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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 GradeA Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(05-15-2025) 		$23.29
Change
$0.14 (0.61%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 21, 2015): 5.79%

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 0.15% 5.67% 9.87% 11.85% 15.98% 14.42% 13.42% 10.22% 10.17% 6.79% 6.27% 6.22% 7.22% 5.82%
Benchmark 0.66% 1.09% 7.07% 6.87% 11.81% 11.28% 11.79% 6.83% 10.51% 7.21% 6.12% 6.46% 8.04% 6.69%
Category Average -0.04% -0.20% 5.18% 5.32% 10.73% 9.28% 10.04% 5.03% 9.11% 6.07% 5.29% 5.45% 6.84% 5.39%
Category Rank 215 / 800 21 / 797 64 / 795 21 / 795 123 / 770 44 / 735 60 / 714 25 / 692 268 / 652 272 / 615 220 / 541 204 / 483 227 / 431 189 / 372
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.83% -3.08% 5.69% 0.39% 1.63% -1.78% -1.28% -0.50% 5.85% 2.91% 2.52% 0.15%
Benchmark 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66%

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 - 186/ 410 441/ 470 33/ 530 493/ 597 606/ 647 435/ 677 116/ 699 365/ 729 294/ 764

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 94.35
Cash and Equivalents 5.66
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.20
Consumer Goods 10.87
Healthcare 10.51
Consumer Services 6.73
Telecommunications 6.23
Other 33.46

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 71.43
Asia 24.07
North America 4.50

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.50
Allianz SE 3.20
Novartis AG Cl N 2.94
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 2.77
Zurich Insurance Group AG Cl N 2.75
Axa SA 2.72
Unilever PLC 2.69
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.54
GSK plc 2.49
Enel SpA 2.47

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

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Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.35% 10.96% 11.03%
Beta 0.81% 0.79% 0.84%
Alpha 0.04% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.81% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.72% 0.41%
Sortino 1.55% 1.20% 0.44%
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 86.22% 81.15% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.76% 11.35% 10.96% 11.03%
Beta 1.06% 0.81% 0.79% 0.84%
Alpha 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.83% 0.81% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.19% 0.83% 0.72% 0.41%
Sortino 2.90% 1.55% 1.20% 0.44%
Treynor 0.11% 0.12% 0.10% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 89.24% 86.22% 81.15% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A93.2​93.273.6​73.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A96.7​96.779.1​79.10%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A85.4​85.466.8​66.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 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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