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Canadian Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

Canadian Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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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

2014, 2013

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NAVPS
(03-31-2026)
$18.33
Change
$0.43 (2.38%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Canadian Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 19, 2008): 6.27%

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 6.23% 7.71% 14.96% 6.89% 28.62% 23.40% 18.09% 10.84% 9.85% 8.52% 6.89% 5.66% 5.09% 5.94%
Benchmark 7.72% 10.06% 21.64% 8.62% 38.79% 30.37% 22.89% 16.36% 17.10% 16.70% 14.94% 13.89% 12.66% 13.67%
Category Average 6.59% 8.14% 15.80% 6.90% 28.94% 22.93% 17.83% 13.03% 14.35% 13.82% 12.24% 11.14% 10.14% 11.01%
Category Rank 528 / 759 435 / 754 457 / 737 371 / 755 363 / 714 321 / 685 338 / 669 572 / 638 551 / 570 527 / 534 513 / 517 462 / 464 434 / 436 402 / 404
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.48% 0.02% 5.44% 2.66% 2.24% 3.65% 3.65% 0.42% 2.55% 0.77% 0.62% 6.23%
Benchmark -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.36% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 15.84% 4.39% -15.00% 15.17% -6.73% 16.72% -20.33% 11.46% 18.05% 23.79%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 2
Category Rank 230/ 396 383/ 434 445/ 460 483/ 506 524/ 532 553/ 566 627/ 630 230/ 663 420/ 683 329/ 710

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.79% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.33% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.48
Income Trust Units 1.94
International Equity 1.23
Cash and Equivalents 0.35

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.87
Basic Materials 20.34
Energy 16.38
Industrial Services 7.18
Technology 6.33
Other 21.90

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.77
Asia 1.23

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 5.71
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.42
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.62
Enbridge Inc 3.83
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.77
Equinox Gold Corp 3.12
Orla Mining Ltd 3.09
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.06
Suncor Energy Inc 3.02
Iamgold Corp 3.01

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Canadian Equity Alpha Corporate Class (Series E shares)

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.15% 12.29% 13.21%
Beta 0.91% 0.93% 0.96%
Alpha -0.02% -0.05% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.86% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.33% 0.60% 0.36%
Sortino 2.76% 0.90% 0.38%
Treynor 0.15% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 94.33% 90.29% 82.55%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.46% 10.15% 12.29% 13.21%
Beta 0.87% 0.91% 0.93% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.05% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.96% 0.86% 0.88%
Sharpe 2.75% 1.33% 0.60% 0.36%
Sortino 8.30% 2.76% 0.90% 0.38%
Treynor 0.27% 0.15% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.09% 94.33% 90.29% 82.55%

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 August 19, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1,787

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIG15572
CIG15672
CIG15772
CIG15872

Investment Objectives

The primary investment objective of the Canadian Equity Alpha Corporate Class is to provide capital growth through investments primarily in equity and equity-related securities of Canadian companies that the portfolio adviser believes represent good value and have the potential for positive total return. Equity-related securities include convertible preferred shares, convertible debt obligations and warrants.

Investment Strategy

The fund primarily invests in a portfolio of equity and equity-related securities of Canadian companies. The fund will seek to gain exposure to all industry sectors. The portfolio adviser has broad discretion to select investments for its sector exposures without limitations to market cap size and individual position size. The fund may also invest securities not included in its benchmark index. The portfolio adviser may also choose to invest the fund’s assets in foreign securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CI Global Asset Management

  • Kevin McSweeney
  • Neil Seneviratne
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

CI Global Asset Management

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

CI Global Asset Management

Distributor

Assante Capital Management Ltd.

Assante Financial Management Ltd

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.34%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 4.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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