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Portland Life Sciences Alternative Fund Series A

Alternative Equity Focus

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NAVPS
(11-22-2024)
$17.94
Change
$0.16 (0.87%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Portland Life Sciences Alternative Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 2021): 21.69%

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 -5.45% 1.08% 26.37% 50.93% 81.37% 37.79% 25.83% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.85% 5.30% 12.95% 18.24% 32.06% 15.16% 8.05% 15.02% 11.33% 11.65% 9.36% 9.62% 9.96% 8.41%
Category Average 0.53% 2.54% 7.82% 15.42% 23.82% 9.82% 5.63% 10.04% 7.83% - - - - -
Category Rank 207 / 210 144 / 205 7 / 190 2 / 166 2 / 165 3 / 145 2 / 122 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 11.25% 8.01% 4.09% 9.72% 0.40% 4.16% 14.43% -1.46% 10.88% 3.45% 3.34% -5.45%
Benchmark 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.43% (May 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.62% (December 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - -1.20% 30.77%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average - - - - - - 5.11% 17.27% -5.96% 6.54%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 2 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 36/ 123 16/ 150

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.77% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-1.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 40.53
US Equity 39.91
Cash and Equivalents 19.52
Foreign Government Bonds 0.02
Foreign Bonds - Other 0.01
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 72.51
Cash and Cash Equivalent 19.52
Technology 0.76
Fixed Income 0.03
Other 7.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 59.46
Asia 35.16
Europe 5.37
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Clarity Pharmaceuticals Ltd 15.60
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd 14.29
Canada Government 07-Nov-2024 11.20
Lantheus Holdings Inc 9.53
Perspective Therapeutics Inc 7.17
Canada Government 21-Nov-2024 5.59
Beigene Ltd - ADR 5.27
Danaher Corp 4.26
Amgen Inc 4.16
Icon PLC 3.85

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Portland Life Sciences Alternative Fund Series A

Median

Other - Alternative Equity Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.50% - -
Beta 0.77% - -
Alpha 0.18% - -
Rsquared 0.31% - -
Sharpe 1.15% - -
Sortino 2.86% - -
Treynor 0.28% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 20.15% 18.50% - -
Beta 1.15% 0.77% - -
Alpha 0.30% 0.18% - -
Rsquared 0.30% 0.31% - -
Sharpe 2.89% 1.15% - -
Sortino 10.05% 2.86% - -
Treynor 0.51% 0.28% - -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - - -

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 April 14, 2021
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $16

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PTL320
PTL325
PTL330

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide positive long-term total returns by investing primarily in a portfolio of securities focused on companies active in the healthcare sector. The Fund may also engage in borrowing for investment purposes. The Fund’s aggregate exposure shall not exceed limits on the use of gross exposure or as otherwise permitted under applicable securities legislation.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to provide capital growth by primarily investing in a portfolio of equities, ADRs and may also invest in ETFs. The Fund’s investments currently focus on the area of precision oncology. The Fund also may invest in income trusts, debt securities convertible into common stock, convertible and non-convertible preferred stock, debt-like securities and fixed/floating income securities of governments, government agencies, supranational agencies, companies, trusts and limited partnerships

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Michael Lee-Chin 04-13-2021
Dragos Berbecel 04-14-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Portland Investment Counsel Inc.
Advisor Portland Investment Counsel Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor Mandeville Private Client Inc.
Auditor KPMG LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 8.67%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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