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Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(11-04-2026)
$13.81
Change
-$0.03 (-0.20%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 21, 2018): 8.43%

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 -1.40% -12.20% 2.60% 7.58% 6.10% 3.19% 10.39% 7.95% 6.66% 7.86% 7.79% - - -
Benchmark 1.97% 2.14% 19.96% 16.71% 17.96% 19.58% 24.88% 23.63% 16.42% 17.55% 17.32% 15.93% 16.62% 16.23%
Category Average 1.03% 0.84% 17.18% 12.59% 13.29% 13.63% 19.22% 18.41% 11.42% 13.35% 13.00% 11.72% 12.24% 12.17%
Category Rank 1,199 / 1,390 1,381 / 1,381 1,323 / 1,365 1,072 / 1,347 1,110 / 1,332 1,192 / 1,233 1,108 / 1,176 1,109 / 1,121 961 / 1,064 947 / 1,006 894 / 955 - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 2.52% 0.27% -4.05% 2.87% 7.40% -5.10% 4.42% 3.08% 8.55% -7.67% -3.55% -1.40%
Benchmark 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17% -2.91% 8.00% 6.61% 2.01% -1.34% 1.53% 1.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.09% (February 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.42% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 19.84% 7.20% 21.34% -5.57% -0.13% 29.30% -4.97%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 4 3 1 4 3 4
Category Rank - - - 743/ 893 727/ 960 699/ 1,023 157/ 1,068 1,101/ 1,122 636/ 1,196 1,233/ 1,236

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 88.93
Cash and Equivalents 6.89
International Equity 4.18

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.76
Energy 13.54
Healthcare 13.52
Industrial Goods 11.17
Financial Services 10.19
Other 29.82

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.82
Europe 4.18

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Marathon Petroleum Corp 5.51
CSX Corp Sr 9 4.94
Dell Technologies Inc Cl C 4.88
NVIDIA Corp 4.66
Eli Lilly and Co 4.31
Targa Resources Corp 4.29
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 4.25
Garmin Ltd 4.18
PriceSmart Inc 4.05
Royal Gold Inc 3.97

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Caldwell U.S. Dividend Advantage Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.89% 14.31% -
Beta 1.04 0.76 -
Alpha -0.13 -0.05 -
Rsquared 0.56% 0.50% -
Sharpe 0.49 0.31 -
Sortino 0.81 0.47 -
Treynor 0.08 0.06 -
Tax Efficiency 87.54% 78.63% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 17.57% 15.89% 14.31% -
Beta 0.81 1.04 0.76 -
Alpha -0.07 -0.13 -0.05 -
Rsquared 0.27% 0.56% 0.50% -
Sharpe 0.29 0.49 0.31 -
Sortino 0.39 0.81 0.47 -
Treynor 0.06 0.08 0.06 -
Tax Efficiency 80.88% 87.54% 78.63% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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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 LSC Open
CWF108 FE Open

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

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

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 2.22%
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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