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Scotia Global Growth Fund - Series A

Global Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020, 2018

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$128.31
Change
-$1.31 (-1.01%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia Global Growth Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1974): 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 -4.25% 2.34% 12.24% 11.86% 9.41% 17.23% 13.45% 2.91% 4.36% 8.11% 9.17% 7.92% 9.88% 8.97%
Benchmark -0.21% 7.43% 16.77% 17.66% 17.83% 23.70% 19.82% 12.53% 13.51% 13.27% 13.30% 11.82% 12.70% 11.89%
Category Average 0.01% 5.40% 12.16% 13.81% 12.32% 18.48% 14.92% 8.75% 10.15% 10.11% 10.34% 8.95% 9.78% 9.04%
Category Rank 2,089 / 2,157 1,853 / 2,126 1,233 / 2,100 1,322 / 2,066 1,482 / 2,065 1,257 / 1,954 1,284 / 1,840 1,584 / 1,699 1,492 / 1,545 1,203 / 1,437 979 / 1,344 850 / 1,154 536 / 1,014 512 / 859
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.19% 6.70% -2.87% -7.52% -3.43% 7.68% 5.74% 2.62% 1.07% 4.83% 1.96% -4.25%
Benchmark 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.86% (November 1980)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.99% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.77% 0.18% 23.73% -3.54% 24.15% 30.77% 4.87% -24.83% 15.00% 18.34%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 241/ 741 655/ 862 49/ 1,015 428/ 1,161 272/ 1,356 95/ 1,438 1,506/ 1,553 1,564/ 1,705 928/ 1,840 1,317/ 1,954

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.77% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.83% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 60.22
International Equity 34.63
Canadian Equity 3.14
Cash and Equivalents 2.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.04
Consumer Services 13.20
Industrial Goods 11.18
Financial Services 10.03
Healthcare 7.46
Other 16.09

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 65.37
Europe 16.01
Asia 15.94
Latin America 2.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 6.13
Microsoft Corp 4.30
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.18
Amazon.com Inc 4.11
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.81
Prosus NV 3.77
DoorDash Inc Cl A 2.15
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.14
Martin Marietta Materials Inc 2.03
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.02

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Global Growth Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.46% 15.63% 15.05%
Beta 1.40% 1.26% 1.20%
Alpha -0.12% -0.11% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.18% 0.53%
Sortino 1.28% 0.23% 0.68%
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 99.63% 99.40% 99.21%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.92% 14.46% 15.63% 15.05%
Beta 1.52% 1.40% 1.26% 1.20%
Alpha -0.16% -0.12% -0.11% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.90% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.45% 0.68% 0.18% 0.53%
Sortino 0.70% 1.28% 0.23% 0.68%
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.63% 99.40% 99.21%

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

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date January 31, 1974
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $449

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS374

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in a broad range of equity securities of companies around the world.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio adviser uses fundamental analysis to identify investments that have the potential for above-average growth over the long term. This involves evaluating the financial condition and management of each company, as well as its industry and the economy. The Fund’s assets are diversified by industry and company to help reduce risk. The Fund may invest in other mutual funds which are managed by us, or one of our affiliates or associates, or by other mutual fund managers.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

  • Spencer Adair
  • Malcolm MacColl
  • Helen Xiong
  • Michael Taylor

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 2.21%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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