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MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$26.14
Change
$0.04 (0.15%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 1993): 5.61%

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 3.07% 7.09% 14.81% 7.09% 13.22% 4.45% 6.89% 15.54% 8.17% 7.28% 6.52% 7.52% 5.80% 5.56%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.03% 3.60% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 398 / 728 153 / 727 287 / 717 153 / 727 329 / 704 247 / 674 499 / 601 338 / 560 388 / 542 363 / 477 330 / 451 301 / 402 295 / 368 288 / 335
Quartile Ranking 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.41% -3.36% 3.02% 1.94% -0.40% -3.79% -2.79% 6.99% 3.07% 1.55% 2.31% 3.07%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.83% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 5.09% -6.99% 17.07% 7.09% -11.50% 20.67% 3.85% 23.10% -10.24% 11.91%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 2
Category Rank 307/ 333 230/ 365 198/ 392 236/ 448 370/ 474 266/ 521 276/ 557 352/ 592 585/ 659 180/ 697

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.10% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.50% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.26
Income Trust Units 1.53
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.43
International Equity 1.41
Cash and Equivalents 1.21
Other 0.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.15
Basic Materials 11.36
Real Estate 11.17
Industrial Services 10.77
Technology 10.38
Other 32.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.86
Europe 0.62
Asia 0.50
Latin America 0.37
Other 0.65

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canadian National Railway Co 3.87
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.70
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc 2.57
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.44
WSP Global Inc 2.39
Manulife Financial Corp 2.31
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.30
Intact Financial Corp 2.27
Restaurant Brands International Inc 2.16
Bank of Montreal 2.12

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)

MD Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.51% 15.56% 12.87%
Beta 0.91% 0.97% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.39% 0.46% 0.38%
Sortino 0.52% 0.53% 0.35%
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 81.06% 85.28% 83.75%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.94% 12.51% 15.56% 12.87%
Beta 0.83% 0.91% 0.97% 0.99%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.76% 0.39% 0.46% 0.38%
Sortino 1.60% 0.52% 0.53% 0.35%
Treynor 0.10% 0.05% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 95.13% 81.06% 85.28% 83.75%

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 November 19, 1993
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $49

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDM110

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth with income production as a secondary consideration. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of equities, with the primary focus on Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund employs an active multiple sub-adviser approach to leverage the individual strengths of each sub-adviser. Fund assets are allocated to a combination of the sub-adviser for the Fund, based on the Portfolio Manager’s assessment of the sub-advisers’ skills, the expected capital market environment, and the anticipated risk inherent in each sub-adviser’s strategy.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Triasima Portfolio Management Inc. 01-01-2022
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 01-01-2022
Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited 01-01-2022
1832 Asset Management L.P. 01-01-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager MD Financial Management Inc.
Advisor 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar MD Financial Management Inc.
Distributor MD Financial Management
Auditor KPMG LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 3,000
PAC Subsequent 1,000
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.52%
Management Fee 1.24%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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