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Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

Tactical Balanced

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$24.69
Change
-$0.14 (-0.55%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 31, 1989): 7.16%

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 0.64% 6.22% 12.17% 14.42% 13.88% 18.00% 13.45% 8.73% 9.66% 9.48% 9.65% 8.22% 8.48% 8.15%
Benchmark -0.22% 5.11% 10.94% 11.83% 12.03% 15.79% 12.94% 6.94% 6.96% 7.45% 8.02% 7.17% 7.63% 7.34%
Category Average 0.68% 4.37% 8.67% 10.63% 8.67% 12.89% 9.33% 5.47% 6.11% 5.84% 6.22% 5.04% 5.32% 5.16%
Category Rank 186 / 303 66 / 303 73 / 302 46 / 299 32 / 299 16 / 296 19 / 294 20 / 289 23 / 279 24 / 277 18 / 257 24 / 242 15 / 228 18 / 176
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -0.47% 2.86% -0.11% -2.21% -1.95% 3.54% 2.49% 1.28% 1.73% 3.86% 1.62% 0.64%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.98% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.57% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.32% 6.29% 8.92% -4.07% 14.37% 11.12% 13.85% -9.84% 11.11% 18.53%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank 43/ 132 89/ 176 34/ 228 146/ 242 97/ 258 38/ 277 100/ 279 174/ 293 50/ 294 25/ 296

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.53% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.84% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 28.52
Canadian Government Bonds 20.66
Canadian Equity 20.38
International Equity 15.34
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.60
Other 5.50

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.56
Technology 16.44
Financial Services 15.20
Consumer Goods 5.47
Basic Materials 5.14
Other 27.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 83.92
Asia 8.29
Europe 6.43
Latin America 1.04
Africa and Middle East 0.30
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Dec-2030 2.69
NVIDIA Corp 2.55
Microsoft Corp 1.84
Apple Inc 1.80
Royal Bank of Canada 1.52
Canada Government 03-Dec-2025 1.38
Amazon.com Inc 1.32
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 1.25
Ontario Province 3.80% 02-Dec-2034 1.18
Alphabet Inc Cl C 1.12

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Diversified Balanced Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.84% 8.56% 8.67%
Beta 1.11% 1.01% 1.02%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.87% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.16% 0.81% 0.74%
Sortino 2.39% 1.22% 0.91%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 89.51% 81.06% 78.46%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.90% 7.84% 8.56% 8.67%
Beta 1.05% 1.11% 1.01% 1.02%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.90% 0.87% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.53% 1.16% 0.81% 0.74%
Sortino 3.03% 2.39% 1.22% 0.91%
Treynor 0.10% 0.08% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 78.79% 89.51% 81.06% 78.46%

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 May 31, 1989
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $2,101

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS371

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to obtain capital growth over the long term, while providing modest income. It invests primarily in a broad range of Canadian equity and fixed income securities. It may also invest in equity and fixed income securities from around the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s asset mix will generally vary within the following ranges: 20-80% in equity securities and 20-80% in fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in money market instruments. The portfolio adviser determines the mix based on its analysis of market conditions and how it expects each asset class to perform. The portfolio adviser actively manages the allocation between equity and fixed income securities to try to maximize returns.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

  • David George
  • Gary Baker
  • TJ Sutter
  • Andrew Zimcik
  • Adam Posman
  • Ratul Kapur
  • Jennifer Drake
  • Martin Gerber
  • Steven Huang

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 1.95%
Management Fee 1.65%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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