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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(03-19-2026)
$32.55
Change
-$0.05 (-0.15%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 11, 1995): 6.17%

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 -0.12% -2.48% -4.70% 0.81% -10.45% -0.25% 4.93% 3.82% 2.67% 7.52% 6.62% 5.61% 5.95% 8.27%
Benchmark 4.47% 6.01% 10.76% 6.27% 13.66% 15.37% 14.56% 11.17% 9.79% 12.87% 10.79% 10.60% 10.03% 11.84%
Category Average 1.78% 2.58% 4.31% 4.21% 6.98% 6.54% 7.49% 4.70% 4.93% 7.48% 5.76% 5.28% 5.61% 7.08%
Category Rank 313 / 314 301 / 314 289 / 294 301 / 314 288 / 288 233 / 257 164 / 252 124 / 235 149 / 228 97 / 188 98 / 179 117 / 166 91 / 146 76 / 144
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -5.25% -6.69% 4.18% 0.47% 4.60% -2.93% 0.78% -1.84% -1.21% -3.26% 0.93% -0.12%
Benchmark -6.25% -5.32% 5.58% 3.68% 3.25% 2.29% 2.31% 0.93% 1.19% -0.25% 1.73% 4.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.77% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.73% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 13.39% 14.13% -14.08% 16.62% 32.68% 17.33% -20.94% 19.74% 16.04% -9.60%
Benchmark 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39% 7.19%
Category Average 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19% 1.07%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 2 4
Category Rank 48/ 143 34/ 146 166/ 166 129/ 177 6/ 184 202/ 228 186/ 234 6/ 252 86/ 256 285/ 285

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 90.12
Cash and Equivalents 5.60
International Equity 4.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.11
Financial Services 16.06
Industrial Goods 15.42
Industrial Services 11.92
Consumer Services 9.16
Other 19.33

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.72
Europe 4.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Interactive Brokers Group Inc Cl A 6.25
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.48
Zurn Water Solutions Corp 4.69
W R Berkley Corp 4.69
Teledyne Technologies Inc 4.64
Allegion PLC 4.28
Nordson Corp 4.17
Rollins Inc 4.06
UL Solutions Inc Cl A 3.84
Cooper Cos Inc 3.48

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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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 14.46% 15.96% 16.24%
Beta 0.88% 0.94% 0.92%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.85% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.14% 0.07% 0.46%
Sortino 0.31% 0.08% 0.59%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 94.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 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 11.81% 14.46% 15.96% 16.24%
Beta 0.80% 0.88% 0.94% 0.92%
Alpha -0.21% -0.07% -0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.84% 0.85% 0.84%
Sharpe -1.08% 0.14% 0.07% 0.46%
Sortino -1.29% 0.31% 0.08% 0.59%
Treynor -0.16% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency - 100.00% 100.00% 94.37%

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

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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) $952

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
ATL495

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

  • Jon Christensen
  • Julie Kutasov
  • Craig Stone

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 2.47%
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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