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AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024)
$139.12
Change
$1.50 (1.09%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1973): 9.62%

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 8.30% 17.40% 24.19% 44.11% 46.21% 23.89% 14.95% 16.58% 20.29% 17.77% 16.34% 16.87% 15.26% 15.83%
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.29% 9.31% 15.35% 29.18% 32.66% 20.86% 10.80% 13.48% 13.25% 13.15% 11.90% 12.39% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 110 / 1,332 41 / 1,324 41 / 1,307 67 / 1,285 69 / 1,284 567 / 1,188 125 / 1,123 226 / 1,066 25 / 1,004 71 / 922 86 / 855 92 / 770 84 / 692 64 / 645
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 1.46% 5.27% 6.21% 3.33% -3.27% 3.83% 4.31% 0.01% 1.40% 3.05% 5.20% 8.30%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.38% (October 1974)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.05% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 12.94% 23.09% 1.57% 16.35% 3.17% 11.81% 42.60% 20.66% -9.68% 14.96%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 2 4 1 3 1 3
Category Rank 470/ 553 75/ 645 520/ 693 290/ 770 252/ 856 909/ 928 40/ 1,004 778/ 1,069 267/ 1,124 891/ 1,188

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

42.60% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 91.14
Cash and Equivalents 7.82
International Equity 1.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 27.58
Financial Services 15.70
Healthcare 12.72
Consumer Services 8.82
Industrial Goods 7.96
Other 27.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.96
Europe 1.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.55
Cash and Cash Equivalents 7.82
Amazon.com Inc 6.55
Ameriprise Financial Inc 4.83
Raymond James Financial Inc 4.81
Eli Lilly and Co 4.30
Boston Scientific Corp 4.22
Intuitive Surgical Inc 4.21
ServiceNow Inc 3.90
Iron Mountain Inc 3.67

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)

AGF American Growth Class Mutual Fund Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.18% 15.47% 14.81%
Beta 1.03% 0.96% 1.03%
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.73% 1.13% 0.96%
Sortino 1.21% 1.95% 1.44%
Treynor 0.11% 0.18% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 97.85% 98.80% 99.06%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.61% 16.18% 15.47% 14.81%
Beta 1.06% 1.03% 0.96% 1.03%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.78% 0.81%
Sharpe 3.26% 0.73% 1.13% 0.96%
Sortino 10.23% 1.21% 1.95% 1.44%
Treynor 0.33% 0.11% 0.18% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 99.14% 97.85% 98.80% 99.06%

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 31, 1973
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $3,135

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
AGF201
AGF275
AGF931

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of established U.S. companies.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager follows a bottom-up growth investment style. It uses fundamental analysis to evaluate a company’s growth potential, financial condition and management. As part of this evaluation, the portfolio manager looks for companies that have above-average earnings and/or revenue growth, display key growth characteristics relative to their own history, industry or overall market, and can sustain their competitive position.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Auritro Kundu 11-30-2024
Mike Archibald 11-30-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager AGF Investments Inc.
Advisor AGF Investments Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar AGF CustomerFirst Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.64%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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