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MD Dividend Growth Fund Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$13.36
Change
$0.04 (0.30%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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MD Dividend Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 22, 2007): 4.73%

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 3.29% 5.80% 12.88% 5.80% 7.62% 0.06% 6.47% 11.43% 6.39% 6.40% 5.74% 6.89% 5.05% 3.66%
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 2.88% 13.24% 13.24% 5.34% 9.89% 1.74% 7.86% 13.92% 7.75% 7.60% 6.53% 7.55% 6.30% 6.18%
Category Rank 139 / 458 209 / 453 276 / 451 209 / 453 399 / 448 392 / 437 365 / 410 366 / 396 332 / 387 322 / 360 254 / 336 238 / 308 233 / 268 248 / 256
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 3.09% -4.82% 2.48% 0.14% -2.02% -3.36% -3.17% 6.60% 3.36% 0.93% 1.48% 3.29%
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

10.42% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.21% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -2.86% -18.09% 18.45% 9.35% -6.82% 19.93% -1.79% 23.95% -7.41% 5.80%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 4
Category Rank 243/ 244 267/ 267 136/ 303 76/ 334 148/ 359 129/ 381 240/ 396 326/ 408 372/ 431 366/ 442

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.95% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.09% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 79.45
US Equity 9.25
Income Trust Units 8.33
Cash and Equivalents 2.96
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.03
Energy 16.66
Real Estate 8.39
Industrial Services 8.30
Basic Materials 7.94
Other 29.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.81
Latin America 4.33
Other 2.86

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.81
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.71
Enbridge Inc 5.69
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.56
Canadian National Railway Co 4.60
Microsoft Corp 4.45
WSP Global Inc 3.93
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP - Units 3.14
MD CAD SCOTIA CONNECT ACCOUNT 5.30% 31-Dec-2049 2.86
Sun Life Financial Inc 2.44

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 Dividend Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.99% 13.86% 11.98%
Beta 0.88% 0.85% 0.87%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.92% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.36% 0.38% 0.25%
Sortino 0.49% 0.41% 0.15%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 90.24% 89.11% 76.35%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 11.81% 11.99% 13.86% 11.98%
Beta 0.90% 0.88% 0.85% 0.87%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.92% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.28% 0.36% 0.38% 0.25%
Sortino 0.67% 0.49% 0.41% 0.15%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 89.09% 90.24% 89.11% 76.35%

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 22, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MDM400

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objectives are to produce a high level of consistent income while providing long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in high quality dividend producing common shares, preferred shares, income trusts, and other income producing securities.

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-advisers for the Fund, based on the Portfolio Manager’s assessment of the sub-adviser’ skills, the expected capital market environment, and the anticipated risk inherent in each sub-adviser’s strategy.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
1832 Asset Management L.P. 01-01-2022
Montrusco Bolton Investment Inc. 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 1.53%
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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