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Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(11-01-2024)
$12.52
Change
$0.09 (0.73%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 07, 2021): 7.06%

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 3.56% 8.93% 7.59% 15.61% 25.02% 19.26% 8.46% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 3.15% 10.54% 9.96% 17.24% 26.74% 17.83% 9.52% 13.87% 10.95% 10.29% 9.65% 9.59% 10.09% 8.09%
Category Average 2.66% 8.98% 8.31% 14.98% 23.39% 15.45% 8.44% 12.73% 9.47% 8.64% 8.01% 7.91% 8.32% 6.75%
Category Rank 90 / 722 484 / 721 524 / 713 407 / 710 319 / 700 67 / 680 371 / 633 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -2.22% 6.72% 3.63% 2.44% 1.68% 3.16% -1.20% 0.28% -0.31% 5.60% -0.39% 3.56%
Benchmark -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.72% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.14% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - -9.39% 15.86%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 4 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 553/ 646 51/ 684

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.86% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 93.18
Cash and Equivalents 3.42
US Equity 2.16
Income Trust Units 1.23
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.47
Consumer Services 15.11
Technology 11.58
Basic Materials 6.40
Industrial Services 6.35
Other 33.09

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.05
Other -0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.75
Restaurant Brands International Inc 6.31
Open Text Corp 5.92
CGI Inc Cl A 5.66
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.12
Loblaw Cos Ltd 4.99
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 4.82
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.30
Telus Corp 4.05
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.78

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)

Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.55% - -
Beta 0.88% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.91% - -
Sharpe 0.44% - -
Sortino 0.75% - -
Treynor 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
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 9.57% 12.55% - -
Beta 0.80% 0.88% - -
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.85% 0.91% - -
Sharpe 1.90% 0.44% - -
Sortino 6.67% 0.75% - -
Treynor 0.23% 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 99.30% - - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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) $0

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ted Macklin 03-05-2021
Sam Baldwin 03-05-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Guardian Capital LP
Advisor Guardian Capital LP
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor -
Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.80%
Management Fee 1.50%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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