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Counsel Focus Growth Portfolio Series A

Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(01-17-2025)
$13.36
Change
$0.15 (1.10%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

Period

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Counsel Focus Growth Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 19, 2020): 7.02%

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 -0.15% 3.89% 7.90% 17.85% 17.85% 18.18% 4.18% 6.28% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.16% 4.17% 9.89% 21.57% 21.57% 18.27% 7.16% 8.19% 8.97% 10.16% 8.76% 9.16% 8.53% 9.36%
Category Average -1.09% 1.96% 7.42% 15.98% 15.98% 13.68% 4.44% 6.38% 6.72% 8.07% 6.02% 6.43% 6.26% 6.12%
Category Rank 151 / 1,348 174 / 1,335 681 / 1,334 499 / 1,324 499 / 1,324 124 / 1,241 717 / 1,190 611 / 1,076 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.55% 3.51% 1.92% -3.12% 2.21% 2.96% 2.04% 0.28% 1.50% 0.01% 4.04% -0.15%
Benchmark 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.13% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.26% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 12.85% -19.03% 18.50% 17.85%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 4 1 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 500/ 1,076 1,126/ 1,190 61/ 1,241 499/ 1,324

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.50% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.03% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 44.85
International Equity 21.24
Canadian Equity 14.07
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.73
Canadian Government Bonds 7.40
Other 3.71

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.99
Financial Services 18.24
Fixed Income 16.10
Healthcare 7.56
Consumer Services 6.08
Other 23.03

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.56
Europe 14.87
Asia 6.40
Latin America 0.23
Other -0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O 44.98
Counsel International Growth Series O 21.84
Counsel Canadian Core Fixed Income Series O 16.15
Counsel Canadian Growth Series O 15.47
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 1.56
Canadian Dollars 0.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation). Data ranges from 5.32 to 20.6539.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Return. Data ranges from -10.670004 to 11.523495.
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Counsel Focus Growth Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.82% - -
Beta 1.08% - -
Alpha -0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.93% - -
Sharpe 0.10% - -
Sortino 0.21% - -
Treynor 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 96.61% - -
Volatility 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 6.71% 11.82% - -
Beta 1.06% 1.08% - -
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.87% 0.93% - -
Sharpe 1.84% 0.10% - -
Sortino 4.04% 0.21% - -
Treynor 0.12% 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 96.61% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 43.191755 to 47.705787.
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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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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 45.315428 to 49.053119.
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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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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 42.629606 to 46.812338.
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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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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 42.036227 to 48.270299.
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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 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) $100

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF436

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth. 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.

Investment Strategy

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 70% to 90% in equity securities and 10% to 20% in fixed-income securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 10-18-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 2.20%
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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