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Marquest Explorer Series Fund Series A/Rollover

Natural Resources Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(03-10-2026)
$1.30
Change
$0.05 (3.69%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Marquest Explorer Series Fund Series A/Rollover

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 31, 2005): -8.17%

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 9.37% 44.21% 90.60% 34.21% 152.42% 81.11% 30.49% 12.80% 2.80% 24.67% 18.43% 12.97% 10.10% 16.01%
Benchmark 15.01% 26.31% 49.75% 26.17% 81.89% 52.36% 31.14% 22.14% 25.01% 21.37% 17.71% 15.52% 12.50% 13.82%
Category Average 9.83% 25.88% 46.21% 21.43% 70.66% 38.53% 24.03% 18.51% 21.82% 24.00% 17.39% 13.73% 11.39% 13.65%
Category Rank 58 / 113 5 / 112 2 / 111 8 / 113 5 / 111 7 / 107 11 / 106 97 / 105 100 / 101 62 / 99 55 / 99 69 / 97 72 / 87 34 / 82
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 3 4 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 5.60% -2.71% 0.07% 9.60% 3.82% 13.22% 19.68% 7.19% 3.03% 7.45% 22.71% 9.37%
Benchmark 5.16% -2.32% 3.24% 3.09% 1.31% 9.67% 11.75% -2.92% 9.29% 0.11% 9.70% 15.01%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

44.71% (February 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.30% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 56.68% 21.05% -26.66% -6.74% 116.96% 11.41% -38.57% -33.77% 27.90% 118.97%
Benchmark 36.74% -1.69% -15.86% 20.06% -7.01% 21.57% 12.86% -0.78% 19.24% 51.44%
Category Average 40.92% -2.18% -21.77% 9.95% 5.03% 32.84% 13.19% 2.62% 7.76% 44.14%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 5/ 82 6/ 87 86/ 97 98/ 99 2/ 99 93/ 100 102/ 102 105/ 106 5/ 107 2/ 109

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

118.97% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-38.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.39
Cash and Equivalents 1.61

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 86.59
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.61
Other 11.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Lundin Mining Corp 5.97
Iamgold Corp 5.76
Scandium Canada Ltd 5.15
Sitka Gold Corp 5.08
Hudbay Minerals Inc 4.93
Metal Energy Corp 4.81
Kinross Gold Corp 4.51
Eldorado Gold Corp 4.46
Barrick Mining Corp 4.38
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.34

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Marquest Explorer Series Fund Series A/Rollover

Median

Other - Natural Resources Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 31.62% 28.55% 33.39%
Beta 0.99% 0.86% 0.73%
Alpha 0.03% -0.14% 0.09%
Rsquared 0.32% 0.30% 0.17%
Sharpe 0.88% 0.14% 0.54%
Sortino 1.57% 0.20% 1.04%
Treynor 0.28% 0.05% 0.25%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 25.80% 31.62% 28.55% 33.39%
Beta 0.75% 0.99% 0.86% 0.73%
Alpha 0.51% 0.03% -0.14% 0.09%
Rsquared 0.34% 0.32% 0.30% 0.17%
Sharpe 3.74% 0.88% 0.14% 0.54%
Sortino 32.34% 1.57% 0.20% 1.04%
Treynor 1.28% 0.28% 0.05% 0.25%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date March 31, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAV7001

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Explorer Series Fund is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of primarily equity securities of Canadian mineral exploration and mining companies. Any change in the Explorer Series Fund’s fundamental investment objectives (that do not require a change to the Multi Series Fund constating documents) must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by holders of Explorer Series Shares at a meeting to consider the change.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve the above investment objectives, the Manager, as manager of the Explorer Series Fund, may employ some or all of the following investment strategies: analyze financial information of each potential investment to identify under-valued companies with improving fundamentals and high potential for price appreciation; review economic data, market trends, stock valuations, interest rate levels, monetary policy and other factors to identify business cycle and commodity sector trends.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Marquest Asset Management Inc.

  • Glenn Drodge
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Marquest Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Marquest Asset Management Inc.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 6.55%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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