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Dynamic Value Fund of Canada Series A

Canadian Focused Equity

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$74.36
Change
-$0.06 (-0.09%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Dynamic Value Fund of Canada Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 19, 1957): 10.47%

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 0.45% 7.15% 14.04% 13.55% 15.40% 19.94% 13.31% 8.93% 14.03% 11.28% 10.73% 8.92% 8.15% 7.72%
Benchmark 1.57% 10.88% 23.01% 21.97% 26.13% 28.83% 19.84% 12.15% 16.24% 13.34% 13.19% 11.09% 11.33% 11.12%
Category Average 0.70% 6.38% 16.58% 14.45% 17.83% 22.47% 15.90% 9.37% 14.10% 11.49% 11.01% 9.12% 9.39% 8.95%
Category Rank 397 / 602 294 / 599 411 / 593 319 / 574 375 / 574 386 / 568 426 / 561 349 / 550 333 / 537 336 / 527 342 / 509 337 / 480 364 / 416 370 / 407
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.12% -3.32% 2.28% 0.11% -1.90% -0.88% 4.13% 1.10% 1.10% 3.18% 3.38% 0.45%
Benchmark 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

46.68% (April 1976)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-33.64% (July 1960)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.83% 7.69% 0.30% -6.87% 14.61% 5.98% 26.38% -6.06% 11.46% 15.12%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 2 4 3 1 2 3 4
Category Rank 258/ 375 366/ 408 413/ 431 219/ 481 444/ 513 321/ 529 109/ 537 169/ 550 366/ 561 451/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.38% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.87% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.49
US Equity 8.49
Income Trust Units 2.53
Cash and Equivalents 2.49

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 38.10
Energy 10.19
Consumer Services 8.65
Basic Materials 8.41
Industrial Services 7.97
Other 26.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00
Europe 0.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Onex Corp 5.75
Power Corp of Canada 5.70
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.45
Royal Bank of Canada 5.39
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.30
Enbridge Inc 4.20
Manulife Financial Corp 3.68
Canadian National Railway Co 3.40
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.94
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.84

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)

Dynamic Value Fund of Canada Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.14% 11.28% 10.91%
Beta 0.90% 0.90% 0.88%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.92% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.90% 0.99% 0.57%
Sortino 1.80% 1.73% 0.71%
Treynor 0.10% 0.12% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.19% 96.45% 94.28%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.73% 10.14% 11.28% 10.91%
Beta 0.82% 0.90% 0.90% 0.88%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.94% 0.92% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.37% 0.90% 0.99% 0.57%
Sortino 2.72% 1.80% 1.73% 0.71%
Treynor 0.15% 0.10% 0.12% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 98.87% 96.19% 96.45% 94.28%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 July 19, 1957
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $590

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DYN040
DYN1240
DYN3344
DYN3444
DYN3544
DYN540
DYN640
DYN7103
DYN740
DYN8672
DYN8772
DYN8872

Investment Objectives

Dynamic Value Fund of Canada seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of Canadian businesses. Before a fundamental change is made to the investment objective of the Fund, the prior approval of unitholders is required. This approval must be given by a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of unitholders

Investment Strategy

To achieve its mandate, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of Canadian businesses. Investment analysis for this Fund follows a bottom-up approach, which emphasizes careful company specific analysis. Using a value investment approach, this Fund invests in companies that represent good value based on current stock price relative to the company’s intrinsic value. Techniques such as fundamental analysis are used to assess growth and value potential.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Rory Ronan
  • Don Simpson
  • Eric Mencke
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.34%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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