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Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$10.42
Change
-$0.01 (-0.10%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 08, 1999): 3.54%

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 0.22% 2.63% 2.03% 3.00% 2.19% 4.81% 3.37% 0.09% -0.90% 0.24% 1.41% 1.08% 1.15% 1.29%
Benchmark 0.26% 2.84% 2.50% 3.81% 3.28% 5.72% 4.33% 0.82% -0.13% 1.09% 2.21% 1.89% 1.95% 2.09%
Category Average 0.21% 2.56% 2.39% 3.49% 2.66% 5.43% 3.97% 0.38% -0.44% 0.69% 1.74% 1.31% 1.39% 1.50%
Category Rank 292 / 489 372 / 486 440 / 475 433 / 473 441 / 472 401 / 435 381 / 413 361 / 404 351 / 387 326 / 364 303 / 347 272 / 320 253 / 300 223 / 268
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -0.79% 1.13% 1.04% -0.39% -0.73% -0.10% -0.05% -0.86% 0.32% 1.80% 0.61% 0.22%
Benchmark -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76% 0.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.56% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.44% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.66% 0.89% 1.76% 0.58% 5.99% 7.76% -3.57% -12.02% 5.73% 3.19%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4
Category Rank 104/ 247 219/ 269 172/ 303 184/ 324 215/ 353 303/ 365 345/ 387 250/ 404 332/ 413 369/ 437

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.76% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Bonds - Funds 99.98
Cash and Equivalents 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 99.98
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Bond Index Tracker ETF (SITB) 99.98
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.02

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.55% 6.03% 5.14%
Beta 0.97% 0.99% 0.97%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.08% -0.57% -0.08%
Sortino 0.13% -0.78% -0.41%
Treynor 0.00% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 64.91% - 11.32%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.91% 5.55% 6.03% 5.14%
Beta 1.03% 0.97% 0.99% 0.97%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.17% -0.08% -0.57% -0.08%
Sortino -0.41% 0.13% -0.78% -0.41%
Treynor 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 47.92% 64.91% - 11.32%

Fund Details

Start Date November 08, 1999
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $243

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS386

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide a high level of regular interest income and modest capital gains by tracking the performance of a generally recognized Canadian bond index. It invests primarily in: bonds and treasury bills issued by Canadian federal, provincial and municipal governments and Canadian corporations, money market instruments issued by Canadian corporations, including commercial paper and bankers’ acceptances.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by tracking the performance of the Solactive Broad Canadian Bond Universe Liquid ex MPL TR Index (the “Index”).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

State Street Global Advisors Ltd.

  • Christian Hoffman
  • Read Burns

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 0.84%
Management Fee 0.70%
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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