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Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2019

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NAVPS
(07-29-2025)
$22.80
Change
$0.12 (0.52%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 20, 2016): 11.92%

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 4.36% 11.49% 9.99% 9.99% 32.23% 29.34% 26.09% 16.99% 20.10% 13.04% 11.84% 11.94% 12.23% -
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.49% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 18 / 750 20 / 745 255 / 740 255 / 740 13 / 725 3 / 702 3 / 681 5 / 602 10 / 571 46 / 540 42 / 492 26 / 463 18 / 431 -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 6.50% 0.78% 2.61% 3.07% 7.46% -1.45% -1.72% 0.68% -0.30% 0.84% 5.94% 4.36%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.90% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.69% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 8.53% -3.73% 14.57% -2.20% 18.52% -6.32% 26.41% 36.71%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking - - 2 1 4 4 4 3 1 1
Category Rank - - 131/ 450 28/ 476 502/ 522 460/ 548 537/ 583 455/ 651 3/ 688 4/ 715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.71% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.32% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 95.19
Income Trust Units 3.72
Cash and Equivalents 1.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.54
Industrial Goods 13.66
Consumer Services 11.47
Basic Materials 11.03
Technology 11.02
Other 27.28

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 7.30
MDA Space Ltd 7.21
Brookfield Corp Cl A 6.53
Open Text Corp 6.49
Finning International Inc 6.45
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 6.36
Trisura Group Ltd 6.06
Element Fleet Management Corp 5.65
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 5.58
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 5.45

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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Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.71% 13.56% -
Beta 0.89% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.10% 0.06% -
Rsquared 0.76% 0.76% -
Sharpe 1.59% 1.24% -
Sortino 4.03% 2.56% -
Treynor 0.23% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 95.32% 96.03% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 10.77% 12.71% 13.56% -
Beta 0.81% 0.89% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.09% 0.10% 0.06% -
Rsquared 0.65% 0.76% 0.76% -
Sharpe 2.36% 1.59% 1.24% -
Sortino 9.70% 4.03% 2.56% -
Treynor 0.31% 0.23% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 94.77% 95.32% 96.03% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A8.18.141.441.40%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

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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 20, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $6

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG592

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is the achievement of long-term growth of capital, primarily through the investment in a concentrated portfolio of common shares or other equity-related investments issued by Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

We primarily use a fundamental, bottom up approach to security analysis. We identify companies that we believe have the potential for significant long-term capital growth based on specific quality drivers, and invest in the securities of those which can be obtained at a reasonable price. In conducting our analysis, we evaluate the financial condition and management of the company, its industry and relevant economic factors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Ted Macklin
  • Sam Baldwin
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Worldsource Securities Inc

Worldsource Financial Management Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.85%
Management Fee 1.50%
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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