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Counsel International Growth Series A

International Equity

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2016, 2015, 2012

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NAVPS
(02-13-2026)
$33.88
Change
$0.22 (0.64%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 8.52%

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 2.49% -1.01% 4.13% 2.49% 6.05% 11.95% 10.09% 5.53% 4.25% 5.12% 6.03% 4.54% 6.58% 5.84%
Benchmark 5.56% 6.89% 17.43% 5.56% 27.31% 21.78% 17.54% 13.05% 11.13% 10.68% 10.85% 8.48% 9.89% 9.37%
Category Average 2.91% 2.83% 9.93% 2.91% 14.83% 15.45% 12.77% 8.67% 7.85% 7.93% 8.54% 6.31% 7.74% 7.35%
Category Rank 536 / 865 735 / 859 719 / 823 536 / 865 609 / 789 535 / 756 536 / 721 598 / 701 610 / 672 585 / 643 536 / 606 477 / 534 371 / 474 348 / 414
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.65% -2.11% -1.64% 3.98% 1.49% -0.40% 0.63% 2.26% 2.22% -2.90% -0.53% 2.49%
Benchmark 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.04% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.11% (May 2010)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -4.48% 21.83% -4.73% 12.92% 10.98% 7.50% -18.02% 11.60% 11.16% 9.30%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 305/ 410 70/ 471 168/ 531 481/ 592 255/ 641 445/ 671 618/ 693 538/ 721 474/ 756 644/ 787

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.83% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 94.19
Cash and Equivalents 4.12
US Equity 1.70

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 27.17
Financial Services 23.06
Industrial Services 11.26
Industrial Goods 10.46
Healthcare 7.79
Other 20.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 55.03
Asia 39.15
North America 5.82

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 6.23
Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.38
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA 3.13
Aon PLC Cl A 2.80
Hitachi Ltd 2.77
SK Hynix Inc 2.73
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 2.71
BayCurrent Consulting Inc 2.55
Shell PLC - ADR 2.47
Compass Group PLC 2.36

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)

Counsel International Growth Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.37% 11.27% 10.82%
Beta 0.84% 0.88% 0.82%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.80% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.74% 0.18% 0.41%
Sortino 1.50% 0.23% 0.44%
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 96.74%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.23% 8.37% 11.27% 10.82%
Beta 0.97% 0.84% 0.88% 0.82%
Alpha -0.18% -0.04% -0.05% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.79% 0.80% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.74% 0.18% 0.41%
Sortino 0.70% 1.50% 0.23% 0.44%
Treynor 0.04% 0.07% 0.02% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 96.74%

Fund Details

Start Date January 14, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $275

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF105
CGF115
CGF125

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel International Growth is to invest primarily in international equity securities to seek to achieve long-term capital growth and to provide a reasonable rate of return. Counsel International Growth may also invest in equity and fixed-income securities of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in countries outside North America including Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and Africa. The amount invested in any one country will vary depending upon the economic, investment and market outlook and opportunities in each area. The sub-advisor invests primarily in equities and may diversify amongst equity and debt securities, currencies, industries and countries to increase the safety of the principal and to increase the growth and liquidity of the Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Peter Lampert
  • David Ragan

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

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 2.35%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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