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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(10-07-2025)
$9.32
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 20, 2014): 2.32%

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 0.66% 2.58% 0.33% 2.70% 4.97% 6.10% 4.63% -0.27% 0.23% 0.58% 1.10% 1.40% 0.98% 1.29%
Benchmark 0.79% 2.58% 0.58% 3.03% 7.15% 7.80% 7.05% 1.08% 0.64% 1.23% 2.49% 2.55% 2.04% 2.56%
Category Average 0.90% 2.41% 2.25% 4.01% 4.16% 6.06% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 210 / 317 126 / 310 272 / 310 238 / 306 136 / 293 189 / 290 191 / 282 231 / 264 224 / 247 211 / 230 195 / 213 152 / 188 146 / 164 115 / 120
Quartile Ranking 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.54% -0.43% 1.64% -0.52% 1.24% 1.11% -0.88% -1.66% 0.34% 1.12% 0.78% 0.66%
Benchmark 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36% 0.41% 0.79%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.49% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.11% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.34% 1.38% -2.00% 0.28% 6.87% 5.46% -1.75% -13.28% 5.89% 6.56%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 2 3 2 4 4 3 2
Category Rank 2/ 110 125/ 128 167/ 175 56/ 201 135/ 222 104/ 243 245/ 256 244/ 264 210/ 282 103/ 291

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.34% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.28% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 49.90
Foreign Government Bonds 22.60
US Equity 9.32
Mortgages 5.70
Cash and Equivalents 2.39
Other 10.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 80.07
Exchange Traded Fund 8.07
Technology 4.91
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.39
Consumer Services 1.26
Other 3.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 81.56
Europe 5.70
Asia 4.65
Latin America 4.53
Africa and Middle East 2.66
Other 0.90

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (USIG) 12.98
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF (USHY) 12.03
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) 9.99
SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corp Bd ETF 9.02
iShares JPMorgan USD EM Bond ETF (EMB) 8.48
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp Bnd Idx ETF (VCIT) 7.00
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC) 5.50
iShares Convertible Bond ETF 5.07
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN) 5.01
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL) 4.03

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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MD Strategic Yield Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.20% 5.48% 5.69%
Beta 0.84% 0.74% 0.73%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.68% 0.63%
Sharpe 0.13% -0.40% -0.06%
Sortino 0.53% -0.62% -0.36%
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 69.75% - 0.61%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.65% 5.20% 5.48% 5.69%
Beta 0.84% 0.84% 0.74% 0.73%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.70% 0.68% 0.63%
Sharpe 0.51% 0.13% -0.40% -0.06%
Sortino 0.79% 0.53% -0.62% -0.36%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 66.91% 69.75% - 0.61%

Fund Details

Start Date June 20, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDM410

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide income and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily to obtain exposure to alternative or non-traditional asset classes or strategies that have a low correlation to traditional asset classes. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) listed on a Canadian or U.S. stock exchange and fixed-income securities that emphasize alternative or non-traditional asset classes or strategies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest in any one alternative or non-traditional asset category which is expected to complement or have a low correlation to traditional asset categories within the following ranges: 0% to 50% equities, 0% to 100% ETFs, 0% to 100% fixed-income securities, 0% to 10% Commodity and U.S. ETFs (defined below), and 0% to 25% cash equivalents or debt instruments with a remaining term to maturity of 365 days or less.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MD Financial Management Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

MD Financial Management Inc.

Distributor

MD Financial Management Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 3,000
PAC Subsequent 1,000
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.47%
Management Fee 1.39%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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