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Guardian i3 International Quality Growth Fund Series A

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FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-22-2025) 		$11.85
Change
-$0.05 (-0.41%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Guardian i3 International Quality Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 30, 2021): 3.41%

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 -0.47% -5.18% 0.54% 1.41% 0.31% 7.48% 8.81% 3.41% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.66% 1.09% 7.07% 6.87% 11.81% 11.28% 11.79% 6.83% 10.51% 7.21% 6.12% 6.46% 8.04% 6.69%
Category Average -0.04% -0.20% 5.18% 5.32% 10.73% 9.28% 10.04% 5.03% 9.11% 6.07% 5.29% 5.45% 6.84% 5.39%
Category Rank 402 / 795 687 / 792 646 / 790 618 / 790 744 / 765 544 / 730 533 / 709 548 / 687 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.62% 0.75% 0.21% 0.62% -0.87% -3.46% -0.04% -0.82% 6.95% -2.83% -1.95% -0.47%
Benchmark 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.14% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.32% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -21.33% 19.32% 9.21%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 4 1 4
Category Rank - - - - - - - 669/ 694 39/ 724 597/ 759

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.32% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-21.33% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 100.62
Cash and Equivalents -0.63
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.58
Industrial Goods 19.16
Technology 18.05
Healthcare 13.59
Industrial Services 7.16
Other 17.46

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 88.11
Asia 12.51
North America -0.63
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Wolters Kluwer NV - ADR 7.16
Munich RE 6.78
Schneider Electric SE 6.31
Atlas Copco AB 6.12
Axa SA 5.50
Compass Group PLC 5.45
ASML Holding NV - ADR 5.40
Hannover Rueck SE Cl N 5.24
Tokyo Electron Ltd - ADR 4.62
L'Air Liquide SA 4.23

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 i3 International Quality Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.87% - -
Beta 0.96% - -
Alpha -0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.78% - -
Sharpe 0.39% - -
Sortino 0.78% - -
Treynor 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 99.80% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.43% 13.87% - -
Beta 0.92% 0.96% - -
Alpha -0.10% -0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.59% 0.78% - -
Sharpe -0.32% 0.39% - -
Sortino -0.41% 0.78% - -
Treynor -0.03% 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.80% - -

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 April 30, 2021
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $0

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG558

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is the achievement of long term growth of capital primarily through investment in equity and equity related securities of issuers outside of North America.

Investment Strategy

We employ a system-driven bottom-up research approach to assess relative value and capital growth potential within a broad stock-selection universe. We use a quantitative approach to analyze multiple fundamental factors and incorporate financial data and other information sources relevant to the issuer, including rates of change of fundamental factors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor

Worldsource Financial Management Inc.

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 2.09%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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