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Counsel Retirement Accumulation Portfolio Series A

Global Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$13.41
Change
-$0.03 (-0.23%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at January 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Counsel Retirement Accumulation Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2016): 5.69%

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 2.28% 6.97% 14.01% 6.97% 13.96% 4.73% 4.68% 8.11% 4.51% 4.22% 4.50% 5.03% - -
Benchmark 2.30% 7.76% 16.43% 7.76% 17.03% 8.32% 6.28% 10.74% 8.09% 7.66% 7.94% 8.66% 7.72% 8.79%
Category Average 2.28% 14.40% 14.40% 6.54% 13.24% 5.19% 4.68% 10.12% 6.26% 5.67% 5.56% 6.20% 5.10% 5.64%
Category Rank 657 / 1,385 545 / 1,384 787 / 1,343 545 / 1,384 514 / 1,308 852 / 1,289 635 / 1,146 921 / 1,086 950 / 1,056 830 / 920 687 / 826 664 / 770 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.45% -1.78% 1.87% 1.90% -0.01% -3.35% -1.06% 5.41% 2.20% 0.94% 3.61% 2.28%
Benchmark 1.47% -1.16% 1.58% 2.43% 0.23% -3.90% -0.20% 5.87% 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.32% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.55% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 10.10% -4.43% 13.87% 1.32% 14.42% -14.02% 10.69%
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 - - - 2 2 3 4 1 4 3
Category Rank - - - 341/ 824 436/ 904 721/ 988 1,039/ 1,084 273/ 1,135 956/ 1,253 779/ 1,303

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.42% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 45.50
International Equity 26.53
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.64
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.38
Canadian Government Bonds 5.44
Other 9.51

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 19.88
Technology 17.75
Financial Services 11.00
Healthcare 9.73
Real Estate 7.41
Other 34.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.19
Europe 14.04
Asia 12.34
Multi-National 1.47
Africa and Middle East 1.14
Other 0.82

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel Defensive Global Equity Series P 50.37
Counsel Global Low Volatility Equity Series P 22.54
Counsel Canadian Core Fixed Income Series O 13.72
Counsel North American High Yield Bond Series P 6.96
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 4.89
iJP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB) 1.45
Canadian Dollars 0.05
Currency Hedge contract #HG220 0.02
United States Dollars 0.00
Currency Hedge contract #HG225 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 Accumulation Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.02% 10.38% -
Beta 0.91% 0.97% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.24% 0.29% -
Sortino 0.29% 0.25% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 84.17% 85.34% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 8.28% 10.02% 10.38% -
Beta 0.94% 0.91% 0.97% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.94% 0.93% -
Sharpe 1.05% 0.24% 0.29% -
Sortino 2.40% 0.29% 0.25% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.03% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 90.54% 84.17% 85.34% -

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) $105

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF256
CGF257
CGF258

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth with the potential for capital accumulation by aiming 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 securities and equity securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests 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 and thereby enhance the prospect of capital accumulation. 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
Counsel Portfolio Services Inc. 01-07-2016
Irish Life Investment Managers Limited 07-22-2019

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
Advisor Counsel Portfolio Services Inc.
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 0

Fees

MER 2.50%
Management Fee 1.95%
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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