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Scotia U.S. Equity Index Fund - Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$84.04
Change
-$0.96 (-1.13%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia U.S. Equity Index Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1996): 8.43%

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 -0.45% 7.76% 17.92% 13.41% 13.45% 24.69% 21.16% 13.06% 15.30% 14.95% 14.87% 13.98% 14.25% 13.52%
Benchmark -0.03% 8.17% 18.44% 14.45% 14.74% 25.89% 21.96% 14.84% 17.03% 16.62% 16.53% 15.65% 15.90% 15.16%
Category Average 0.08% 5.46% 14.22% 10.22% 8.36% 19.89% 16.54% 10.18% 12.44% 12.41% 12.45% 11.45% 11.93% 11.20%
Category Rank 1,011 / 1,396 352 / 1,377 359 / 1,347 328 / 1,303 274 / 1,302 375 / 1,258 374 / 1,173 297 / 1,111 242 / 1,061 285 / 999 284 / 919 238 / 852 221 / 766 186 / 687
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 0.03% 4.11% -2.18% -6.47% -4.67% 5.91% 4.30% 3.93% 0.96% 5.01% 3.09% -0.45%
Benchmark 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.17% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.22% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.13% 7.29% 12.24% 2.44% 23.32% 14.54% 25.73% -15.29% 23.21% 34.54%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
Category Rank 176/ 640 226/ 689 497/ 767 302/ 853 537/ 925 541/ 999 334/ 1,064 524/ 1,111 488/ 1,173 393/ 1,259

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.54% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.29% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 97.02
International Equity 2.80
Cash and Equivalents 0.15
Canadian Equity 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.15
Financial Services 11.40
Consumer Services 9.69
Healthcare 8.37
Consumer Goods 5.80
Other 22.59

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.20
Europe 2.45
Latin America 0.25
Asia 0.10

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 7.68
Apple Inc 6.36
Microsoft Corp 6.15
Scotia U.S. Equity Index Tracker ETF (SITU) 4.69
Amazon.com Inc 3.75
Broadcom Inc 2.76
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.65
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.32
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.27
Tesla Inc 2.07

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)

Scotia U.S. Equity Index Fund - Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.63% 12.92% 12.78%
Beta 1.00% 0.99% 1.00%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.99% 0.99%
Sharpe 1.38% 0.96% 0.92%
Sortino 2.52% 1.49% 1.30%
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.67% 99.45% 98.89%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.79% 11.63% 12.92% 12.78%
Beta 1.05% 1.00% 0.99% 1.00%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 1.00% 0.99% 0.99% 0.99%
Sharpe 0.79% 1.38% 0.96% 0.92%
Sortino 1.21% 2.52% 1.49% 1.30%
Treynor 0.10% 0.16% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.41% 99.67% 99.45% 98.89%

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 December 31, 1996
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $3,569

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS382

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth by tracking the performance of a generally recognized U.S. equity index. It invests primarily in the stocks that are included in the index.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by tracking the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 500 CAD Index (the “Index”).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

State Street Global Advisors Ltd.

  • Keith Richardson

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.07%
Management Fee 0.80%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.40%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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