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Sustainable Balanced 40/60 Fund Series A

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Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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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
(11-19-2025) 		$10.77
Change
$0.01 (0.07%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Sustainable Balanced 40/60 Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 06, 2022): 3.31%

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 1.05% 3.75% 6.57% 5.77% 8.03% 12.55% 8.92% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 1.00% 4.96% 8.01% 8.22% 10.41% 12.85% 10.25% 3.95% 3.02% 3.71% 4.70% 4.13% 3.92% 4.28%
Category Average 0.79% 4.07% 7.28% 7.56% 8.66% 12.11% 8.63% 3.18% 4.23% 4.00% 4.57% 3.74% 3.82% 3.88%
Category Rank 233 / 999 723 / 998 701 / 998 833 / 988 642 / 988 413 / 953 457 / 908 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 4 3 2 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.40% -0.25% 1.91% -0.10% -1.10% -1.43% 1.58% 0.90% 0.22% 0.53% 2.13% 1.05%
Benchmark 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.65% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.46% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - 7.65% 11.26%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 3 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 485/ 908 130/ 960

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.26% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.65% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 22.97
US Equity 21.74
Canadian Government Bonds 20.05
International Equity 11.28
Canadian Equity 8.92
Other 15.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 55.87
Technology 7.80
Utilities 6.92
Financial Services 5.37
Energy 3.66
Other 20.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.47
Europe 7.86
Multi-National 2.26
Asia 1.63
Latin America 0.46
Other 0.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 14.83
iShares ESG Aware Can Aggreg Bond Idx ETF (XSAB) 13.35
Guardian Canadian Bond Fund ETF (GCBD) 13.32
Guardian Fundamental Global Equity Fund Series I 7.01
Wealthsimple North Am Green Bd Idx ETF C$H (WSGB) 5.94
Guardian i3 Global Dividend Growth Fund Series I 5.06
Guardian Strategic Income Fund Series A 4.99
iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Mkt ETF (EUSB) 4.91
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI) 4.82
Guardian i3 Global Quality Growth ETF Unh (GIQG.B) 4.20

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Sustainable Balanced 40/60 Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.41% - -
Beta 1.02% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.85% - -
Sharpe 0.75% - -
Sortino 1.58% - -
Treynor 0.05% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.29% 6.41% - -
Beta 0.91% 1.02% - -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.79% 0.85% - -
Sharpe 1.17% 0.75% - -
Sortino 2.16% 1.58% - -
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% - -
Tax Efficiency 88.15% - - -

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 January 06, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG507

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is the provision of a balanced portfolio emphasizing income generation with some level of capital preservation and long-term capital appreciation by investing in a mix of global equity and fixed income securities, mutual funds and/or ETFs while also meeting a set of ESG standards and investment criteria.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to achieve its investment objective primarily through the investment in Guardian Funds and ETFs and/or third-party mutual funds and ETFs that provide exposure to a diversified set of asset classes, including global equities, fixed income securities and real assets. Investments are primarily selected on the basis of their ability to provide the Fund with compelling long-term risk-adjusted returns and to meet a minimum set of ESG investment standards.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Denis Larose
  • Adam Murl
  • David Onyett-Jeffries
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.

Worldsource Securities Inc

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.72%
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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