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Counsel Money Market Series A

Canadian Money Market

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(02-27-2026)
$10.00
Change
$0.01 (0.12%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at November 30, 2025

As at January 31, 2026

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Counsel Money Market Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 15, 2000): 1.48%

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 0.13% 0.41% 0.91% 0.13% 2.02% 2.89% 3.32% 2.88% 2.32% 1.96% 1.77% 1.61% 1.44% 1.31%
Benchmark 0.18% 0.54% 1.18% 0.18% 2.55% 3.43% 3.87% 3.48% 2.80% 2.40% 2.29% 2.18% 2.01% 1.86%
Category Average 0.16% 0.48% 1.00% 0.16% 2.24% 3.05% 3.40% 2.93% 2.31% 1.97% 1.86% 1.72% 1.57% 1.44%
Category Rank 229 / 273 223 / 273 221 / 271 229 / 273 211 / 263 205 / 251 189 / 233 173 / 216 166 / 213 161 / 202 154 / 187 146 / 172 139 / 165 133 / 157
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.19% 0.18% 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14% 0.13%
Benchmark 0.24% 0.23% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.20% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.10% (September 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

0.00% (March 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.16% 0.11% 0.39% 0.66% 0.22% 0.11% 1.30% 4.08% 3.96% 2.11%
Benchmark 0.50% 0.65% 1.34% 1.66% 0.56% 0.11% 1.95% 4.71% 4.47% 2.64%
Category Average 0.24% 0.35% 0.69% 1.20% 0.45% -0.11% 1.13% 4.06% 4.01% 2.32%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 96/ 157 137/ 165 164/ 172 180/ 187 180/ 200 76/ 213 167/ 216 184/ 226 205/ 249 214/ 263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

4.08% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

0.11% (2017)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 94.63
Canadian Corporate Bonds 5.08
Canadian Government Bonds 0.28
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 94.63
Fixed Income 5.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Prov. of Nova Scotia - Disc #7090 39.22
Bank of Montreal F/R 17-Sep-2026 4.70
CAD Term Deposit #7189 4.66
Province of Quebec - Disc #7091 4.64
Province of Quebec - Disc #7057 4.64
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 19-Mar-2026 3.76
Bearer Deposit Note Disc #6791 3.33
Corporate Short Term Dsc #6784 3.21
Royal Bank of Canada F/R 06-Oct-2026 2.81
Municipal Finance Authority BC 1.35% 30-Jun-2026 2.36

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel Money Market Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Money Market

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 0.29% 0.47% 0.44%
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino 1.55% -1.49% -2.63%
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 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 0.07% 0.29% 0.47% 0.44%
Beta - - - -
Alpha - - - -
Rsquared - - - -
Sharpe - - - -
Sortino -3.37% 1.55% -1.49% -2.63%
Treynor - - - -
Tax Efficiency - - - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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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

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Fund Details

Start Date February 15, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $10

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF004
CGF204
CGF304

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel Money Market is to seek current income and preservation of invested capital by investing primarily in short-term, Canadian money market instruments.

Investment Strategy

The assets of the Fund are primarily invested in Canadian money market instruments and short-term bonds with remaining terms to maturity of 365 days or less and an approved credit rating including treasury bills, banker’s acceptances and commercial paper. The Fund is expected to maintain a constant NAV of $10.00 because income of the Fund is accrued to investor accounts daily. The Fund may engage in securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions to earn additional income.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

  • Konstantin Boehmer
  • Mark Hamlin
  • Jenny Wan
  • Felix Wong

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

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 0

Fees

MER 0.87%
Management Fee 0.60%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.25%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.25%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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