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Scotia INNOVA Balanced Growth Portfolio Class - Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(04-01-2026)
$16.28
Change
$0.09 (0.53%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Scotia INNOVA Balanced Growth Portfolio Class - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 28, 2012): 6.15%

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 1.81% 2.17% 6.45% 2.70% 9.34% 10.17% 9.92% 6.60% 6.07% 6.32% 5.85% 5.34% 5.13% 5.66%
Benchmark 2.06% 1.81% 7.02% 3.12% 10.88% 13.46% 13.30% 8.68% 7.18% 7.94% 7.96% 7.24% 7.44% 7.70%
Category Average 2.29% 3.03% 7.34% 3.54% 10.83% 11.56% 10.82% 6.77% 6.32% 6.90% 6.64% 6.00% 5.89% 6.41%
Category Rank 1,282 / 1,779 1,257 / 1,763 1,184 / 1,748 1,308 / 1,764 1,118 / 1,712 1,305 / 1,655 1,205 / 1,607 1,015 / 1,537 911 / 1,366 923 / 1,285 948 / 1,234 845 / 1,110 697 / 926 650 / 853
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.13% -1.69% 2.71% 1.61% 0.92% 1.36% 2.77% 1.15% 0.23% -0.51% 0.87% 1.81%
Benchmark -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.64% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.27% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 4.22% 6.03% -3.29% 11.46% 4.37% 10.20% -10.91% 9.55% 11.00% 9.54%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 3
Category Rank 506/ 845 644/ 923 585/ 1,069 876/ 1,182 1,025/ 1,271 538/ 1,358 847/ 1,500 839/ 1,607 1,347/ 1,655 918/ 1,710

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.46% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.91% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 19.96
US Equity 19.72
Foreign Bonds - Funds 15.89
Canadian Equity 10.95
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.42
Other 24.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 36.43
Mutual Fund 32.41
Technology 7.45
Financial Services 4.48
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.49
Other 15.74

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 56.51
Multi-National 35.91
Europe 4.30
Asia 2.92
Latin America 0.36

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 12.94
1832 AM TOTL RET BND LP SER I 9.49
Scotia Global Growth Fund Series A 5.86
Scotia Global Dividend Fund Series A 5.49
1832 AM TAA PLUS POOL SR I 4.95
1832AM GLOBAL CREDIT POOL SE I 3.82
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 3.81
Scotia Wealth High Yield Bond Pool Series I 3.80
1832 AM EMERG MARK EQ PL SER I 3.67
Scotia Canadian Dividend Fund Series A 3.64

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)

Scotia INNOVA Balanced Growth Portfolio Class - Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.62% 8.13% 7.70%
Beta 0.98% 0.96% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.87% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.90% 0.42% 0.51%
Sortino 1.76% 0.60% 0.52%
Treynor 0.06% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 93.39% 87.77% 88.43%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.37% 6.62% 8.13% 7.70%
Beta 0.80% 0.98% 0.96% 0.96%
Alpha 0.01% -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.87% 0.87% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.90% 0.42% 0.51%
Sortino 1.93% 1.76% 0.60% 0.52%
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 91.81% 93.39% 87.77% 88.43%

Fund Details

Start Date May 28, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS1332

Investment Objectives

The Portfolio’s objective is to achieve a balance of income and long term capital appreciation, with a bias towards capital appreciation. It invests primarily in a diversified mix of mutual funds, and/or equity securities and/or fixed income securities located anywhere in the world.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio is an asset allocation fund that allocates your investment between two asset classes: fixed income and equities. The following outlines the target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests - Fixed Income 40%, Equities 60%.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Craig Maddock
  • Yuko Girard
  • Wes Blight
  • Mark Fairbairn
  • Ian Taylor
  • Jenny Wang
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

Bank of Nova Scotia

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 50,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.18%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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