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Middlefield U.S. Equity Dividend Class Series A

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(01-16-2026)
$23.42
Change
$0.19 (0.80%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Middlefield U.S. Equity Dividend Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 13, 2014): 9.94%

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 -1.60% -2.09% 6.85% -1.52% -1.52% 19.08% 19.12% 7.66% 10.85% 13.13% 13.73% 11.21% 10.01% 9.08%
Benchmark -1.89% 1.07% 11.51% 12.28% 12.28% 23.58% 23.49% 13.30% 16.12% 16.11% 17.37% 15.60% 15.40% 14.71%
Category Average -1.20% 1.26% 8.31% 9.67% 9.67% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 107 / 226 223 / 225 136 / 221 218 / 218 218 / 218 45 / 204 18 / 192 127 / 191 117 / 188 20 / 186 31 / 180 51 / 165 58 / 137 82 / 114
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 3.21% -5.34% -7.99% -4.32% 3.79% 3.25% 2.83% 1.17% 4.90% 2.06% -2.51% -1.60%
Benchmark 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.02% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.91% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 1.04% 0.84% -4.91% 17.41% 25.26% 24.58% -20.53% 19.21% 43.97% -1.52%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 9.67%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 1 2 4 1 1 4
Category Rank 111/ 114 137/ 137 117/ 165 140/ 180 2/ 186 67/ 188 190/ 191 6/ 192 3/ 204 218/ 218

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

43.97% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.53% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 71.21
International Equity 27.67
Cash and Equivalents 0.75
Income Trust Units 0.26
Canadian Equity 0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 43.54
Financial Services 12.48
Consumer Goods 10.26
Healthcare 10.21
Consumer Services 8.94
Other 14.57

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 72.36
Asia 21.75
Europe 5.93

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Middlefield U.S. Equity Dividend ETF (MUSA) 99.25
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.75

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)

Middlefield U.S. Equity Dividend Class Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.63% 14.59% 13.67%
Beta 0.95% 1.04% 0.98%
Alpha -0.02% -0.05% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.88% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.24% 0.59% 0.57%
Sortino 2.09% 0.82% 0.70%
Treynor 0.15% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.96% 89.84% 89.61%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 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 14.50% 11.63% 14.59% 13.67%
Beta 1.03% 0.95% 1.04% 0.98%
Alpha -0.13% -0.02% -0.05% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.80% 0.88% 0.84%
Sharpe -0.22% 1.24% 0.59% 0.57%
Sortino -0.31% 2.09% 0.82% 0.70%
Treynor -0.03% 0.15% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency - 93.96% 89.84% 89.61%

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

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MID710
MID719
MID720

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term total return. The Fund invests primarily in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest primarily in the securities of US issuers. In determining which individual investments to include in the portfolio the Manager will consider: a company’s balance sheet, cash flow characteristics, profitability, industry position, future growth potential and management ability. The investment strategy follows strong disciplines with regard to price paid to acquire portfolio investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Middlefield Limited

  • Shane Obata
  • Robert F. Lauzon
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Middlefield Limited (ML)

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Middlefield Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.98%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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