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Global Neutral Balanced
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                            NAVPS (11-03-2025)  | 
                        $12.53 | 
|---|---|
| Change | 
                                 
                                    $0.02
                                     (0.16%)
                                 
                         | 
                    
As at September 30, 2025
As at July 31, 2025
Inception Return (October 19, 2020): 4.90%
| 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 | 2.53% | 3.09% | 7.62% | 4.83% | 7.83% | 13.86% | 11.79% | 4.22% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Benchmark | 3.57% | 6.62% | 9.56% | 10.19% | 13.79% | 17.90% | 15.33% | 7.02% | 7.31% | 7.73% | 7.63% | 7.72% | 7.32% | 7.49% | 
| Category Average | 2.60% | 4.88% | 7.95% | 8.71% | 9.92% | 14.33% | 11.78% | 5.30% | 6.60% | 6.15% | 5.94% | 5.76% | 5.67% | 5.80% | 
| Category Rank | 1,169 / 1,783 | 1,669 / 1,777 | 1,004 / 1,729 | 1,642 / 1,727 | 1,436 / 1,712 | 1,125 / 1,649 | 943 / 1,611 | 1,237 / 1,475 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Quartile Ranking | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Return % | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | -0.23% | 3.42% | -0.31% | 3.01% | -1.70% | -3.81% | -1.74% | 4.14% | 2.02% | 0.87% | -0.32% | 2.53% | 
| Benchmark | 0.21% | 2.87% | 0.17% | 2.72% | -0.03% | -2.06% | -2.19% | 2.47% | 2.53% | 1.48% | 1.44% | 3.57% | 
6.25% (November 2023)
-5.57% (April 2022)
| Return % | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.62% | -17.37% | 14.74% | 13.65% | 
| Benchmark | 17.05% | 2.39% | 8.66% | 2.68% | 12.26% | 11.12% | 6.48% | -11.62% | 11.69% | 17.48% | 
| Category Average | 2.99% | 5.05% | 7.69% | -3.99% | 13.52% | 7.16% | 9.69% | -11.26% | 9.53% | 12.15% | 
| Quartile Ranking | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 
| Category Rank | - | - | - | - | - | - | 803/ 1,368 | 1,480/ 1,510 | 52/ 1,619 | 780/ 1,672 | 
14.74% (2023)
-17.37% (2022)
| Name | Percent | 
|---|---|
| US Equity | 28.90 | 
| Canadian Corporate Bonds | 18.79 | 
| Canadian Government Bonds | 17.80 | 
| International Equity | 16.14 | 
| Canadian Equity | 14.20 | 
| Other | 4.17 | 
| Name | Percent | 
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 36.56 | 
| Technology | 22.02 | 
| Financial Services | 13.59 | 
| Consumer Services | 4.75 | 
| Cash and Cash Equivalent | 3.85 | 
| Other | 19.23 | 
| Name | Percent | 
|---|---|
| North America | 83.67 | 
| Europe | 10.22 | 
| Asia | 5.80 | 
| Latin America | 0.19 | 
| Other | 0.12 | 
| Name | Percent | 
|---|---|
| Counsel Canadian Core Fixed Income Series O | 35.29 | 
| Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O | 30.42 | 
| Counsel International Growth Series O | 15.64 | 
| Counsel Canadian Growth Series O | 15.09 | 
| Counsel Short Term Bond Series O | 3.54 | 
| Canadian Dollars | 0.02 | 
            Counsel Focus Balanced Portfolio Series A
Median
Other - Global Neutral Balanced
| Standard Deviation | 8.13% | - | - | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.05% | - | - | 
| Alpha | -0.04% | - | - | 
| Rsquared | 0.85% | - | - | 
| Sharpe | 0.93% | - | - | 
| Sortino | 1.84% | - | - | 
| Treynor | 0.07% | - | - | 
| Tax Efficiency | 98.32% | - | - | 
| Volatility | 
                                 | 
                            - | - | 
            | Key Ratio | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Deviation | 8.40% | 8.13% | - | - | 
| Beta | 1.16% | 1.05% | - | - | 
| Alpha | -0.07% | -0.04% | - | - | 
| Rsquared | 0.83% | 0.85% | - | - | 
| Sharpe | 0.59% | 0.93% | - | - | 
| Sortino | 0.97% | 1.84% | - | - | 
| Treynor | 0.04% | 0.07% | - | - | 
| Tax Efficiency | 99.89% | 98.32% | - | - | 
| Start Date | October 19, 2020 | 
|---|---|
| Instrument Type | Mutual Fund | 
| Share Class | Commission Based Advice | 
| Legal Status | Trust | 
| Sales Status | Open | 
| Currency | CAD | 
| Distribution Frequency | Monthly | 
| Assets ($mil) | $86 | 
| FundServ Code | Load Code | Sales Status | 
|---|---|---|
| CGF434 | 
The Fund seeks to provide investors with a diversified portfolio designed to achieve a balance of long-term capital appreciation and income. The Fund will invest either directly, or through securities of other investment funds, in equity and fixed-income securities of a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international issuers.
The Fund invests up to 100% of its assets in securities of other mutual funds using strategic asset allocation as its principal investment strategy. The Fund’s asset class weightings will generally be 30% to 50% in fixed-income securities and 50% to 70% in equity securities.
| Portfolio Manager | 
                                         Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.  | 
                                
|---|---|
| Sub-Advisor | 
                                         -  | 
                                
| Fund Manager | 
                                         Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.  | 
                                
|---|---|
| Custodian | 
                                         Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  | 
                                
| Registrar | 
                                         Mackenzie Financial Corporation  | 
                                
| Distributor | 
                                         -  | 
                                
| RSP Eligible | Yes | 
|---|---|
| PAC Allowed | Yes | 
| PAC Initial Investment | 50 | 
| PAC Subsequent | 50 | 
| SWP Allowed | Yes | 
| SWP Min Balance | - | 
| SWP Min Withdrawal | - | 
| MER | 2.19% | 
|---|---|
| Management Fee | 1.80% | 
| Load | Back Fee Only | 
| FE Max | 5.00% | 
| DSC Max | - | 
| Trailer Fee Max (FE) | 1.00% | 
| Trailer Fee Max (DSC) | - | 
| Trailer Fee Max (NL) | - | 
| Trailer Fee Max (LL) | - | 
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