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FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2014, 2013

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NAVPS
(04-30-2025) 		$266.56
Change -

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 1990Jan 1992Jan 1994Jan 1996Jan 1998Jan 2000Jan 2002Jan 2004Jan 2006Jan 2008Jan 2010Jan 2012Jan 2014Jan 2016Jan 2018Jan 2020Jan 2022Jan 2024Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 1990Jan 1995Jan 2000Jan 2005Jan 2010Jan 2015Jan 2020$10,000$60,000$110,000$160,000$210,000$260,000$310,000$9,000$11,000$12,000$13,000$14,000$15,000Period

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Forester Growth Funds - Equity

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1989): 9.34%

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 2.75% 3.70% 7.64% 6.14% 18.76% 13.89% 12.23% 11.16% 13.90% 8.97% 7.86% 6.98% 7.80% 6.79%
Benchmark -0.10% -2.00% 4.34% 1.41% 17.85% 13.20% 9.57% 10.07% 14.37% 10.31% 10.21% 9.29% 9.91% 8.27%
Category Average 0.23% -1.84% 3.11% 0.90% 14.34% 10.68% 7.88% 8.62% 12.76% 8.73% 8.40% 7.51% 8.11% 6.76%
Category Rank 5 / 645 9 / 645 4 / 634 9 / 645 44 / 621 2 / 585 1 / 572 37 / 567 77 / 555 121 / 490 149 / 356 135 / 353 101 / 349 75 / 335
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.26% 0.14% 6.05% 0.47% 2.01% -0.87% 4.27% -2.75% 2.35% 2.71% -1.74% 2.75%
Benchmark 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

21.84% (October 1991)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.50% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -2.42% 15.61% 7.55% -12.51% 6.94% 6.39% 19.97% -2.03% 12.98% 17.40%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 1 1 2
Category Rank 95/ 334 141/ 349 79/ 353 294/ 353 488/ 489 110/ 550 468/ 567 135/ 572 17/ 583 270/ 621

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.97% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.51% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.51
Consumer Services 24.33
Industrial Services 20.97
Technology 14.95
Telecommunications 5.89
Other 9.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Constellation Software Inc 5.95
Dollarama Inc 5.88
Metro Inc 5.73
Intact Financial Corp 5.60
Waste Connections Inc 5.02
Royal Bank of Canada 4.77
CGI Inc Cl A 4.66
Thomson Reuters Corp 4.56
TMX Group Ltd 4.53
Loblaw Cos Ltd 4.45

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return5678910111213141516171819200%5%10%15%20%25%

Forester Growth Funds - Equity

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.20% 10.74% 10.65%
Beta 0.65% 0.72% 0.73%
Alpha 0.06% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.72% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.80% 1.05% 0.51%
Sortino 1.62% 1.82% 0.59%
Treynor 0.13% 0.16% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating Not Available

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.74% 10.20% 10.74% 10.65%
Beta 0.70% 0.65% 0.72% 0.73%
Alpha 0.06% 0.06% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.73% 0.72% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.60% 0.80% 1.05% 0.51%
Sortino 3.89% 1.62% 1.82% 0.59%
Treynor 0.20% 0.13% 0.16% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A17.7​17.733.6​33.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A22.9​22.933.3​33.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A17.4​17.432.9​32.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A7.7​7.731.9​31.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 31, 1989
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
IOF102

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing mainly in publicly traded securities of Canadian corporate and other issuers.

Investment Strategy

To identify, based on the forecast economic climate those companies which will benefit and experience capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

The Independent Order of Foresters
Custodian

-
Registrar

-
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 2.08%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 7.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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