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AGF Canadian Growth Equity Class Mutual Fund Series

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(09-12-2024)
$66.09
Change
$0.78 (1.19%)

As at August 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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AGF Canadian Growth Equity Class Mutual Fund Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 31, 1973): 7.29%

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 -0.74% 2.43% 6.24% 8.59% 11.55% 8.66% 2.24% 6.36% 4.52% 2.06% 3.08% 2.35% 2.96% 1.17%
Benchmark 1.22% 5.65% 11.01% 13.65% 18.77% 13.51% 7.58% 12.41% 10.63% 9.56% 9.63% 9.33% 9.26% 7.32%
Category Average 0.52% 8.64% 8.64% 12.00% 16.69% 11.45% 6.76% 11.65% 9.29% 7.94% 8.03% 7.66% 7.66% 6.08%
Category Rank 691 / 730 696 / 726 667 / 720 679 / 719 671 / 708 650 / 689 594 / 622 569 / 583 530 / 545 496 / 500 459 / 466 433 / 437 377 / 381 358 / 360
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -2.67% -3.58% 5.89% 3.38% 0.37% 1.83% 3.09% -1.91% 2.57% -1.43% 4.69% -0.74%
Benchmark -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

23.16% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-27.20% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -2.97% -1.26% 15.59% 1.99% -17.57% 15.40% -2.36% 15.82% -11.91% 9.49%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Category Rank 336/ 336 66/ 368 233/ 396 450/ 450 473/ 476 493/ 523 463/ 552 578/ 587 604/ 654 445/ 693

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.82% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.57% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.64
US Equity 7.85
Cash and Equivalents 5.51

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 35.40
Basic Materials 15.94
Energy 11.71
Industrial Services 10.41
Technology 6.05
Other 20.49

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.67
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.51
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.47
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.23
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.75
ARC Resources Ltd 3.53
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 3.43
Manulife Financial Corp 3.28
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.19
Waste Connections Inc 2.84

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)

AGF Canadian Growth Equity Class Mutual Fund Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.40% 17.49% 14.68%
Beta 0.96% 1.09% 1.07%
Alpha -0.05% -0.06% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.87%
Sharpe -0.01% 0.22% 0.05%
Sortino 0.01% 0.22% -0.06%
Treynor 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 71.89% 91.95% 84.84%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.60% 13.40% 17.49% 14.68%
Beta 0.86% 0.96% 1.09% 1.07%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -0.06% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.95% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.63% -0.01% 0.22% 0.05%
Sortino 1.51% 0.01% 0.22% -0.06%
Treynor 0.08% 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 83.75% 71.89% 91.95% 84.84%

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 January 31, 1973
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $272

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
AGF204
AGF278
AGF934

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to provide capital growth. It invests primarily in shares of Canadian companies that are expected to profit from future economic growth.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager uses a bottom-up growth investment style, focusing on companies that it believes may exhibit superior growth potential. When evaluating companies, it looks for four key characteristics: strong management, above-average growth, financial strength, attractive valuations. The Fund may also invest in foreign securities, which will vary from time to time. Foreign securities are not typically expected to exceed 49% of the net assets of the Fund at the time of purchase.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Michael Archibald 02-21-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager AGF Investments Inc.
Advisor AGF Investments Inc.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar AGF CustomerFirst Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.72%
Management Fee 2.25%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
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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