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VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$23.05
Change
-$0.19 (-0.81%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 01, 2007): 6.01%

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 1.82% 5.51% 14.09% 5.51% 15.38% 7.37% 9.31% 13.46% 9.23% 9.20% 8.21% 8.78% 7.44% 7.55%
Benchmark 3.22% 4.61% 13.14% 4.61% 10.92% 3.03% 6.47% 12.42% 7.64% 7.62% 6.76% 7.65% 6.20% 6.37%
Category Average 1.89% 12.31% 12.31% 4.51% 10.27% 3.64% 5.44% 10.47% 6.11% 5.79% 5.14% 5.88% 4.79% 5.04%
Category Rank 251 / 377 87 / 376 60 / 375 87 / 376 28 / 373 29 / 370 16 / 361 36 / 335 24 / 329 13 / 307 15 / 281 16 / 269 19 / 258 24 / 238
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.19% -1.35% 2.49% 1.71% 0.68% -3.47% -0.51% 5.97% 2.55% 0.92% 2.68% 1.82%
Benchmark 2.40% -4.11% 2.51% 1.67% -1.08% -3.16% -2.30% 6.66% 3.79% 0.07% 1.27% 3.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.05% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.52% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 9.24% -0.38% 11.01% 7.22% -1.50% 13.48% 9.57% 18.38% -5.79% 15.15%
Benchmark 10.25% -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48%
Category Average 8.24% -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 1
Category Rank 104/ 232 136/ 258 117/ 266 120/ 278 16/ 307 268/ 327 72/ 335 82/ 361 132/ 369 28/ 373

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.38% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.79% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 38.93
US Equity 36.19
Canadian Government Bonds 9.58
Cash and Equivalents 6.90
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.83
Other 1.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.63
Fixed Income 16.34
Consumer Services 11.51
Technology 11.32
Industrial Services 8.28
Other 25.92

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Visa Inc Cl A 4.91
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.51
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 4.11
TFI International Inc 3.87
Dollarama Inc 3.75
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 3.72
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Cl B 3.38
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.29
Canadian National Railway Co 2.93
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.93

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.53% 10.63% 8.79%
Beta 0.88% 0.79% 0.78%
Alpha 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.86% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.65% 0.70% 0.72%
Sortino 0.97% 0.93% 0.81%
Treynor 0.08% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 99.32% 98.87% 98.04%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.13% 10.53% 10.63% 8.79%
Beta 0.68% 0.88% 0.79% 0.78%
Alpha 0.07% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.86% 0.86% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.22% 0.65% 0.70% 0.72%
Sortino 2.84% 0.97% 0.93% 0.81%
Treynor 0.15% 0.08% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.80% 99.32% 98.87% 98.04%

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 October 01, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $986

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
VPI005

Investment Objectives

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool’s objective is to generate long-term growth in value and income by investing in a diversified portfolio of Canadian government and corporate bonds, Canadian and foreign equities, trust and limited partnership units, preferred shares and index or sector proxies, such as index participation units. It is designed to provide both moderate income and reasonable growth over the long-term, while being sufficiently diversified to mitigate volatility.

Investment Strategy

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool will generally hold a minimum of 50 percent and a maximum of 80 percent of its assets in equities, with the balance held in fixed income assets and cash. The equity portion of the portfolio will include Canadian and foreign equities, preferred shares, income trust units, and index or sector proxies.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ken O'Kennedy 06-19-2015

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Value Partners Investments Inc.
Advisor Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar RBC Investor Services Trust
Distributor LP Financial Planning Services Ltd.
Auditor KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.95%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 4.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.90%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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