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Sustainable Balanced 40/60 Fund Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(08-01-2025)
$10.45
Change
-$0.04 (-0.34%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Sustainable Balanced 40/60 Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 06, 2022): 2.48%

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 0.90% 1.03% 1.73% 1.73% 8.89% 8.52% 7.48% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 1.79% 0.63% 2.54% 2.54% 10.33% 9.38% 8.07% 2.58% 2.12% 3.19% 3.50% 3.70% 3.61% 4.25%
Category Average 1.31% 1.97% 3.13% 3.13% 8.43% 7.87% 6.93% 2.26% 3.66% 3.49% 3.59% 3.42% 3.57% 3.38%
Category Rank 843 / 1,019 823 / 1,011 898 / 1,009 898 / 1,009 419 / 994 354 / 937 392 / 920 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.72% 0.45% 1.75% -0.17% 2.40% -0.25% 1.91% -0.10% -1.10% -1.43% 1.58% 0.90%
Benchmark 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79%

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 - - - - - - - - 496/ 927 131/ 981

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 27.85
US Equity 22.02
Canadian Government Bonds 15.15
International Equity 10.72
Canadian Equity 9.32
Other 14.94

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 55.01
Technology 7.99
Financial Services 6.03
Utilities 5.76
Consumer Services 4.27
Other 20.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.29
Europe 8.17
Asia 1.06
Latin America 0.30
Africa and Middle East 0.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 20.92
Guardian Canadian Bond Fund ETF (GCBD) 13.68
Guardian Fundamental Global Equity Fund Series I 7.54
iShares ESG Aware Can Aggreg Bond Idx ETF (XSAB) 6.90
Wealthsimple North Am Green Bd Idx ETF C$H (WSGB) 6.03
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI) 5.96
Guardian i3 Global Quality Growth ETF Unh (GIQG.B) 5.24
Guardian i3 Global Dividend Growth Fund Series I 5.07
Guardian Strategic Income Fund Series I 4.86
iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Mkt ETF (EUSB) 4.58

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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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 7.15% - -
Beta 1.08% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.86% - -
Sharpe 0.49% - -
Sortino 1.04% - -
Treynor 0.03% - -
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 4.72% 7.15% - -
Beta 0.85% 1.08% - -
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.81% 0.86% - -
Sharpe 1.12% 0.49% - -
Sortino 2.48% 1.04% - -
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% - -
Tax Efficiency 88.98% - - -

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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