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Scotia Wealth High Yield Income Pool Pinnacle Series

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2025

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NAVPS
(02-05-2026)
$9.47
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia Wealth High Yield Income Pool Pinnacle Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 06, 1997): 7.11%

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 0.23% 1.19% 3.45% 5.94% 5.94% 7.44% 9.63% 9.21% 13.66% 10.01% 9.66% 7.99% 7.14% 7.53%
Benchmark -1.47% -1.01% 2.46% 4.31% 4.31% 7.00% 6.41% 1.97% 0.68% 1.77% 2.08% 2.63% 2.47% 2.35%
Category Average -0.04% 0.75% 2.81% 5.80% 5.80% 4.84% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 51 / 318 51 / 318 75 / 312 97 / 303 97 / 303 43 / 287 8 / 278 2 / 260 1 / 252 2 / 239 2 / 218 2 / 197 3 / 171 4 / 124
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.36% 0.71% -0.19% -0.42% 0.95% 0.96% 0.50% 0.74% 0.97% 0.44% 0.51% 0.23%
Benchmark 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36% 0.41% 0.79% 2.27% 0.61% -0.13% -1.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.75% (June 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.38% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 11.06% 0.59% -2.99% 7.57% -6.58% 33.37% 7.98% 14.13% 8.97% 5.94%
Benchmark 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76% 4.31%
Category Average - - - - - - - - 3.89% 5.80%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2
Category Rank 22/ 124 140/ 171 165/ 197 121/ 218 238/ 239 1/ 252 2/ 260 2/ 278 41/ 287 97/ 303

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

33.37% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.58% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 54.69
Foreign Corporate Bonds 21.41
Canadian Government Bonds 8.88
Cash and Equivalents 8.02
Foreign Government Bonds 6.00
Other 1.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 90.98
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.02
Energy 1.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.98
Europe 0.01
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Guardian Short Duration Bond Fund Series I 8.40
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond ETF (HYG) 8.29
Inter Pipeline Ltd 6.63% 19-Nov-2079 6.58
Gibson Energy Inc 5.25% 22-Dec-2080 5.73
United States Treasury 3.38% 15-May-2033 5.19
CANADA T BILL 4.86
Rogers Communications Inc 5.00% 17-Dec-2081 4.52
Keyera Corp 3.96% 29-May-2030 4.18
GOEASY LTD 3.93
CES Energy Solutions Corp 6.88% 24-May-2029 3.84

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Scotia Wealth High Yield Income Pool Pinnacle Series

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.32% 6.31% 9.26%
Beta 0.42% -0.04% 0.00%
Alpha 0.07% 0.13% 0.08%
Rsquared 0.37% 0.00% 0.00%
Sharpe 1.63% 1.64% 0.64%
Sortino 7.63% 4.85% 0.69%
Treynor 0.13% -2.46% 51.50%
Tax Efficiency 75.23% 79.18% 64.11%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.53% 3.32% 6.31% 9.26%
Beta 0.23% 0.42% -0.04% 0.00%
Alpha 0.05% 0.07% 0.13% 0.08%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.37% 0.00% 0.00%
Sharpe 2.08% 1.63% 1.64% 0.64%
Sortino 3.50% 7.63% 4.85% 0.69%
Treynor 0.14% 0.13% -2.46% 51.50%
Tax Efficiency 63.42% 75.23% 79.18% 64.11%

Fund Details

Start Date October 06, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Institutional
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PIN215

Investment Objectives

The fund’s investment objective is to achieve superior long term returns and to provide income as well as capital growth by investing primarily in high yield, lower rated Canadian corporate bonds, preferred shares and short term money market securities.

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s investments will generally have an average credit rating of BB to BBB. The Fund’s investments may also include investing up to 55% of its assets in securities rated below BB. The average term to maturity of the Fund’s investments will vary depending on market conditions. The portfolio adviser adjusts the average term to maturity to try to maximize returns while minimizing interest rate risk. The portfolio adviser may actively trade the Fund’s investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Guardian Capital LP

  • Aubrey Basdeo
  • Derrick Knie

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotia Capital)

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 500
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 50,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 0.17%
Management Fee 0.11%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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