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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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International Equity

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NAVPS
(01-17-2025) 		$20.93
Change
$0.12 (0.59%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 21, 2015): 4.78%

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 -0.50% -3.52% 4.04% 12.79% 12.79% 13.41% 7.36% 7.43% 4.93% 6.19% 5.25% 5.90% 5.03% -
Benchmark 0.16% -2.50% 2.96% 11.18% 11.18% 13.43% 4.75% 5.79% 6.23% 7.84% 5.62% 7.13% 6.11% 7.37%
Category Average -0.42% -2.79% 2.96% 10.76% 10.76% 12.24% 3.26% 4.58% 5.23% 7.19% 4.72% 6.28% 5.26% 6.09%
Category Rank 534 / 806 688 / 804 342 / 792 296 / 770 296 / 770 319 / 733 93 / 703 151 / 680 458 / 650 474 / 600 281 / 532 321 / 471 270 / 411 -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 2.17% 2.11% 3.88% 0.37% 2.83% -3.08% 5.69% 0.39% 1.63% -1.78% -1.28% -0.50%
Benchmark 0.90% 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.41% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.05% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - -1.63% 10.51% -0.20% 12.72% -4.47% 7.62% -3.78% 14.03% 12.79%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 3 2
Category Rank - 186/ 411 442/ 471 34/ 532 493/ 600 609/ 650 437/ 680 117/ 703 368/ 733 296/ 770

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.03% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.47% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.18
Cash and Equivalents 1.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.73
Healthcare 11.03
Consumer Goods 10.33
Basic Materials 7.59
Utilities 6.66
Other 33.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 71.17
Asia 27.14
North America 1.68
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Unilever PLC 3.07
Novartis AG Cl N 3.00
Allianz SE 2.84
Zurich Insurance Group AG Cl N 2.67
GSK plc 2.62
Axa SA 2.58
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 2.55
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.53
TotalEnergies SE 2.53
Holcim AG 2.42

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.15% 12.15% -
Beta 0.76% 0.82% -
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.37% 0.27% -
Sortino 0.69% 0.31% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 74.65% 60.26% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.69% 11.15% 12.15% -
Beta 1.06% 0.76% 0.82% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.04% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.76% 0.82% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.93% 0.37% 0.27% -
Sortino 2.22% 0.69% 0.31% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 85.79% 74.65% 60.26% -

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 April 21, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC1700

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide unitholders with (i) long-term capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of high quality international dividend-paying equity securities; and (ii) monthly distributions.

Investment Strategy

The fund will invest in a portfolio of high quality dividend-paying equity securities of international issuers excluding the United States and Canada based on a fundamental rules-based portfolio selection strategy that is intended to create value and reduce risk over the investment period. The investment strategy will be to systematically select companies that have attractive dividend yield and the ability to grow their businesses and dividends for shareholders in the future.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Purpose Investments Inc. 04-22-2015
Neuberger Berman Breton Hill ULC 08-04-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Purpose Investments Inc.
Advisor Purpose Investments Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 15,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.80%
Management Fee 1.55%
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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