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Counsel Essentials Growth Portfolio Series A

Global Equity 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
(05-02-2025)
$12.53
Change
$0.12 (0.94%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Counsel Essentials Growth Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2018): 4.87%

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 -3.11% -0.65% 2.43% -0.65% 10.29% 12.32% 7.00% 6.12% 10.10% 5.80% - - - -
Benchmark -3.00% -0.32% 3.84% -0.32% 12.46% 14.72% 9.68% 7.79% 11.08% 8.80% 8.33% 8.49% 9.08% 8.19%
Category Average -2.62% 0.00% 1.97% 0.00% 8.87% 11.03% 6.40% 5.71% 9.87% 6.69% 6.12% 5.97% 6.49% 5.47%
Category Rank 913 / 1,329 983 / 1,328 718 / 1,315 983 / 1,328 529 / 1,305 446 / 1,226 552 / 1,209 547 / 1,087 516 / 1,029 796 / 998 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.17% 2.82% 1.24% 3.30% 0.12% 2.23% 0.15% 3.94% -0.96% 3.21% -0.64% -3.11%
Benchmark -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.92% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.87% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 12.90% 2.75% 12.69% -12.85% 12.64% 18.47%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 4 4 2 3 2 2
Category Rank - - - - 767/ 941 940/ 1,026 514/ 1,075 771/ 1,172 385/ 1,221 417/ 1,304

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.47% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.85% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 45.18
International Equity 24.78
Canadian Equity 10.87
Canadian Government Bonds 9.79
Canadian Corporate Bonds 3.69
Other 5.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 19.18
Fixed Income 17.36
Financial Services 13.68
Real Estate 8.64
Consumer Services 6.58
Other 34.56

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.90
Asia 12.04
Europe 11.71
Africa and Middle East 0.94
Latin America 0.57
Other 0.84

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Mackenzie US Large Cap Equity Index ETF (QUU) 38.24
Mackenzie International Equity Index ETF (QDX) 13.66
Mackenzie Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (QBB) 12.74
Mackenzie Canadian Equity Index ETF (QCN) 10.39
Mackenzie Developed Markets Real Est In ETF (QRET) 5.49
Vanguard FTSE All-World exUS SmllCap Idx ETF (VSS) 5.24
Vanguard Small-Cap Index ETF (VB) 4.53
Mackenzie Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF (QEE) 4.45
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF (USHY) 2.32
iShares JP Morgan EM Corp Bond ETF (CEMB) 1.50

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Counsel Essentials Growth Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.97% 10.30% -
Beta 1.04% 1.03% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.32% 0.76% -
Sortino 0.61% 1.16% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 87.92% 93.80% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 7.99% 10.97% 10.30% -
Beta 1.08% 1.04% 1.03% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.78% 0.32% 0.76% -
Sortino 1.61% 0.61% 1.16% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 89.12% 87.92% 93.80% -

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) $47

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF293

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide investors with 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: 70% - 90% equity securities and 10% - 30% 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 in equity or fixed-income or other asset 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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