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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(04-28-2025)
$13.93
Change
$0.01 (0.10%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 03, 1992): 4.70%

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 5.41% 1.78% 8.35% 1.78% 17.78% 14.93% 6.23% 9.76% 9.32% 5.24% 5.14% 4.57% 5.65% 4.03%
Benchmark -1.51% 1.51% 5.33% 1.51% 15.81% 14.88% 7.77% 10.75% 16.76% 10.91% 10.51% 9.37% 10.36% 8.54%
Category Average -1.05% 1.67% 2.63% 1.67% 11.49% 10.69% 4.89% 8.76% 13.43% 8.37% 8.14% 7.14% 7.98% 6.80%
Category Rank 2 / 469 234 / 468 3 / 466 234 / 468 12 / 464 14 / 452 118 / 441 147 / 413 387 / 403 388 / 394 362 / 368 338 / 344 298 / 316 271 / 276
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.91% 1.83% -0.08% 3.96% 2.90% 1.82% 1.88% 5.81% -1.25% -0.42% -3.04% 5.41%
Benchmark -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.25% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.69% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.02% 11.03% 2.70% -11.38% 19.93% -9.42% 10.40% -1.15% 4.47% 22.37%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 1 4 1
Category Rank 88/ 275 265/ 311 298/ 342 338/ 367 141/ 389 391/ 403 409/ 411 101/ 434 403/ 446 12/ 456

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.37% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.38% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.03
US Equity 5.95
Income Trust Units 3.33
Cash and Equivalents 2.67
Derivatives 1.97
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 30.98
Energy 20.04
Financial Services 16.96
Utilities 11.30
Industrial Services 8.36
Other 12.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.95
Europe 0.06
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sitka Gold Corp 5.80
Middlefield Real Estate Dividend ETF (MREL) 5.35
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.09
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd 4.92
AltaGas Ltd 4.74
Waste Connections Inc 4.72
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.36
Tourmaline Oil Corp 4.34
Sun Life Financial Inc 3.96
Royal Bank of Canada 3.90

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Middlefield Canadian Dividend Growers Class Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.46% 11.18% 11.71%
Beta 0.77% 0.68% 0.75%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.66% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.24% 0.64% 0.25%
Sortino 0.45% 0.91% 0.19%
Treynor 0.04% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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 9.81% 12.46% 11.18% 11.71%
Beta 0.51% 0.77% 0.68% 0.75%
Alpha 0.09% 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.31% 0.73% 0.66% 0.68%
Sharpe 1.33% 0.24% 0.64% 0.25%
Sortino 3.25% 0.45% 0.91% 0.19%
Treynor 0.26% 0.04% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 February 03, 1992
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $30

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MID148
MID449
MID450

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term total return. The fund invests primarily in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest primarily in the securities of Canadian issuers; In determining which individual investments to include in the portfolio the Manager will consider: a company’s balance sheet, cash flow characteristics, profitability, industry position, future growth potential and management ability; The investment strategy follows strong disciplines with regard to price paid to acquire portfolio investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

  • Robert F. Lauzon
  • Dean C. Orrico
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Middlefield Limited (ML)

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.71%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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