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Guardian Canadian Diversified Core Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$14.95
Change
$0.12 (0.79%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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Guardian Canadian Diversified Core Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 07, 2021): 10.04%

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 3.44% 8.23% 14.31% 16.11% 23.85% 20.21% 17.63% 10.20% - - - - - -
Benchmark 4.96% 9.85% 14.09% 17.59% 25.86% 22.26% 17.49% 11.88% 14.98% 13.03% 11.75% 11.54% 11.06% 10.82%
Category Average 3.52% 7.30% 11.34% 14.12% 20.11% 18.38% 14.26% 9.95% 13.29% 11.03% 9.60% 9.47% 8.97% 8.84%
Category Rank 389 / 765 267 / 749 67 / 743 189 / 739 180 / 724 244 / 703 60 / 683 329 / 618 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 3.56% 0.43% 5.04% -2.36% 1.32% 0.25% -1.83% 0.70% 6.84% 3.10% 1.49% 3.44%
Benchmark 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.84% (May 2025)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.14% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -9.39% 15.86% 19.07%
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 1 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - 549/ 650 60/ 687 350/ 714

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.07% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.85
US Equity 2.21
Cash and Equivalents 1.99
Income Trust Units 0.95

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.37
Consumer Services 15.74
Technology 10.61
Industrial Goods 9.04
Consumer Goods 6.63
Other 26.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.72
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 6.63
Open Text Corp 5.91
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.44
MDA Space Ltd 5.16
Restaurant Brands International Inc 4.71
CGI Inc Cl A 4.70
Element Fleet Management Corp 4.04
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.03
Finning International Inc 3.88

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)

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Guardian Canadian Diversified Core Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.29% - -
Beta 0.87% - -
Alpha 0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.92% - -
Sharpe 1.15% - -
Sortino 2.43% - -
Treynor 0.15% - -
Tax Efficiency 98.40% - -
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 9.32% 11.29% - -
Beta 0.85% 0.87% - -
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.87% 0.92% - -
Sharpe 2.03% 1.15% - -
Sortino 5.68% 2.43% - -
Treynor 0.22% 0.15% - -
Tax Efficiency 98.25% 98.40% - -

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 June 07, 2021
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG586

Investment Objectives

Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equity Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital while maintaining steady current dividend income by investing, directly or indirectly, primarily in common shares or other equity-related securities issued by Canadian companies with a focus on reducing exposure to resources.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, the Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equity Fund invests, directly or indirectly, primarily in common shares or other equity-related securities issued by Canadian companies with a focus on reducing exposure to resources. The Manager seeks to identify companies that it believes have the potential to provide above-market returns with below-market risk using a rigorous fundamental to security selection.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Sam Baldwin
  • Ted Macklin
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Worldsource Wealth Management Inc

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.79%
Management Fee 1.50%
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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