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Barometer Balanced Fund Class A

Global Equity Balanced

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FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017

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NAVPS
(03-13-2025)
$10.90
Change
-$0.05 (-0.45%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Barometer Balanced Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 2014): 4.86%

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 -1.26% -3.32% 1.23% -0.46% 9.21% 8.06% 2.20% 4.86% 6.26% 5.22% 3.46% 4.17% 5.16% 4.35%
Benchmark -0.48% 2.93% 9.60% 2.77% 18.61% 17.79% 10.47% 8.79% 10.41% 9.84% 8.71% 9.07% 9.67% 8.55%
Category Average -0.62% 1.59% 6.79% 2.69% 14.35% 13.27% 7.37% 6.84% 8.16% 7.46% 6.40% 6.44% 7.17% 5.71%
Category Rank 1,053 / 1,344 1,344 / 1,344 1,320 / 1,331 1,344 / 1,344 1,269 / 1,321 1,184 / 1,240 1,178 / 1,209 945 / 1,087 901 / 1,028 929 / 998 840 / 874 726 / 776 658 / 707 532 / 597
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.63% -1.72% 3.46% 0.01% 2.08% 1.26% 0.37% 0.32% 4.00% -2.87% 0.80% -1.26%
Benchmark 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.82% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.17% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.28% 10.74% 7.56% -8.35% 8.00% 5.39% 19.37% -6.99% -1.13% 14.44%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 4
Category Rank 465/ 593 42/ 683 630/ 775 807/ 848 924/ 942 787/ 1,026 49/ 1,075 121/ 1,188 1,218/ 1,237 1,021/ 1,320

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.37% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.35% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 30.82
Canadian Equity 29.20
Canadian Corporate Bonds 24.39
Cash and Equivalents 8.29
Foreign Corporate Bonds 2.18
Other 5.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.96
Fixed Income 26.57
Basic Materials 10.27
Energy 9.85
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.29
Other 15.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.87
Multi-National 5.13

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sprott Physical Gold Trust - Closed 5.13
Videotron Ltd 3.63% 01-Feb-2025 4.87
ATS Corp. 6.50% 21-Aug-2032 4.49
Bell Canada 2.50% 14-Feb-2030 4.44
Heavy Metal Equipment & Rentals 7.25% 26-Feb-2030 4.31
Air Canada 4.63% 15-Aug-2029 3.92
Visa Inc Cl A 3.89
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.63
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.55
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.51

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)

Barometer Balanced Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.96% 9.71% 8.25%
Beta 0.66% 0.72% 0.67%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.55% 0.55%
Sharpe -0.14% 0.43% 0.36%
Sortino -0.06% 0.51% 0.26%
Treynor -0.02% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 27.16% 69.12% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 7.21% 8.96% 9.71% 8.25%
Beta 0.90% 0.66% 0.72% 0.67%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.56% 0.55% 0.55%
Sharpe 0.69% -0.14% 0.43% 0.36%
Sortino 1.52% -0.06% 0.51% 0.26%
Treynor 0.06% -0.02% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 81.04% 27.16% 69.12% -

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 December 31, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $26

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BCM870

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and fixed income securities without geographic restrictions. The Fund's holdings are also not restricted by market capitalization, size, or sector. However, due to our strict liquidity requirements, we focus our investments in actively traded equity and income securities.

Investment Strategy

We use our Disciplined Leadership Approach to manage the investment portfolio of the Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Barometer Capital Management Inc.

  • Gregory Guichon
  • David Burrows
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Barometer Capital Management Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 1,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.84%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Back Fee Only
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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