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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(03-18-2025)
$36.88
Change
-$0.26 (-0.69%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 11, 1995): 6.79%

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 -3.19% -3.47% 7.84% 1.77% 11.11% 13.58% 9.07% 6.25% 11.52% 9.77% 8.13% 8.20% 10.57% 8.42%
Benchmark -5.13% -4.64% 10.90% 0.23% 17.12% 15.02% 10.35% 8.84% 12.71% 10.32% 10.16% 9.58% 11.64% 9.39%
Category Average -6.00% -6.56% 1.79% -1.54% 6.10% 7.74% 3.96% 4.42% 7.58% 5.55% 5.04% 5.44% 7.09% 5.57%
Category Rank 43 / 295 36 / 294 49 / 270 10 / 294 76 / 269 30 / 264 27 / 247 61 / 244 41 / 204 36 / 195 62 / 182 49 / 162 36 / 159 36 / 141
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.05% -5.83% 1.84% -0.69% 5.94% -0.90% 3.88% 0.37% 7.15% -5.15% 5.13% -3.19%
Benchmark 4.69% -5.36% 3.32% -1.00% 6.13% -1.81% 2.68% 2.75% 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.77% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.73% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 9.79% 13.39% 14.13% -14.08% 16.62% 32.68% 17.33% -20.94% 19.74% 16.04%
Benchmark 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39%
Category Average 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 2
Category Rank 71/ 139 60/ 158 34/ 162 177/ 182 141/ 193 6/ 200 212/ 244 196/ 246 6/ 264 87/ 268

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.68% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 92.84
Cash and Equivalents 4.62
International Equity 2.54

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.99
Financial Services 16.64
Industrial Goods 15.27
Industrial Services 10.90
Consumer Services 10.85
Other 23.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.46
Europe 2.54

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Interactive Brokers Group Inc Cl A 5.58
Lennox International Inc 5.24
LPL Financial Holdings Inc 5.08
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.54
W R Berkley Corp 3.97
Watsco Inc 3.89
Bentley Systems Inc Cl B 3.79
Universal Display Corp 3.79
Pool Corp 3.66
Cooper Cos Inc 3.64

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)

CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.21% 17.85% 16.53%
Beta 0.92% 0.89% 0.93%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.88% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.37% 0.57% 0.47%
Sortino 0.70% 0.85% 0.59%
Treynor 0.07% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 94.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.82% 17.21% 17.85% 16.53%
Beta 0.82% 0.92% 0.89% 0.93%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.92% 0.88% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.51% 0.37% 0.57% 0.47%
Sortino 0.96% 0.70% 0.85% 0.59%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 94.91%

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 December 11, 1995
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $788

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIB495

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in smaller U.S. companies, including equity securities of publicly traded companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges that are judged to be undervalued, or thought to have above-average growth potential.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund: invests primarily in securities of companies that have sustainable competitive advantages, which are judged to be attractively valued based on fundamental research; may use derivatives such as options, futures, forward contracts, swaps, and other similar instruments, in a manner considered appropriate to achieving the Fund’s investment objectives. Derivatives may be used for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC

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 2.48%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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