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Sionna Opportunities Fund - Series A

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Canadian Focused Equity

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(05-23-2025) 		$19.09
Change
-$0.09 (-0.45%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Sionna Opportunities Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 13, 2014): 7.78%

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 -2.44% 1.33% 5.57% 5.06% 12.25% 11.33% 8.35% 9.73% 12.85% 8.79% 8.45% 8.51% 9.55% 6.87%
Benchmark -1.16% -4.29% 2.54% -0.84% 15.15% 13.27% 10.04% 9.01% 13.15% 9.60% 9.47% 8.77% 9.73% 8.20%
Category Average -1.25% -5.20% 1.07% -1.83% 11.14% 11.10% 8.82% 7.51% 12.10% 8.69% 8.20% 7.48% 8.25% 6.77%
Category Rank 444 / 576 33 / 576 33 / 576 33 / 576 253 / 572 302 / 567 368 / 556 148 / 545 268 / 531 299 / 528 299 / 487 221 / 450 185 / 413 266 / 385
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.19% -3.12% 5.41% 0.10% 0.34% -0.51% 3.06% -2.50% 3.69% 1.22% 2.61% -2.44%
Benchmark 2.82% -0.17% 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.09% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.93% 11.37% 13.28% -3.65% 18.34% -3.04% 22.47% -0.08% 8.72% 14.70%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 4 4
Category Rank 343/ 376 299/ 409 105/ 432 101/ 482 355/ 517 489/ 531 304/ 539 53/ 552 479/ 563 479/ 570

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.47% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.93% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 56.71
International Equity 23.85
US Equity 16.77
Cash and Equivalents 2.66
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.82
Consumer Services 15.34
Energy 14.75
Basic Materials 12.76
Healthcare 7.07
Other 22.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.15
Europe 23.85

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 5.44
Suncor Energy Inc 5.34
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 5.33
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 5.08
Shell PLC - ADR 4.98
Royal Bank of Canada 4.92
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.47
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR 4.15
Manulife Financial Corp 3.73
Nutrien Ltd 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)

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Sionna Opportunities Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.46% 11.04% 11.90%
Beta 0.78% 0.77% 0.87%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.69% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.94% 0.48%
Sortino 0.74% 1.47% 0.51%
Treynor 0.06% 0.13% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 93.09% 90.20% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.81% 11.46% 11.04% 11.90%
Beta 0.69% 0.78% 0.77% 0.87%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.75% 0.69% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.42% 0.94% 0.48%
Sortino 1.75% 0.74% 1.47% 0.51%
Treynor 0.12% 0.06% 0.13% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 98.24% 93.09% 90.20% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 May 13, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $81

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP165
BIP235
BIP275

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Sionna Opportunities Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities.

Investment Strategy

Sionna applies a relative Graham & Dodd value approach to stock selection. Generally, stocks of Canadian and foreign companies that are financially strong and have a measurable worth will be bought when, in Sionna’s view, the stock is selling at a price below its estimated worth or its intrinsic value. Sionna believes that the market will eventually recognize the value of such a company and its stock price will rise towards its intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Sub-Advisor

Sionna Investment Managers Inc.

  • Mel Mariampillai
  • Marian Hoffmann
  • Kim Shannon
  • Dave Britton
  • Teresa Lee

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 1,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.36%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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