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IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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NAVPS
(05-02-2025)
$81.33
Change
$1.05 (1.31%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 20, 1997): 8.96%

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 -0.94% -3.22% -2.55% -3.22% 5.75% 9.44% 5.96% 7.87% 16.83% 8.30% 7.33% 5.89% 6.94% 6.09%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.88% 1.58% 0.88% 11.08% 9.64% 1.68% 5.72% 20.11% 8.36% 6.84% 5.07% 7.53% 6.13%
Category Average -1.64% -4.14% -2.41% -4.14% 5.16% 7.61% 2.19% 4.55% 15.10% 7.33% 5.95% 5.01% 6.24% 4.87%
Category Rank 71 / 199 76 / 199 127 / 199 76 / 199 109 / 199 72 / 195 49 / 193 53 / 185 55 / 177 79 / 173 66 / 165 74 / 156 79 / 154 61 / 130
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.84% -1.49% 4.89% 5.55% -0.26% 1.63% 0.57% 2.23% -2.06% 0.90% -3.17% -0.94%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.31% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.95% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.82% 22.29% 1.94% -12.31% 15.26% 0.41% 24.26% 0.78% 10.50% 13.60%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 4 4 2 1 2 4
Category Rank 92/ 129 50/ 151 93/ 156 51/ 165 140/ 172 166/ 177 78/ 185 20/ 193 59/ 195 166/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.26% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.31% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.14
Cash and Equivalents 1.20
Income Trust Units 1.20
US Equity 0.47
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 16.06
Energy 14.43
Consumer Services 11.75
Industrial Services 11.49
Basic Materials 10.23
Other 36.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
AltaGas Ltd 5.10
Parkland Fuel Corp 4.79
E-L Financial Corp Ltd 4.46
Winpak Ltd 4.40
Lassonde Industries Inc Cl A 4.19
iA Financial Corp Inc 4.17
Mullen Group Ltd 4.11
Definity Financial Corp 4.09
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd 3.88
Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp 3.64

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. 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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IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.91% 12.70% 13.99%
Beta 0.53% 0.54% 0.61%
Alpha 0.05% 0.05% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.72% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.23% 1.11% 0.38%
Sortino 0.50% 2.32% 0.38%
Treynor 0.05% 0.26% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 92.16% 95.83% 92.52%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.42% 10.91% 12.70% 13.99%
Beta 0.47% 0.53% 0.54% 0.61%
Alpha 0.01% 0.05% 0.05% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.22% 0.62% 0.72% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.22% 0.23% 1.11% 0.38%
Sortino 0.59% 0.50% 2.32% 0.38%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.26% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 95.91% 92.16% 95.83% 92.52%

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 March 20, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $829

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CCM520
CCM521
CCM975

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization Canadian companies. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of Securityholders at a meeting called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor: uses a fundamental, bottom-up approach to identify companies with attractive valuations, proven track records and sustainable business models. The Fund: invests primarily in equities of Canadian smaller capitalization companies. For the Fund’s investment purposes, companies with a market capitalization of less than $3 billion are considered to be smaller capitalization companies; may invest in foreign securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

iA Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

QV Investors Inc.

  • Leigh Pullen
  • Joe Jugovic
  • Ian Cooke

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.59%
Management Fee 2.10%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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