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Counsel Canadian Dividend Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(01-29-2026)
$20.79
Change
$0.06 (0.28%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 6.85%

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 0.87% 4.54% 10.90% 20.46% 20.46% 15.85% 12.42% 8.52% 12.33% 8.30% 9.54% 6.88% 6.45% 8.00%
Benchmark 1.32% 6.25% 19.53% 31.68% 31.68% 26.57% 21.42% 13.94% 16.09% 14.27% 15.46% 12.10% 11.76% 12.66%
Category Average 0.90% 3.55% 11.10% 19.73% 19.73% 17.60% 14.02% 9.30% 12.52% 10.11% 11.26% 8.69% 8.53% 9.39%
Category Rank 265 / 466 103 / 462 290 / 460 209 / 453 209 / 453 364 / 441 390 / 432 331 / 420 268 / 398 362 / 391 339 / 377 339 / 357 315 / 332 263 / 300
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.78% 0.80% -0.43% 0.44% 4.01% 1.79% 0.96% 2.10% 2.92% 0.01% 3.62% 0.87%
Benchmark 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.26% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.23% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 22.99% 3.11% -10.06% 17.32% -9.78% 28.96% -2.40% 5.86% 11.41% 20.46%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51% 19.73%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 3 4 2 2 4 4 2
Category Rank 34/ 300 283/ 332 302/ 357 265/ 377 381/ 391 133/ 398 193/ 420 347/ 432 413/ 441 209/ 453

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.96% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.06% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 82.09
Income Trust Units 8.04
Cash and Equivalents 7.39
US Equity 2.49

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.69
Energy 13.30
Consumer Services 12.90
Telecommunications 9.17
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.39
Other 25.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.55
Latin America 2.45

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.61
Royal Bank of Canada 5.96
BCE Inc 4.42
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.33
TC Energy Corp 3.96
Canadian National Railway Co 3.75
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.35
Pembina Pipeline Corp 3.26
Nutrien Ltd 3.18
Magna International Inc 3.10

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 Canadian Dividend Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.17% 10.88% 12.92%
Beta 0.85% 0.83% 0.94%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.88% 0.52%
Sortino 1.56% 1.40% 0.59%
Treynor 0.10% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 89.90% 92.62% 88.43%
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 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 4.85% 10.17% 10.88% 12.92%
Beta 0.53% 0.85% 0.83% 0.94%
Alpha 0.04% -0.05% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.86% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe 3.36% 0.83% 0.88% 0.52%
Sortino 21.94% 1.56% 1.40% 0.59%
Treynor 0.31% 0.10% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 97.56% 89.90% 92.62% 88.43%

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 14, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $153

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF400
CGF405
CGF407

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel Canadian Dividend is to seek to derive dividend income, achieve long-term capital growth and protect the value of investments by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. Counsel Canadian Dividend may also invest in equity and fixed-income securities, income trusts, convertible securities, mortgage-backed securities and money market instruments of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in large capitalization Canadian equity securities for the purpose of deriving dividend income, achieving long-term capital appreciation, and protecting the value of investments. The sub-advisor seeks to diversify the Fund by investing in a variety of industry sectors. The sub-advisor considers qualitative measures such as quality of management and industry leadership, as well as quantitative measures.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Lincluden Investment Management

  • Peter Chin
  • Scott Connell
  • Geoffrey De Souza
  • Chris Dunlop
  • Jim Lampard
  • Derek Warren

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

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 2.17%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 3.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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