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Guardian U.S. Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(11-22-2024)
$9.17
Change
$0.03 (0.30%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Guardian U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 30, 2021): 6.09%

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 1.12% 0.11% 10.69% 15.51% 26.53% 19.53% 4.37% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.12% 4.47% 15.49% 27.28% 38.46% 24.49% 13.41% 17.99% 16.57% 16.22% 15.22% 15.67% 14.69% 15.41%
Category Average 1.03% 3.54% 12.39% 21.54% 33.67% 20.00% 8.67% 14.23% 12.72% 12.44% 11.35% 12.06% 10.95% 11.17%
Category Rank 860 / 1,326 1,292 / 1,310 942 / 1,298 1,101 / 1,281 1,033 / 1,275 724 / 1,182 998 / 1,108 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 7.53% 1.87% 2.22% 4.63% 0.99% -3.38% 2.04% 4.71% 3.48% -1.79% 0.81% 1.12%
Benchmark 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.04% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.80% (February 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - -25.32% 26.44%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 4 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 947/ 1,119 277/ 1,183

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.44% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.32% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 87.34
Cash and Equivalents 5.50
International Equity 4.06
Canadian Equity 3.09
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 40.61
Consumer Services 18.56
Healthcare 11.47
Financial Services 8.74
Industrial Services 7.99
Other 12.63

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.93
Europe 4.06
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Alphabet Inc Cl A 7.69
Microsoft Corp 6.54
Apple Inc 6.31
Amazon.com Inc 5.90
CASH 5.47
Mastercard Inc Cl A 4.26
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.07
Adobe Inc 4.07
Fiserv Inc 3.74
Booking Holdings Inc 3.46

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 U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.17% - -
Beta 1.11% - -
Alpha -0.10% - -
Rsquared 0.91% - -
Sharpe 0.13% - -
Sortino 0.22% - -
Treynor 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.11% 16.17% - -
Beta 1.02% 1.11% - -
Alpha -0.10% -0.10% - -
Rsquared 0.83% 0.91% - -
Sharpe 1.94% 0.13% - -
Sortino 5.09% 0.22% - -
Treynor 0.19% 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 95.22% - - -

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 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
GCG553

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 whose principal business operations are located in the United States.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in U.S. exchange-listed securities and is broadly diversified by sector and individual security. The sub-adviser maintains a U.S. equity focus and invests primarily in securities of mid- to large-size U.S. companies that have a track record of sustained earnings growth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Guardian Capital LP 04-30-2021
Alta Capital Management, LLC 05-04-2023

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 Worldsource Financial Management Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.99%
Management Fee 1.55%
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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