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Scotia Essentials Growth Portfolio A

Global Equity Balanced

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(04-30-2026)
$15.98
Change
$0.12 (0.75%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Scotia Essentials Growth Portfolio A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2014): 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 -4.54% -0.80% 0.90% -0.80% 11.25% 10.07% 10.57% 7.35% 6.21% 9.63% 6.68% 6.10% 5.96% 6.59%
Benchmark -4.22% -0.70% 0.14% -0.70% 12.72% 12.59% 14.05% 10.43% 8.76% 11.35% 9.35% 8.87% 8.95% 9.44%
Category Average -4.30% -0.62% 0.63% -0.62% 11.04% 9.95% 11.03% 7.54% 6.75% 10.06% 7.30% 6.72% 6.52% 6.94%
Category Rank 869 / 1,284 755 / 1,280 668 / 1,263 755 / 1,280 724 / 1,246 723 / 1,219 776 / 1,140 726 / 1,124 691 / 1,004 631 / 947 659 / 916 613 / 803 530 / 708 471 / 659
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.14% 3.81% 2.00% 1.08% 1.77% 3.44% 1.48% 0.61% -0.37% 1.00% 2.88% -4.54%
Benchmark -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10% 1.51% 2.14% -4.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.10% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.72% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.41% 8.40% -5.84% 14.21% 7.82% 11.88% -12.91% 10.56% 15.91% 11.85%
Benchmark 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57% 13.15%
Category Average 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99% 11.72%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Category Rank 259/ 627 509/ 706 540/ 776 593/ 859 558/ 944 600/ 992 752/ 1,089 719/ 1,137 780/ 1,218 715/ 1,245

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.91% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.91% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 29.34
US Equity 25.65
Canadian Equity 17.07
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.10
Foreign Bonds - Funds 3.86
Other 17.98

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 28.55
Exchange Traded Fund 18.90
Fixed Income 13.69
Financial Services 7.41
Technology 4.28
Other 27.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 56.76
Multi-National 25.27
Europe 13.07
Asia 4.75
Latin America 0.17

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia U.S. Equity Index Tracker ETF (SITU) 18.90
Scotia Wealth Fundamental Intl Equity Pool Ser I 13.35
1832AM TCT AS ALC ETF LP SER I 9.97
Scotia Global Dividend Fund Series A 6.23
Scotia Canadian Dividend Fund Series A 5.36
1832 AM EMERG MARK EQ PL SER I 5.30
1832 AM GLBL COMP ETF LP SER I 4.97
Scotia Wealth Quantitative Glo Sm Cap Equ Pool I 4.88
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 3.76
1832 AM TOTL RET BND LP SER I 3.76

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Essentials Growth Portfolio A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.99% 9.45% 9.26%
Beta 0.96 0.96 0.98
Alpha -0.03 -0.02 -0.02
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.84 0.39 0.53
Sortino 1.53 0.54 0.59
Treynor 0.07 0.04 0.05
Tax Efficiency 91.50% 87.61% 89.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.20% 7.99% 9.45% 9.26%
Beta 0.90 0.96 0.96 0.98
Alpha 0.00 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02
Rsquared 0.93% 0.93% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.05 0.84 0.39 0.53
Sortino 1.49 1.53 0.54 0.59
Treynor 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.05
Tax Efficiency 96.60% 91.50% 87.61% 89.81%

Fund Details

Start Date November 24, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS2207

Investment Objectives

The portfolio invests primarily in a diversified mix of mutual funds, equity securities and/or fixed income securities located anywhere in the world and aims to achieve long term capital appreciation with a secondary focus on income generation using a balanced approach to investing. The majority of the portfolio's assets will be held in equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio is an asset allocation fund that allocates your investment between two asset classes: fixed income and equities. The following outlines the target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests - Fixed Income 30%, Equities 70%. To meet the Portfolio’s objective, the portfolio adviser will focus on generating long term capital appreciation through growth oriented strategies in both fixed income and equities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Craig Maddock
  • Yuko Girard
  • Wes Blight
  • Mark Fairbairn
  • Ian Taylor
  • Jenny Wang
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.92%
Management Fee 1.60%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.65%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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