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Meritage Growth Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(08-08-2025)
$17.47
Change
$0.01 (0.06%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Meritage Growth Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 25, 2006): 5.19%

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 2.42% 5.93% 5.79% 5.79% 14.49% 11.33% 10.03% 4.55% 7.82% 6.47% 5.98% 5.78% 6.13% 5.47%
Benchmark 2.20% 6.20% 7.93% 7.93% 20.99% 15.39% 13.08% 8.09% 11.08% 9.26% 8.63% 8.55% 8.51% 7.76%
Category Average 1.55% 4.26% 4.66% 4.66% 13.32% 11.07% 10.26% 5.96% 8.87% 6.90% 6.38% 6.13% 6.38% 5.75%
Category Rank 79 / 390 99 / 371 116 / 371 116 / 371 190 / 370 217 / 365 258 / 362 314 / 355 273 / 328 251 / 327 240 / 306 218 / 284 208 / 269 200 / 252
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.03% 0.30% 2.11% -0.35% 3.91% -1.90% 2.68% -0.30% -2.44% -0.67% 4.12% 2.42%
Benchmark 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.60% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.33% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.53% 7.23% 6.52% -5.67% 13.93% 9.21% 12.12% -10.95% 8.66% 12.39%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 2 4 2 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 53/ 251 205/ 259 144/ 270 134/ 299 241/ 319 82/ 327 303/ 353 308/ 361 251/ 365 257/ 367

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.93% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 51.25
US Equity 11.69
Canadian Government Bonds 10.90
International Equity 9.61
Canadian Corporate Bonds 7.68
Other 8.87

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 24.07
Financial Services 21.09
Technology 11.51
Energy 7.90
Industrial Services 5.41
Other 30.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.95
Europe 5.30
Asia 5.00
Latin America 1.51
Africa and Middle East 0.17
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NBI Canadian All Cap Equity Fund Investor Series 17.62
Leith Wheeler Canadian Equity Fund Series A 17.59
RBC Vision Canadian Equity Fund Series A 17.45
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund - O Series 8.91
CI Canadian Bond Fund Class I 8.83
Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund Series I 4.97
TD Global Equity Focused Fund - Investor Series 4.90
Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada) Ser I 4.90
RP Strategic Income Plus Fund Class A 3.85
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Series I 3.80

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Meritage Growth Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.30% 9.37% 9.05%
Beta 0.87% 0.87% 0.85%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.65% 0.59% 0.44%
Sortino 1.32% 0.86% 0.43%
Treynor 0.07% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 85.28% 85.62% 83.99%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.10% 9.30% 9.37% 9.05%
Beta 0.92% 0.87% 0.87% 0.85%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.30% 0.65% 0.59% 0.44%
Sortino 2.98% 1.32% 0.86% 0.43%
Treynor 0.11% 0.07% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 89.73% 85.28% 85.62% 83.99%

Fund Details

Start Date September 25, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $254

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC7514

Investment Objectives

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diverse mix of fixed-income and equity mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests under normal market conditions is the following: 25%-45% of net assets in Canadian and global fixed-income securities; 55%-75% of net assets in Canadian and global equity securities. The Portfolio Manager may, at its sole discretion, review and adjust the target weighting of each asset class depending on economic and market conditions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.

Custodian

Natcan Trust Company

Registrar

Natcan Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.36%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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