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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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International Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(10-07-2025) 		$24.88
Change
-$0.17 (-0.68%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 21, 2015): 6.39%

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 4.20% 5.29% 10.93% 20.84% 18.48% 18.56% 20.00% 10.45% 11.30% 8.80% 7.47% 7.65% 7.52% 6.99%
Benchmark 3.32% 6.11% 10.68% 18.41% 16.71% 17.28% 18.31% 7.77% 10.72% 9.90% 7.95% 8.12% 8.63% 7.83%
Category Average 2.24% 2.80% 5.53% 12.72% 10.92% 13.96% 15.21% 5.19% 8.23% 8.02% 6.49% 6.44% 7.01% 6.36%
Category Rank 28 / 822 126 / 810 63 / 789 60 / 785 94 / 779 85 / 744 46 / 705 28 / 687 104 / 659 264 / 610 226 / 553 206 / 518 238 / 460 187 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.63% -1.78% -1.28% -0.50% 5.85% 2.91% 2.52% 0.15% 2.60% 0.36% 0.68% 4.20%
Benchmark 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.41% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.05% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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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 - 183/ 405 437/ 465 33/ 525 484/ 587 596/ 637 431/ 667 116/ 689 361/ 719 292/ 754

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 97.77
Cash and Equivalents 2.12
US Equity 0.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.52
Consumer Goods 11.85
Healthcare 10.52
Consumer Services 6.47
Basic Materials 6.18
Other 32.46

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 70.72
Asia 27.42
North America 1.85
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Allianz SE 3.15
BHP Group Ltd 3.07
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.95
Novartis AG Cl N 2.94
Zurich Insurance Group AG Cl N 2.72
Axa SA 2.61
Enel SpA 2.58
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 2.42
Unilever PLC 2.40
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 2.37

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)

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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.91% 11.05% 10.74%
Beta 0.78% 0.80% 0.82%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.50% 0.79% 0.52%
Sortino 3.55% 1.38% 0.62%
Treynor 0.19% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.50% 83.52% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 7.87% 9.91% 11.05% 10.74%
Beta 0.78% 0.78% 0.80% 0.82%
Alpha 0.05% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.79% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.82% 1.50% 0.79% 0.52%
Sortino 5.41% 3.55% 1.38% 0.62%
Treynor 0.18% 0.19% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.05% 90.50% 83.52% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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) $5

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Neuberger Berman Breton Hill ULC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor

-

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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