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Scotia International Equity Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(11-01-2024)
$12.72
Change
$0.04 (0.28%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Scotia International Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 15, 2000): 1.49%

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 2.83% 3.78% 3.35% 5.41% 14.79% 17.74% 1.28% 4.66% 7.00% 5.93% 5.97% 6.26% 6.15% 6.32%
Benchmark 1.09% 5.60% 5.99% 14.03% 23.66% 23.54% 6.32% 9.52% 8.26% 6.77% 6.81% 7.59% 7.41% 7.66%
Category Average 1.22% 5.91% 6.43% 13.93% 23.03% 21.24% 5.07% 7.96% 7.29% 6.07% 5.72% 6.53% 6.40% 6.37%
Category Rank 86 / 799 617 / 791 651 / 778 768 / 769 730 / 757 651 / 718 662 / 699 597 / 673 412 / 621 367 / 572 298 / 523 315 / 465 258 / 397 220 / 354
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -2.04% 6.68% 4.21% -2.70% 0.87% 3.92% 1.12% 1.21% -2.70% 2.90% -1.92% 2.83%
Benchmark -1.92% 7.38% 2.98% 0.90% 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.50% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.02% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -4.29% 16.16% -6.64% 18.71% -6.54% 19.29% 19.12% 7.42% -18.06% 16.43%
Benchmark 4.12% 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74%
Category Average 1.55% 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 1
Category Rank 321/ 325 210/ 364 358/ 408 175/ 467 212/ 529 223/ 597 51/ 648 452/ 678 628/ 701 155/ 732

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.29% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.06% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.15
Cash and Equivalents 1.85

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.32
Technology 15.38
Consumer Goods 15.12
Industrial Services 13.68
Basic Materials 12.35
Other 16.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.46
Asia 21.79
Latin America 10.89
North America 1.85
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
3i Group PLC 4.52
Admiral Group PLC 4.32
Evolution AB (publ) 4.11
Techtronic Industries Co Ltd 4.08
Topdanmark A/S 4.01
Kuehne und Nagel International AG 3.81
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.48
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV 3.48
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 3.45
Amadeus IT Group SA 3.39

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 International Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.01% 14.49% 13.04%
Beta 1.04% 0.97% 0.95%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe -0.07% 0.39% 0.42%
Sortino -0.07% 0.50% 0.45%
Treynor -0.01% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 84.13% 97.53% 96.73%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.59% 15.01% 14.49% 13.04%
Beta 0.93% 1.04% 0.97% 0.95%
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.86% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.91% -0.07% 0.39% 0.42%
Sortino 2.18% -0.07% 0.50% 0.45%
Treynor 0.10% -0.01% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 98.26% 84.13% 97.53% 96.73%

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 15, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $40

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS393

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of companies located outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of businesses located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies in emerging markets. Based on the portfolio adviser’s view of the global capital markets, the Fund may invest from time to time in a limited number of countries and areas of the world. The portfolio adviser follows a bottom up approach.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Kevin Kaminski 08-01-2019
Dana Love 05-01-2024
Ryan Irvine 05-01-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Advisor 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Custodian The Bank of Nova Scotia
Registrar 1832 Asset Management L.P.
Distributor Scotia Securities Inc.
Auditor KPMG LLP

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 2.22%
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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