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GuardBonds 2024 Investment Grade Bond Fund Class A

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$20.18
Change
$0.00 (0.02%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

No data available


Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 05, 2024): 0.88%

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 0.28% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.53% 0.45% 4.45% 0.45% 3.64% 2.06% 0.29% 0.89% 1.33% 1.66% 1.39% 1.38% 1.34% 1.59%
Category Average 0.46% 4.40% 4.40% 0.54% 3.83% 1.73% 0.15% 1.11% 1.08% 1.27% 1.05% 1.06% 0.92% 1.04%
Category Rank 304 / 322 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund - - - - - - - - - - 0.35% 0.28%
Benchmark 0.41% -0.84% -0.32% -0.08% 0.39% -0.32% 0.78% 1.67% 1.48% -0.13% 0.05% 0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

0.35% (February 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

0.25% (January 2024)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 3.01% 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92%
Category Average 1.73% 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 100.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Enbridge Inc 3.95% 19-Aug-2024 9.57
Federation Csses Desjardins Qc 2.42% 04-Oct-2024 9.55
Toyota Credit Canada Inc 2.31% 23-Oct-2024 9.54
Manulife Bank of Canada 2.38% 19-Nov-2024 9.52
Royal Bank of Canada 2.61% 01-Nov-2024 9.46
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.49% 23-Sep-2024 9.44
VW Credit Canada Inc 2.85% 26-Sep-2024 9.44
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 2.35% 28-Aug-2024 9.14
Bank of Montreal 2.70% 11-Sep-2024 9.08
Choice Properties REIT 3.56% 09-Jul-2024 5.63

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating Not Available

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation - - - -
Beta - - - -
Alpha - - - -
Rsquared - - - -
Sharpe - - - -
Sortino - - - -
Treynor - - - -
Tax Efficiency - - - -

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 January 05, 2024
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG5103

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is to provide income over a pre-determined time horizon by investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of Canadian-dollar denominated investment grade bonds with an effective maturity in 2024. The Fund’s termination date is anticipated to be on or about November 30, 2024 (the “2024 Termination Date”).

Investment Strategy

The Fund is actively-managed by the Manager’s fixed income team. The portfolio management team will, at the time of investment, select a portfolio consisting primarily of Canadian-dollar denominated investment grade corporate bonds with an effective maturity in the calendar year outlined in the investment objective. At all times the bonds will have effective maturities that correspond with the calendar year maturity outlined in the investment objective.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Guardian Capital LP 01-05-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Guardian Capital LP
Advisor Guardian Capital LP
Custodian -
Registrar CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor -
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 -
Management Fee 0.70%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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