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Counsel Retirement Foundation Portfolio Series A

Global Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024)
$13.01
Change
$0.07 (0.53%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Counsel Retirement Foundation Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2016): 4.75%

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 3.08% 4.91% 10.04% 15.22% 17.94% 10.55% 3.87% 5.31% 4.30% 4.98% 4.18% 4.84% - -
Benchmark 3.57% 6.48% 11.92% 21.38% 24.12% 16.67% 7.75% 8.70% 9.16% 9.70% 8.52% 9.33% 8.82% 9.35%
Category Average 3.28% 5.12% 9.51% 17.25% 20.37% 12.66% 5.69% 7.24% 7.10% 7.58% 6.12% 6.72% 6.36% 6.19%
Category Rank 882 / 1,348 903 / 1,335 649 / 1,331 1,057 / 1,324 1,093 / 1,320 1,051 / 1,241 995 / 1,183 924 / 1,073 967 / 1,026 880 / 932 782 / 846 716 / 777 - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.35% 0.37% 2.46% 1.85% -2.34% 2.37% 1.52% 3.18% 0.13% 2.03% -0.25% 3.08%
Benchmark 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.18% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.85% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 7.67% -3.25% 11.96% 1.73% 11.55% -13.22% 8.98%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 2 4 4 3 3 4
Category Rank - - - 625/ 777 256/ 850 830/ 944 975/ 1,027 679/ 1,076 814/ 1,190 1,018/ 1,241

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.22% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 39.63
International Equity 21.98
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.80
Canadian Government Bonds 10.37
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.17
Other 11.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 31.93
Technology 15.48
Financial Services 9.37
Healthcare 8.27
Real Estate 6.98
Other 27.97

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.49
Europe 12.67
Asia 11.64
Africa and Middle East 1.19
Latin America 0.97
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel Defensive Global Equity Series P 39.30
Counsel Canadian Core Fixed Income Series O 21.74
Counsel Global Low Volatility Equity Series P 20.29
Counsel North American High Yield Bond Series P 5.85
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 5.32
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 2.70
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV) 2.01
iJP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB) 1.63
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 1.18
United States Dollars 0.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Counsel Retirement Foundation Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.90% 9.14% -
Beta 0.81% 0.86% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.92% -
Sharpe 0.07% 0.26% -
Sortino 0.19% 0.24% -
Treynor 0.01% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 74.73% 82.83% -
Volatility 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 5.62% 8.90% 9.14% -
Beta 0.94% 0.81% 0.86% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.94% 0.92% -
Sharpe 2.18% 0.07% 0.26% -
Sortino 5.21% 0.19% 0.24% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.01% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 91.65% 74.73% 82.83% -

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 12, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $187

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF251
CGF252
CGF253

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to be a core portfolio holding for investors by pursuing a balance between earning income and long-term capital growth and aims to reduce the impact of sustained periods of negative performance from investment markets. The Fund invests, either directly or indirectly, through securities of other investment funds, in Canadian, U.S. and international fixed-income and equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to reduce significant declines in the value of its portfolio by employing defensive strategies through investments in securities that are expected to be less volatile and that are likely to reduce the impact of declines in stock and bond markets on the portfolio.The Fund invests in fixed-income and equity securities issued by Canadian, U.S. and international companies including, but not limited to, preferred shares, common shares and income trusts.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 01-12-2016
Irish Life Investment Managers Limited 12-08-2020

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 LLP

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 2.44%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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