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Barometer Balanced Fund Class A

Global Equity Balanced

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FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017

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NAVPS
(03-05-2026)
$12.60
Change
-$0.17 (-1.34%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Barometer Balanced Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 2014): 5.56%

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 3.67% 4.19% 10.89% 3.67% 10.98% 12.40% 8.19% 5.14% 6.64% 6.46% 6.57% 4.68% 5.24% 5.87%
Benchmark 1.51% 0.17% 8.32% 1.51% 11.23% 17.55% 15.36% 10.15% 9.53% 9.79% 10.44% 9.20% 9.87% 9.53%
Category Average 1.35% 1.37% 7.54% 1.35% 9.59% 14.07% 11.75% 7.51% 7.83% 7.65% 8.19% 6.72% 7.15% 7.26%
Category Rank 34 / 1,282 75 / 1,270 218 / 1,260 34 / 1,282 607 / 1,246 944 / 1,219 1,034 / 1,141 983 / 1,109 774 / 1,005 756 / 947 802 / 910 740 / 793 647 / 708 556 / 634
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -1.26% -1.57% -1.69% 3.19% 1.09% 0.41% 1.61% 2.94% 1.74% 0.03% 0.48% 3.67%
Benchmark -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10% 1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.82% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.17% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 10.74% 7.56% -8.35% 8.00% 5.39% 19.37% -6.99% -1.13% 14.44% 7.92%
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 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 40/ 627 574/ 707 739/ 777 843/ 860 722/ 945 48/ 993 114/ 1,090 1,119/ 1,138 948/ 1,219 1,051/ 1,246

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.37% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.35% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 34.01
US Equity 29.01
Canadian Corporate Bonds 24.89
International Equity 6.96
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.13

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.03
Basic Materials 20.36
Financial Services 19.29
Energy 10.73
Industrial Goods 6.79
Other 12.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.04
Europe 6.96

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
2122256 Alberta Ltd 7.25% 26-Feb-2030 6.10
ATS Corp 6.50% 21-Aug-2032 4.27
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd 4.08
Rio Tinto PLC - ADR 3.73
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.59
Sleep Country Canada Hldgs Inc 6.63% 28-Nov-2032 3.58
Caterpillar Inc 3.49
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.48
Hudbay Minerals Inc 3.46
Kinross Gold Corp 3.43

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 7.00% 8.42% 8.23%
Beta 0.73% 0.64% 0.68%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.50% 0.55%
Sharpe 0.62% 0.48% 0.51%
Sortino 1.21% 0.65% 0.51%
Treynor 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 81.04% 71.83% 70.93%
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 6.35% 7.00% 8.42% 8.23%
Beta 0.65% 0.73% 0.64% 0.68%
Alpha 0.04% -0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.61% 0.50% 0.55%
Sharpe 1.28% 0.62% 0.48% 0.51%
Sortino 2.50% 1.21% 0.65% 0.51%
Treynor 0.13% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 86.93% 81.04% 71.83% 70.93%

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) $18

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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