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IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(04-18-2024)
$74.00
Change
-$0.14 (-0.19%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 20, 1997): 9.08%

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 1.39% 3.97% 13.78% 3.97% 13.26% 6.07% 8.59% 19.77% 8.82% 7.59% 5.91% 7.09% 6.12% 5.37%
Benchmark 7.49% 7.92% 14.37% 7.92% 8.22% -2.72% 3.99% 22.48% 7.82% 6.15% 4.23% 7.10% 5.60% 3.95%
Category Average 2.60% 14.10% 14.10% 6.51% 10.11% 0.73% 4.35% 17.73% 7.77% 6.08% 4.99% 6.38% 4.84% 4.30%
Category Rank 190 / 217 202 / 214 145 / 213 202 / 214 66 / 213 26 / 211 42 / 201 70 / 193 92 / 185 79 / 177 85 / 167 87 / 165 72 / 141 76 / 136
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.89% -0.36% 1.26% 2.42% -2.54% -2.03% -1.36% 5.57% 5.08% 1.72% 0.82% 1.39%
Benchmark -1.16% -4.06% 0.59% 6.09% -1.31% -5.24% -2.58% 4.84% 3.76% -0.37% 0.77% 7.49%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.31% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.95% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 5.92% -6.82% 22.29% 1.94% -12.31% 15.26% 0.41% 24.26% 0.78% 10.50%
Benchmark -2.34% -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79%
Category Average 3.45% -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 2 1 2
Category Rank 71/ 135 104/ 140 48/ 162 102/ 167 53/ 177 155/ 184 175/ 189 90/ 201 19/ 210 59/ 213

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.26% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.31% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 93.80
Cash and Equivalents 2.60
Income Trust Units 2.34
US Equity 1.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 17.94
Energy 17.65
Basic Materials 11.62
Industrial Services 11.04
Consumer Services 8.83
Other 32.92

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Winpak Ltd 4.53
Canadian Western Bank 4.51
AltaGas Ltd 4.34
Parkland Fuel Corp 4.16
Secure Energy Services Inc 4.14
Mullen Group Ltd 4.03
Guardian Capital Group Ltd Cl A 3.75
Stella-Jones Inc 3.66
iA Financial Corp Inc 3.56
Calian Group Ltd 3.42

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.67% 17.68% 13.94%
Beta 0.52% 0.64% 0.59%
Alpha 0.06% 0.03% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.82% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.46% 0.35%
Sortino 0.87% 0.53% 0.31%
Treynor 0.12% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 91.13% 93.51% 91.93%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.70% 10.67% 17.68% 13.94%
Beta 0.45% 0.52% 0.64% 0.59%
Alpha 0.09% 0.06% 0.03% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.52% 0.66% 0.82% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.93% 0.58% 0.46% 0.35%
Sortino 2.47% 0.87% 0.53% 0.31%
Treynor 0.18% 0.12% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 90.81% 91.13% 93.51% 91.93%

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 March 20, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $842

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CCM520
CCM521
CCM975

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of small capitalization Canadian companies. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of Securityholders at a meeting called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor: uses a fundamental, bottom-up approach to identify companies with attractive valuations, proven track records and sustainable business models. The Fund: invests primarily in equities of Canadian smaller capitalization companies. For the Fund’s investment purposes, companies with a market capitalization of less than $3 billion are considered to be smaller capitalization companies; may invest in foreign securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Leigh Pullen 03-20-1997
Joe Jugovic 05-19-2005
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. 07-19-2007
Ian Cooke 02-28-2010

Management and Organization

Fund Manager IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Advisor Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.58%
Management Fee 2.10%
Load Choice of Front or Back
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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