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Beneva C WorldWide International Equity GIF Basic

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2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(05-28-2025) 		$22.43
Change
-$0.21 (-0.92%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Beneva C WorldWide International Equity GIF Basic

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 13, 2008): 7.09%

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 -0.22% -3.41% -0.22% 1.44% 1.89% 3.46% 8.66% 3.75% 7.60% 6.06% 5.34% 5.02% 6.46% 4.95%
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 107 / 401 376 / 401 378 / 390 388 / 401 371 / 375 356 / 359 272 / 359 258 / 353 192 / 352 87 / 284 64 / 225 74 / 223 68 / 214 63 / 198
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.70% 0.60% 1.24% 0.56% 0.81% -2.75% -1.50% -0.13% 5.02% -1.20% -2.01% -0.22%
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

12.35% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.05% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.00% -7.72% 20.70% -11.74% 17.59% 19.72% 5.68% -11.75% 14.51% 4.87%
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 1 4 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 4
Category Rank 30/ 188 188/ 214 34/ 223 163/ 223 99/ 284 44/ 346 218/ 353 181/ 359 76/ 359 372/ 375

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.70% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.75% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 19.78
Financial Services 17.00
Consumer Goods 16.46
Technology 14.03
Healthcare 10.97
Other 21.76

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 67.71
Asia 32.28
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 7.04
HDFC Bank Ltd - ADR 6.31
L'Air Liquide SA 5.23
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 4.68
Sony Group Corp 4.49
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 4.38
Relx PLC 4.21
Nestle SA Cl N 4.06
Siemens AG Cl N 3.92
AstraZeneca PLC 3.87

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)

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Beneva C WorldWide International Equity GIF Basic

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.31% 12.98% 12.37%
Beta 0.96% 0.95% 0.92%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.40% 0.44% 0.32%
Sortino 0.85% 0.69% 0.32%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.08% 13.31% 12.98% 12.37%
Beta 0.77% 0.96% 0.95% 0.92%
Alpha -0.07% -0.02% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.84% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe -0.23% 0.40% 0.44% 0.32%
Sortino -0.20% 0.85% 0.69% 0.32%
Treynor -0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A91.4​91.478.4​78.40%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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A77.1​77.171.8​71.80%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 November 13, 2008
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $14

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNVA0097
BNVA1097
BNVA2097
BNVA3097

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of this fund is to generate long-term capital growth. The fund is invested mainly in the equities of large-cap international companies located outside North America. The fund may hold units of underlying funds corresponding to the above-mentioned securities.

Investment Strategy

The manager's investment strategy is to favour a bottom-up management approach, focussing on the selection of securities and long-term investment. The fund uses a blended value/growth management style. Preference is given to companies with strong pricing power that take advantage of evolving global economic trends.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SSQ Life Insurance Company Inc.
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Carnegie Asset Management
Custodian

-
Registrar

-
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 40
PAC Subsequent 40
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 3.37%
Management Fee 2.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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