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Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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NAVPS
(02-13-2025)
$16.34
Change
$0.04 (0.26%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2024

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Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 22, 2002): 3.83%

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 2.62% 4.50% 6.29% 2.62% 12.32% 7.79% 3.16% 3.18% 3.19% 3.66% 2.87% 3.36% 3.21% 2.73%
Benchmark 1.92% 3.97% 5.83% 1.92% 13.29% 8.77% 3.38% 1.93% 2.69% 3.86% 3.97% 4.14% 3.50% 3.91%
Category Average 1.78% 2.83% 4.42% 1.78% 10.45% 7.10% 2.76% 2.65% 3.12% 4.02% 3.36% 3.62% 3.87% 3.20%
Category Rank 42 / 985 32 / 985 58 / 971 42 / 985 258 / 965 389 / 913 455 / 894 351 / 821 355 / 769 469 / 730 440 / 631 294 / 529 325 / 452 273 / 395
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 1.16% 1.15% -2.31% 1.81% 0.84% 2.97% 0.31% 1.95% -0.54% 2.74% -0.88% 2.62%
Benchmark 1.41% 1.04% -1.39% 0.79% 1.45% 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.73% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.52% 1.12% 5.40% -3.19% 6.94% 5.36% 6.46% -12.03% 7.40% 9.06%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 4 3 1 3 3 3
Category Rank 114/ 388 444/ 451 147/ 528 476/ 605 679/ 710 565/ 769 94/ 821 648/ 872 577/ 913 490/ 965

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.06% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.03% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.73
Canadian Government Bonds 17.01
US Equity 12.82
Foreign Corporate Bonds 8.64
International Equity 8.53
Other 32.27

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 51.92
Mutual Fund 18.69
Technology 7.20
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.31
Financial Services 4.02
Other 11.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 85.14
Asia 6.88
Europe 4.49
Multi-National 1.44
Latin America 1.37
Other 0.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Counsel Fixed Income Series O 53.30
Counsel Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Series O 9.61
Counsel U.S. Growth Equity O 8.59
Counsel Multi-Factor International Equity Series O 5.06
Counsel Global Small Cap Series O 4.70
Counsel Short Term Bond Series O 4.62
Counsel International Growth Series O 4.59
Counsel Global Real Estate Series O 2.91
Counsel Canadian Growth Series O 2.60
Counsel Multi-Factor Canadian Equity Series O 2.59

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Counsel Conservative Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.77% 7.86% 6.27%
Beta 0.96% 0.89% 0.65%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.53% 0.43%
Sharpe -0.04% 0.14% 0.20%
Sortino 0.08% 0.08% -0.02%
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 61.49% 71.00% 75.10%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.57% 7.77% 7.86% 6.27%
Beta 1.11% 0.96% 0.89% 0.65%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.80% 0.53% 0.43%
Sharpe 1.36% -0.04% 0.14% 0.20%
Sortino 3.03% 0.08% 0.08% -0.02%
Treynor 0.07% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 92.98% 61.49% 71.00% 75.10%

Fund Details

Start Date January 22, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $215

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF410
CGF412
CGF413

Investment Objectives

Counsel Conservative Portfolio seeks to achieve a balance between income and capital growth with a moderate level of investment risk. The Fund invests in securities of a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international equity and fixed-income mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests up to 100% of its assets in securities of other mutual funds using strategic asset allocation as its principal investment strategy. The Fund’s asset class weightings will generally be 50%-70% in fixed-income securities and 30%-50% in equity securities. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests may be changed from time to time, as well as the percentage holding in each Underlying Fund, without notice to you.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 07-28-2006

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte & Touche

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 2.30%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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