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Counsel Essentials Balanced Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(03-26-2025)
$12.20
Change
-$0.09 (-0.72%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

Period
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Counsel Essentials Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2018): 4.43%

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 -0.25% 1.61% 7.16% 2.33% 14.53% 12.16% 6.52% 5.43% 5.29% 5.07% - - - -
Benchmark -0.03% 2.87% 8.43% 2.69% 16.11% 14.54% 7.96% 6.28% 7.36% 7.48% 6.74% 7.02% 7.35% 6.79%
Category Average 0.06% 1.31% 5.62% 2.61% 12.30% 10.81% 5.44% 5.22% 6.13% 5.96% 5.33% 5.29% 5.92% 4.70%
Category Rank 1,284 / 1,773 806 / 1,773 518 / 1,761 1,281 / 1,773 507 / 1,725 565 / 1,672 636 / 1,591 780 / 1,424 1,031 / 1,347 1,026 / 1,292 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.02% -2.01% 2.43% 1.18% 3.02% 0.14% 2.08% 0.02% 3.30% -0.71% 2.59% -0.25%
Benchmark 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.08% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 11.45% 1.73% 8.73% -12.37% 10.60% 14.94%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 3 4 3 3 2 2
Category Rank - - - - 921/ 1,242 1,288/ 1,333 787/ 1,416 1,119/ 1,553 526/ 1,672 473/ 1,725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.94% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.37% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.17
Canadian Government Bonds 21.67
International Equity 19.78
Canadian Equity 8.00
Canadian Corporate Bonds 7.51
Other 9.87

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.71
Technology 14.54
Financial Services 10.04
Real Estate 6.34
Consumer Goods 4.92
Other 26.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.88
Europe 9.92
Asia 9.70
Africa and Middle East 0.77
Latin America 0.55
Other 0.18

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (XUS) 27.92
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 26.28
Mackenzie International Equity Index ETF (QDX) 12.57
Mackenzie Canadian Equity Index ETF (QCN) 7.55
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF (USHY) 5.19
Mackenzie Developed Markets Real Est In ETF (QRET) 4.12
iShares JP Morgan EM Corp Bond ETF (CEMB) 3.48
Vanguard FTSE All-World exUS SmllCap Idx ETF (VSS) 3.32
Mackenzie Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF (QSB) 3.30
Vanguard Small-Cap Index ETF (VB) 3.30

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Counsel Essentials Balanced Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.19% 9.92% -
Beta 1.02% 1.11% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.83% -
Sharpe 0.32% 0.33% -
Sortino 0.62% 0.36% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 89.87% 90.78% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 5.82% 9.19% 9.92% -
Beta 1.10% 1.02% 1.11% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.83% -
Sharpe 1.67% 0.32% 0.33% -
Sortino 4.29% 0.62% 0.36% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.03% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 92.75% 89.87% 90.78% -

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 September 13, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $137

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF290

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide investors with a balance of income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in exchange traded funds to gain exposure to Canadian and foreign equity and fixed-income securities and other asset categories. The Fund may also invest in other mutual funds or invest directly in Canadian and foreign equity and fixed-income securities and other asset categories where the Fund considers it would be beneficial to securityholders to do so.

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s asset mix will generally be kept within the following ranges: 50% - 70% equity securities and 30% - 50% fixed-income securities. The Fund is built upon long-term strategic allocations to different equity markets, fixed-income markets, and other asset classes. The Fund may be over or underweight equity or fixed-income or other asset class holdings when Counsel believes it is prudent to do so based on market signals and other factors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.75%
Management Fee 1.35%
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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