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Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund Class A

Alternative Equity Focus

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(02-13-2026)
$34.72
Change
$0.40 (1.15%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 10, 2020): 32.72%

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 12.49% 13.81% 37.88% 12.49% 55.39% 35.80% 29.99% 19.97% 20.37% - - - - -
Benchmark 0.84% 6.12% 18.53% 0.84% 28.32% 26.75% 18.89% 14.30% 16.36% 14.10% 14.23% 12.41% 11.76% 12.88%
Category Average 2.13% 3.20% 9.25% 2.13% 15.19% 15.29% 12.53% 8.73% 9.93% 9.22% - - - -
Category Rank 10 / 247 25 / 246 3 / 230 10 / 247 5 / 198 11 / 149 4 / 122 6 / 107 3 / 84 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.35% -6.32% 0.43% 5.12% 9.46% 3.74% 11.28% 6.23% 2.49% -5.07% 6.57% 12.49%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.87% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.44% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - 37.10% -16.46% 23.00% 27.15% 36.84%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average - - - - 5.11% 17.27% -5.96% 6.54% 16.58% 15.40%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 4 1 2 1
Category Rank - - - - - 3/ 83 82/ 106 22/ 122 40/ 143 14/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

37.10% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.46% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.14
International Equity 5.66
Income Trust Units 4.89
Foreign Corporate Bonds 2.11
US Equity 1.23

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 34.80
Industrial Goods 10.11
Energy 8.73
Technology 8.11
Telecommunications 4.25
Other 34.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.18
Latin America 3.99
Europe 3.94
Multi-National 1.97
Asia -0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Isoenergy Ltd 6.89
CARRIER CONNECT DATA SOLUTIO COM 6.74
5N Plus Inc 6.54
Nexgen Energy Ltd 5.70
BITCOIN TREASURY CORP 5.51
Telesat Corp Cl A 4.65
MDA Space Ltd 3.85
Glass House Brands Inc 3.46
AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) 3.43
Kraken Robotics Inc 3.32

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund Class A

Median

Other - Alternative Equity Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.24% 19.68% -
Beta 0.81% 0.87% -
Alpha 0.14% 0.07% -
Rsquared 0.22% 0.28% -
Sharpe 1.33% 0.91% -
Sortino 2.48% 1.49% -
Treynor 0.30% 0.20% -
Tax Efficiency 98.98% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 20.49% 18.24% 19.68% -
Beta 1.02% 0.81% 0.87% -
Alpha 0.21% 0.14% 0.07% -
Rsquared 0.17% 0.22% 0.28% -
Sharpe 2.16% 1.33% 0.91% -
Sortino 5.18% 2.48% 1.49% -
Treynor 0.43% 0.30% 0.20% -
Tax Efficiency 99.94% 98.98% - -

Fund Details

Start Date July 10, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PGF1500

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian and US equities with the ability to also invest in debt and other securities. The Fund seeks to identify investment opportunities that are believed to represent special situations.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategies of the Fund are as described below. The Fund aims to identify investment opportunities that it believes represents special situations, which are investments that may realize a revaluation, the potential for which has not been reflected by the market. This includes seeking to capitalize on changes in fundamentals, sentiment or momentum for companies and industries.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

  • Amar Pandya
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

Custodian

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 0
PAC Subsequent 0
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.00%
Management Fee 2.10%
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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