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(04-15-2024)
$35.46
Change
$0.64 (1.84%)
Open $35.08
Day Range $34.73 - $35.46
Volume 3,958

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Purpose Gold Bullion Fund - ETF Units

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 29, 2018): 10.22%

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 8.61% -1.47% 7.49% 7.49% 11.64% 6.28% 8.35% 7.84% 10.18% - - - - -
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 9.41% 14.80% 14.80% 6.40% 6.78% 4.11% 6.54% 9.53% 9.90% 7.88% 6.23% 6.17% 5.52% 4.21%
Category Rank 26 / 62 28 / 62 7 / 62 28 / 62 13 / 62 23 / 62 28 / 60 24 / 55 22 / 54 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.87% -1.38% -2.32% 2.16% -1.28% -4.84% 7.49% 2.40% 1.18% -1.47% 0.45% 8.61%
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

10.71% (July 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.21% (June 2021)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - 16.51% 22.79% -4.60% -0.87% 12.04%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average -3.70% -6.31% 11.08% 2.59% -2.08% 16.32% 28.34% -6.50% 3.28% 5.58%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 2 3 1 4 1
Category Rank - - - - - 15/ 54 30/ 54 10/ 58 50/ 60 3/ 62

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.79% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.60% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Commodities 99.88
Cash and Equivalents 0.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.12
Other 99.88

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 0.12
Other 99.88

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Gold Bullion 99.88
United States Dollar 0.14
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.02
Canadian Dollar -0.04

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Purpose Gold Bullion Fund - ETF Units

Median

Other - Commodity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.35% 14.77% -
Beta 0.37% 0.21% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.09% -
Rsquared 0.12% 0.05% -
Sharpe 0.45% 0.60% -
Sortino 0.74% 0.95% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.43% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.44% 14.35% 14.77% -
Beta 0.30% 0.37% 0.21% -
Alpha 0.08% 0.05% 0.09% -
Rsquared 0.08% 0.12% 0.05% -
Sharpe 0.53% 0.45% 0.60% -
Sortino 1.40% 0.74% 0.95% -
Treynor 0.24% 0.17% 0.43% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% - -

Fund Details

Start Date October 29, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $36.10
52 Week Low $27.08
Annual Dividend -
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The fund has been created to buy and hold substantially all of its assets in gold bullion and, incidental thereto, minor amounts of gold certificates, if any.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objective, the fund invests in and holds substantially all of its assets in long-term holdings of gold bullion in order to provide investors with a secure, convenient, low-cost alternative for investors interested in holding an investment in gold bullion. The fund invests in and holds primarily pure, refined and unencumbered gold bullion on a long-term basis in 1,000 grams London Good Delivery Bars. The fund can also hold 100 or 400 troy ounce international bar sizes.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Purpose Investments Inc. 10-16-2018

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Purpose Investments Inc.
Advisor Purpose Investments Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

Fees

MER 0.23%
Management Fee 0.20%

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