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DFS GIF - Canadian Balanced - Fiera Series 1

Canadian Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2024, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$14.38
Change
-$0.26 (-1.78%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 15, 1995): 3.81%

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 0.88% 1.15% 4.40% 2.54% 9.05% 8.63% 5.15% 5.83% 5.91% 5.69% 5.40% 4.96% 5.46% 3.98%
Benchmark -0.02% 0.21% 8.75% 2.87% 18.88% 13.23% 7.72% 9.29% 9.70% 9.10% 8.69% 7.92% 8.95% 6.90%
Category Average -0.12% 0.54% 6.44% 2.58% 12.93% 10.76% 6.32% 7.59% 7.86% 7.13% 6.42% 5.93% 6.89% 5.27%
Category Rank 44 / 648 219 / 648 525 / 627 353 / 648 578 / 627 460 / 595 417 / 592 502 / 592 531 / 575 406 / 487 286 / 399 278 / 390 313 / 377 274 / 322
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.37% -2.04% 1.71% 0.73% 3.55% 0.14% 1.54% -0.89% 2.57% -1.35% 1.65% 0.88%
Benchmark 3.22% -1.85% 2.08% -0.32% 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.49% (July 1997)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.36% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.54% 5.32% 3.69% -3.35% 12.96% 5.95% 10.66% -7.54% 7.03% 9.96%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 4
Category Rank 126/ 322 341/ 377 311/ 382 35/ 399 338/ 487 201/ 575 536/ 592 300/ 592 497/ 592 526/ 627

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 43.73
Cash and Equivalents 23.07
Canadian Government Bonds 11.81
US Equity 8.35
Canadian Corporate Bonds 4.70
Other 8.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 23.08
Fixed Income 20.45
Financial Services 13.65
Consumer Services 11.21
Industrial Services 9.72
Other 21.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.31
Europe 3.09
Asia 1.54
Latin America 0.10
Other -0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canoe Global Equity Fund Series A 12.92
Canada Government 27-Mar-2025 11.44
Fiera Capital Active Short Term Canadian Municipal Bond, Series A 3.60
Constellation Software Inc 2.64
Dollarama Inc 2.43
Canada Government 4.00% 01-May-2026 2.41
Metro Inc 2.38
Intact Financial Corp 2.31
Ontario Province 14-May-2025 2.26
British Columbia Province 0.00% 23-Apr-2025 2.24

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

DFS GIF - Canadian Balanced - Fiera Series 1

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.20% 8.01% 6.96%
Beta 0.57% 0.56% 0.59%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.79% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.21% 0.46% 0.36%
Sortino 0.48% 0.57% 0.24%
Treynor 0.03% 0.07% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 5.62% 7.20% 8.01% 6.96%
Beta 0.57% 0.57% 0.56% 0.59%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.83% 0.79% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.21% 0.46% 0.36%
Sortino 1.93% 0.48% 0.57% 0.24%
Treynor 0.08% 0.03% 0.07% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 November 15, 1995
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $4

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
IMP491
IMP497
IMP498A
IMP499F

Investment Objectives

To provide investors with a balance of capital growth and interest income by investing primarily in Canadian fixed-income and equity securities.

Investment Strategy

To provide such a balance by investing a portion of its assets in the common shares of medium- and large-cap Canadian corporations and the remainder in Canadian government and Canadian investment-grade corporate bonds and other interest-bearing instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canagex Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Fiera Capital Corporation

Custodian

Fiducie Desjardins (Desjardins Trust)

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 3.40%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.25%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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