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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$38.13
Change
$0.63 (1.67%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 11, 1995): 6.30%

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 -6.69% -14.41% -8.56% -10.02% 1.23% 8.28% 6.82% 1.64% 9.00% 7.21% 6.11% 6.32% 8.80% 7.43%
Benchmark -5.32% -15.79% -6.71% -11.04% 4.91% 10.58% 8.26% 4.47% 11.77% 7.27% 8.17% 7.55% 9.85% 8.62%
Category Average -4.28% -15.07% -8.56% -11.05% -1.61% 4.93% 2.51% 0.07% 7.64% 3.25% 3.56% 3.78% 5.50% 4.75%
Category Rank 232 / 295 65 / 295 119 / 292 56 / 294 64 / 269 58 / 264 45 / 251 75 / 244 82 / 206 29 / 197 66 / 182 46 / 168 40 / 159 38 / 141
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.84% -0.69% 5.94% -0.90% 3.88% 0.37% 7.15% -5.15% 5.13% -3.19% -5.25% -6.69%
Benchmark 3.32% -1.00% 6.13% -1.81% 2.68% 2.75% 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13% -6.25% -5.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.77% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.73% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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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 88.71
Cash and Equivalents 7.44
International Equity 3.85

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 26.95
Financial Services 15.78
Industrial Goods 13.08
Industrial Services 11.63
Consumer Services 11.61
Other 20.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.15
Europe 3.85

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 7.32
W R Berkley Corp 4.79
LPL Financial Holdings Inc 4.75
Interactive Brokers Group Inc Cl A 4.03
Bentley Systems Inc Cl B 3.99
Rollins Inc 3.98
Allegion PLC 3.85
Watsco Inc 3.73
Cooper Cos Inc 3.60
Equifax Inc 3.52

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)

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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.69% 16.85% 16.73%
Beta 0.92% 0.95% 0.94%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.88% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.24% 0.45% 0.41%
Sortino 0.47% 0.66% 0.50%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 93.83%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 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 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.21% 17.69% 16.85% 16.73%
Beta 0.84% 0.92% 0.95% 0.94%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.92% 0.88% 0.87%
Sharpe -0.08% 0.24% 0.45% 0.41%
Sortino -0.05% 0.47% 0.66% 0.50%
Treynor -0.02% 0.05% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 93.83%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A5.15.18.78.70%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 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) $744

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 2.47%
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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