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Counsel Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024) 		$18.05
Change
$0.10 (0.56%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

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Counsel Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 22, 2002): 4.36%

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 3.44% 4.98% 9.83% 13.24% 16.76% 9.78% 3.07% 4.80% 4.59% 4.90% 3.76% 4.46% 4.10% 4.15%
Benchmark 2.87% 5.40% 10.72% 17.28% 19.68% 13.41% 5.30% 5.73% 6.56% 7.36% 6.49% 7.10% 6.83% 7.51%
Category Average 2.87% 4.26% 8.53% 13.60% 16.89% 10.20% 4.14% 5.37% 5.45% 6.18% 5.05% 5.53% 5.33% 5.08%
Category Rank 391 / 1,771 627 / 1,761 404 / 1,749 1,172 / 1,725 1,077 / 1,725 1,137 / 1,672 1,276 / 1,546 989 / 1,411 1,022 / 1,325 1,062 / 1,233 975 / 1,115 804 / 975 777 / 882 640 / 773
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 3.11% 0.05% 2.07% 1.63% -2.65% 2.05% 0.85% 3.34% 0.39% 1.98% -0.48% 3.44%
Benchmark 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.64% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.88% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 6.39% 5.95% 1.01% 8.15% -4.99% 9.17% 5.63% 11.05% -13.25% 8.89%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 3
Category Rank 598/ 649 300/ 783 846/ 892 298/ 976 919/ 1,122 1,195/ 1,244 936/ 1,334 409/ 1,417 1,257/ 1,554 1,089/ 1,672

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.05% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.25% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 32.88
International Equity 19.75
Canadian Corporate Bonds 13.87
Canadian Government Bonds 11.02
Canadian Equity 7.57
Other 14.91

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.66
Technology 14.76
Financial Services 9.69
Healthcare 6.61
Real Estate 5.96
Other 29.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.41
Europe 12.13
Asia 9.72
Latin America 1.07
Africa and Middle East 0.53
Other 0.14

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel Fixed Income Series O 34.93
Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O 13.99
Counsel Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series P 13.75
Counsel Multi-Factor International Equity Series P 7.76
Counsel International Growth Series O 7.72
Counsel Global Small Cap Series O 6.76
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 4.33
Counsel Canadian Growth Series O 3.80
Counsel Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Series P 3.80
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 3.25

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel Balanced Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.50% 9.65% 7.91%
Beta 1.00% 1.08% 0.90%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% 0.79%
Sharpe -0.01% 0.28% 0.35%
Sortino 0.07% 0.28% 0.24%
Treynor 0.00% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 61.76% 81.64% 82.03%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.19% 9.50% 9.65% 7.91%
Beta 1.15% 1.00% 1.08% 0.90%
Alpha -0.05% -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.91% 0.85% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.82% -0.01% 0.28% 0.35%
Sortino 4.26% 0.07% 0.28% 0.24%
Treynor 0.10% 0.00% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 90.12% 61.76% 81.64% 82.03%

Fund Details

Start Date January 22, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,155

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF420
CGF422
CGF423

Investment Objectives

Counsel Balanced Portfolio seeks to achieve a balance between income and long-term capital growth. The Fund invests in securities of a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international equity and fixed-income mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests up to 100% of its assets in securities of other mutual funds using strategic asset allocation as its principal investment strategy. The Fund’s asset class weightings will generally be 30% to 50% in fixed-income securities and 50% to 70% in equity securities. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests may be changed from time to time, as well as the percentage holding in each Underlying Fund, without notice to you.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 07-28-2006

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte & Touche

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.35%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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