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Scotia Diversified Monthly Income Fund - Series A

Canadian Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(02-27-2026)
$13.34
Change
$0.00 (0.04%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2026

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Scotia Diversified Monthly Income Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 20, 2005): 5.01%

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 0.07% 1.30% 4.99% 0.07% 6.17% 9.44% 7.00% 4.88% 6.28% 5.03% 5.90% 5.26% 5.44% 5.32%
Benchmark 0.74% 3.12% 11.08% 0.74% 15.82% 16.23% 11.85% 8.28% 8.81% 8.05% 8.66% 7.81% 7.44% 7.97%
Category Average 0.81% 1.73% 6.71% 0.81% 9.35% 11.74% 9.09% 5.81% 6.52% 6.07% 6.62% 5.64% 5.65% 5.90%
Category Rank 409 / 457 375 / 457 368 / 457 409 / 457 410 / 447 414 / 441 413 / 427 362 / 407 328 / 387 354 / 373 332 / 362 302 / 350 269 / 339 292 / 328
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.35% -1.28% -0.93% 2.44% 0.46% 0.13% 1.20% 2.25% 0.16% 1.56% -0.33% 0.07%
Benchmark 0.29% -0.96% -0.40% 3.10% 1.62% 0.59% 2.90% 3.78% 0.87% 2.24% 0.12% 0.74%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.48% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.65% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 4.49% 6.52% -1.17% 11.20% 2.43% 12.47% -6.10% 6.28% 10.41% 8.28%
Benchmark 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55% 17.74%
Category Average 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70% 11.06%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 308/ 328 152/ 339 14/ 350 328/ 360 324/ 369 185/ 384 62/ 407 379/ 427 415/ 441 417/ 447

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.47% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.10% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 35.79
US Equity 18.07
Cash and Equivalents 14.40
Canadian Government Bonds 13.79
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.40
Other 6.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 25.38
Financial Services 18.06
Cash and Cash Equivalent 14.39
Energy 8.99
Consumer Services 6.63
Other 26.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.76
Multi-National 2.72
Europe 0.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 21.68
CANADIAN DOLLAR 7.65
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 6.43
USD OVERNIGHT DEPOSIT 4.13
Royal Bank of Canada 2.69
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.54
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.03
Microsoft Corp 1.93
Enbridge Inc 1.91
Intact Financial Corp 1.90

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: H.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Diversified Monthly Income Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.92% 7.81% 6.80%
Beta 0.90% 0.90% 0.74%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.92% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.46% 0.47% 0.53%
Sortino 0.96% 0.66% 0.53%
Treynor 0.04% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 76.80% 73.00% 67.19%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.02% 6.92% 7.81% 6.80%
Beta 0.75% 0.90% 0.90% 0.74%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.94% 0.92% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.89% 0.46% 0.47% 0.53%
Sortino 1.52% 0.96% 0.66% 0.53%
Treynor 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 75.23% 76.80% 73.00% 67.19%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 June 20, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $4,051

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS339

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to provide regular monthly income and some capital appreciation. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of income generating securities such as: dividend paying common shares; preferred shares; investment grade bonds; convertible debentures; mortgages; high yield bonds; asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities; income trust units.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio adviser determines the asset mix based on its analysis of market conditions and performance expectations for each asset series in a manner consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives. For the Fund’s equity investments, the portfolio adviser uses fundamental analysis to identify appropriate long-term investments. This involves evaluating the financial condition and management of each company, as well as its industry and the economy.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Jason Gibbs
  • Tom Dicker
  • Romas Budd
  • William McLeod
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.47%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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