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FÉRIQUE Balanced Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018, 2014

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$78.50
Change
-$0.38 (-0.48%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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FÉRIQUE Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1980): 7.96%

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 0.38% 5.10% 9.56% 12.47% 10.95% 14.25% 10.85% 6.53% 6.89% 6.82% 7.31% 6.08% 6.45% 6.30%
Benchmark -0.22% 5.11% 10.94% 11.83% 12.03% 15.79% 12.94% 6.94% 6.96% 7.45% 8.02% 7.17% 7.63% 7.34%
Category Average 0.56% 4.18% 8.48% 10.38% 8.98% 12.86% 9.79% 5.33% 6.08% 6.03% 6.57% 5.53% 5.91% 5.69%
Category Rank 1,179 / 1,749 522 / 1,746 706 / 1,738 450 / 1,713 557 / 1,708 636 / 1,658 612 / 1,606 536 / 1,492 544 / 1,351 517 / 1,262 482 / 1,170 473 / 1,061 390 / 922 351 / 838
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.35% 2.66% 0.28% -1.79% -1.13% 2.69% 1.94% 1.18% 1.06% 3.19% 1.48% 0.38%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.47% (August 1982)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.26% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.97% 5.86% 8.12% -4.40% 13.83% 7.48% 9.36% -10.22% 10.50% 12.64%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3
Category Rank 484/ 738 302/ 846 286/ 923 804/ 1,068 420/ 1,181 651/ 1,270 653/ 1,357 690/ 1,499 577/ 1,606 1,005/ 1,658

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.83% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.22% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 22.80
Canadian Equity 18.58
International Equity 16.34
Canadian Government Bonds 11.49
Foreign Bonds - Funds 10.80
Other 19.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 28.09
Technology 13.38
Financial Services 12.08
Exchange Traded Fund 9.03
Healthcare 4.41
Other 33.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.64
Multi-National 14.74
Europe 13.17
Asia 3.61
Latin America 0.78
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
FÉRIQUE American Equity Fund Series A 17.70
FÉRIQUE Canadian Bond Fund Series A 12.22
FÉRIQUE Canadian Equity Fund Series A 12.11
Vanguard Global Agg Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VGAB) 9.03
FÉRIQUE International Equity Fund Series A 8.94
FÉRIQUE Global Sustainable Development Bond Fund A 8.90
FÉRIQUE Globally Diversified Income Fund Series A 7.63
FÉRIQUE Canadian Dividend Equity Fund Series A 7.26
FÉRIQUE Global Innovation Equity Fund Series A 4.71
FÉRIQUE Global Sustainable Development Equ Fd A 4.24

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)

FÉRIQUE Balanced Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.15% 7.78% 7.77%
Beta 1.00% 0.92% 0.92%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.93% 0.55% 0.59%
Sortino 1.94% 0.79% 0.65%
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 88.31% 83.63% 84.28%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.73% 7.15% 7.78% 7.77%
Beta 0.84% 1.00% 0.92% 0.92%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.88% 0.87% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.38% 0.93% 0.55% 0.59%
Sortino 2.59% 1.94% 0.79% 0.65%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 84.72% 88.31% 83.63% 84.28%

Fund Details

Start Date December 31, 1980
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1,632

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FER057

Investment Objectives

The FÉRIQUE Balanced Portfolio (the Fund) seeks to maximize long-term capital gains by a policy of diversification among different types of investments. The Fund mainly invests in mutual funds that are exposed to bond securities, Canadian and foreign equities, as well as money market securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to hold a well-diversified portfolio composed mainly of Canadian and foreign fixed income securities and of Canadian and global equity securities. The Fund's current investment policy specifies a long-term target portfolio broken down into asset categories as follows: Fixed income funds and money market securities: 40%, Equity funds: 60%. The maximum exposure to foreign securities is 55%.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Gestion FÉRIQUE

Sub-Advisor

Addenda Capital Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Gestion FÉRIQUE

Custodian

National Bank Trust Inc.

Registrar

National Bank Trust Inc.

Distributor

Services d'investissement FÉRIQUE

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.10%
Management Fee 0.87%
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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