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Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

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Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(05-28-2025) 		$141.25
Change
-$0.04 (-0.03%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 1992Jan 1…Jan 1994Jan 1996Jan 1998Jan 2000Jan 2002Jan 2004Jan 2006Jan 2008Jan 2010Jan 2012Jan 2014Jan 2016Jan 2018Jan 2020Jan 2022Jan 2024Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 1995Jan 2000Jan 2005Jan 2010Jan 2015Jan 2020$10,000$60,000$110,000$160,000-$40,000$210,000$8,000$9,000$11,000$12,000$13,000$14,000$15,000Period

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Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1986): 7.72%

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 -1.09% -4.05% 3.55% 0.41% 15.69% 12.55% 10.14% 8.99% 12.41% 9.50% 9.63% 8.88% 9.81% 8.14%
Benchmark -1.16% -4.29% 2.54% -0.84% 15.15% 13.27% 10.04% 9.01% 13.15% 9.60% 9.47% 8.77% 9.73% 8.20%
Category Average -1.25% -5.20% 1.07% -1.83% 11.14% 11.10% 8.82% 7.51% 12.10% 8.69% 8.20% 7.48% 8.25% 6.77%
Category Rank 116 / 507 99 / 507 38 / 489 43 / 507 34 / 489 102 / 485 96 / 485 87 / 481 101 / 481 71 / 457 49 / 388 51 / 385 47 / 383 57 / 352
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.31% -0.28% 5.35% 0.71% 2.44% 0.77% 5.59% -2.34% 4.65% -0.09% -2.90% -1.09%
Benchmark 2.82% -0.17% 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.80% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.32% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.29% 10.84% 10.03% -5.59% 22.47% 7.59% 20.77% -7.95% 12.39% 20.97%
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 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1
Category Rank 64/ 350 228/ 383 108/ 383 73/ 388 52/ 457 149/ 481 278/ 481 237/ 485 149/ 485 113/ 489

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.47% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 72.97
US Equity 13.54
International Equity 10.27
Cash and Equivalents 1.66
Income Trust Units 1.54
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.05
Technology 16.20
Energy 12.73
Industrial Services 10.40
Basic Materials 8.51
Other 25.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.46
Europe 7.44
Asia 2.30
Latin America 1.29
Other 0.51

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.13
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.69
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.57
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.56
Enbridge Inc 3.26
Bank of Montreal 3.05
Constellation Software Inc 2.98
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.70
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.59
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.49

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return7891011121314151617181920-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.51% 11.86% 11.61%
Beta 0.98% 0.98% 0.96%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.98% 0.97%
Sharpe 0.52% 0.85% 0.59%
Sortino 0.99% 1.36% 0.71%
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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 Not Available

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.90% 12.51% 11.86% 11.61%
Beta 1.05% 0.98% 0.98% 0.96%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.99% 0.98% 0.97%
Sharpe 1.15% 0.52% 0.85% 0.59%
Sortino 2.79% 0.99% 1.36% 0.71%
Treynor 0.11% 0.07% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A60.7​60.753.3​53.30%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A67.4​67.454.2​54.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A57.0​57.049.0​49.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A61.0​61.053.7​53.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 December 31, 1986
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $5

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
ELI107

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to achieve long-term growth of principal and income.

Investment Strategy

Invests in Canadian and U.S. stocks believed to offer growth potential plus market, or above-market, dividend income. It is designed for long-term investors who want equity investments that tend to provide reasonable current income from dividends, are willing to accept moderate share-price volatility, seek capital growth and income over time (at least 5 years). The Fund will invest primarily in Canadian common stocks or securities which are convertible into Canadian common stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.

  • Dimi Ntantoulis
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.
Custodian

-
Registrar

-
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.13%
Management Fee 1.04%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 4.50%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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