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Educators Growth Fund Class A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(09-11-2024)
$33.46
Change
$0.34 (1.03%)

As at August 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Educators Growth Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 28, 1975): 9.42%

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 0.50% 6.85% 7.33% 14.87% 22.33% 14.77% 9.22% 13.43% 10.50% 8.84% 8.89% 8.23% 8.27% 6.97%
Benchmark 1.22% 5.65% 11.01% 13.65% 18.77% 13.51% 7.58% 12.41% 10.63% 9.56% 9.63% 9.33% 9.26% 7.32%
Category Average 0.52% 8.64% 8.64% 12.00% 16.69% 11.45% 6.76% 11.65% 9.29% 7.94% 8.03% 7.66% 7.66% 6.08%
Category Rank 483 / 730 140 / 726 611 / 720 89 / 719 28 / 708 91 / 689 110 / 622 170 / 583 182 / 545 220 / 500 195 / 466 209 / 437 188 / 381 156 / 360
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -1.84% -1.12% 5.24% 4.26% 2.47% 4.45% 0.19% -2.03% 2.34% 0.24% 6.07% 0.50%
Benchmark -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.36% (December 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.08% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.28% -2.23% 14.39% 8.66% -11.34% 19.95% 0.18% 22.91% -1.74% 13.36%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 1 1
Category Rank 246/ 336 98/ 368 267/ 396 124/ 450 365/ 476 315/ 523 382/ 552 364/ 587 130/ 654 110/ 693

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.91% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.34% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.67
Cash and Equivalents 1.33

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.31
Consumer Services 23.30
Industrial Services 20.51
Technology 15.33
Telecommunications 4.47
Other 11.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Constellation Software Inc 6.23
Dollarama Inc 5.58
CGI Inc Cl A 5.22
TMX Group Ltd 4.99
Intact Financial Corp 4.99
Royal Bank of Canada 4.84
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.79
Metro Inc 4.72
Thomson Reuters Corp 4.62
Waste Connections Inc 4.47

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)

Educators Growth Fund Class A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.85% 14.20% 11.79%
Beta 0.69% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.57% 0.62% 0.50%
Sortino 1.02% 0.80% 0.54%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 98.38% 92.70% 88.17%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.74% 10.85% 14.20% 11.79%
Beta 0.67% 0.69% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha 0.09% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.76% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.64% 0.57% 0.62% 0.50%
Sortino 5.24% 1.02% 0.80% 0.54%
Treynor 0.24% 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 98.38% 92.70% 88.17%

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 28, 1975
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Restricted
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $103

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
OTG0224
OTG104

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objective is to provide above-average capital growth over the long-term by investing in growth oriented Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in common shares of established Canadian corporations and other equity securities. Securities Eligible for Investment - Acceptable equity investments include the following: Common and preferred stocks listed on major recognized Canadian or global exchanges; Stocks which are expected to be listed on major recognized Canadian or major global stock exchanges within three months of acquisition and for which an application for listing is pending.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Fiera Capital Corporation 04-01-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Educators Financial Group Inc.
Advisor Fiera Capital Corporation
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar Educators Financial Group Inc.
Distributor Educators Financial Group Inc.
Auditor Grant Thornton LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.98%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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