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Sionna Canadian Equity Fund - Series A

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(07-28-2025)
$24.25
Change
-$0.10 (-0.42%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Sionna Canadian Equity Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 29, 2006): 5.06%

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 2.48% 5.59% 9.01% 9.01% 20.56% 14.02% 11.93% 10.38% 14.42% 8.85% 7.58% 7.59% 8.29% 7.12%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.49% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 418 / 750 718 / 745 411 / 740 411 / 740 530 / 725 611 / 702 596 / 681 244 / 602 277 / 571 469 / 540 440 / 492 399 / 463 334 / 431 338 / 388
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 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 6.08% 0.59% 1.70% -0.79% 5.61% -2.73% 3.20% -0.47% 0.52% -1.30% 4.39% 2.48%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.24% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -8.22% 20.64% 8.04% -11.26% 16.13% -4.52% 22.07% 3.05% 8.01% 14.32%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 1 4 4
Category Rank 287/ 379 120/ 407 174/ 450 361/ 476 487/ 522 511/ 548 417/ 583 20/ 651 573/ 688 654/ 715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.07% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.26% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 91.70
Cash and Equivalents 7.14
Income Trust Units 1.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.65
Energy 19.52
Basic Materials 15.44
Consumer Services 8.25
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.14
Other 19.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.84
Latin America 1.16

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.45
CASH 7.14
Suncor Energy Inc 6.50
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 5.54
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.37
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.00
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 4.94
Nutrien Ltd 3.85
ARC Resources Ltd 3.74
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd Cl A 3.34

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Sionna Canadian Equity Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.75% 12.96% 13.16%
Beta 0.90% 0.95% 0.96%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.91% 0.46%
Sortino 1.31% 1.57% 0.52%
Treynor 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.78% 98.21% 97.73%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.72% 11.75% 12.96% 13.16%
Beta 0.86% 0.90% 0.95% 0.96%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.92% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.64% 0.68% 0.91% 0.46%
Sortino 4.53% 1.31% 1.57% 0.52%
Treynor 0.18% 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 98.25% 97.78% 98.21% 97.73%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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 29, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $272

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP181
BIP222
BIP281

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Sionna Canadian Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities.

Investment Strategy

Sionna applies a relative Graham & Dodd value approach to stock selection. Generally, stocks of Canadian companies that are financially strong and have a measurable worth will be bought when, in Sionna’s view, the stock is selling at a price below its estimated worth or its intrinsic value. Sionna believes the market will eventually recognize the value of such a company and its stock price will rise towards its intrinsic value. Stocks are typically sold when they become fully valued.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Sub-Advisor

Sionna Investment Managers Inc.

  • Kim Shannon
  • Teresa Lee
  • Marian Hoffmann
  • Mel Mariampillai
  • Dave Britton

Brandes Investment Partners L.P.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 1,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.21%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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