -0.02% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 September 22, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $23

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIB504

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in smaller companies located around the world.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund: uses a bottom-up approach for company selection based on individual merits, giving consideration to themes and trends that may impact future performance. The approach identifies companies that exhibit extraordinary growth potential or that are undervalued based on established parameters.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

American Century Investment Management Inc.

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 2.21%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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