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Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(07-31-2025)
$12.83
Change
-$0.02 (-0.13%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 21, 2018): 7.41%

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 1.84% -2.50% -13.19% -13.19% -7.60% 5.77% 6.83% 4.56% 6.95% 6.63% - - - -
Benchmark 4.21% 5.29% 0.70% 0.70% 14.79% 21.58% 22.01% 13.98% 16.67% 15.87% 14.97% 15.11% 15.47% 14.65%
Category Average 4.11% 5.46% 0.47% 0.47% 10.63% 16.88% 17.15% 9.34% 13.21% 11.82% 11.14% 11.32% 11.70% 10.63%
Category Rank 1,174 / 1,341 1,204 / 1,312 1,295 / 1,295 1,295 / 1,295 1,274 / 1,274 1,201 / 1,208 1,149 / 1,157 1,019 / 1,087 999 / 1,020 940 / 975 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 0.49% 0.56% 1.12% 1.98% 6.07% -3.70% 1.77% -5.15% -7.76% -7.19% 3.15% 1.84%
Benchmark 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.09% (February 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.42% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 19.84% 7.20% 21.34% -5.57% -0.13% 29.30%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 4 4 3 1 4 3
Category Rank - - - - 768/ 914 757/ 989 729/ 1,054 160/ 1,104 1,143/ 1,167 652/ 1,253

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.30% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 84.70
Cash and Equivalents 11.64
Canadian Equity 3.66

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.09
Technology 18.22
Consumer Services 18.13
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11.64
Industrial Goods 9.11
Other 16.81

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Dollar 8.95
Quanta Services Inc 6.18
Broadcom Inc 6.01
CBOE Global Markets Inc 5.98
Interactive Brokers Group Inc Cl A 5.40
Microsoft Corp 5.26
McKesson Corp 5.17
Costco Wholesale Corp 4.76
Brown & Brown Inc 4.69
T-Mobile US Inc 4.35

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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Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.37% 12.58% -
Beta 0.75% 0.74% -
Alpha -0.08% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.57% 0.63% -
Sharpe 0.26% 0.40% -
Sortino 0.52% 0.54% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 80.14% 77.58% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 15.04% 13.37% 12.58% -
Beta 1.07% 0.75% 0.74% -
Alpha -0.23% -0.08% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.57% 0.63% -
Sharpe -0.68% 0.26% 0.40% -
Sortino -0.77% 0.52% 0.54% -
Treynor -0.09% 0.05% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency - 80.14% 77.58% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A8.38.361.561.50%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 November 21, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CWF088
CWF108

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to provide unitholders with: (i) monthly distributions; and (ii) the potential for capital appreciation and enhanced long-term risk adjusted returns. The Fund invests primarily in dividend paying equity securities of U.S. domiciled issuers or issuers that derive a significant portion of their revenue or earnings from the U.S.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to achieve its objectives by investing in an actively managed Portfolio comprised primarily of high-quality U.S. dividend-paying equity securities by combining momentum with fundamental analysis. By utilizing a unique combination of quantitative and qualitative fundamental analysis, the Manager employs a disciplined investment process to identify securities for inclusion in the Portfolio which are financially strong and have exhibited improving operating performance.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Caldwell Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Caldwell Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

SGGG Fund Services Inc.

Distributor

Caldwell Securities Ltd.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.73%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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