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Scotia Canadian Dividend Class - Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade D

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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

2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$23.21
Change
-$0.04 (-0.15%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Scotia Canadian Dividend Class - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 28, 2012): 9.65%

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 2.51% 5.39% 9.10% 13.32% 10.03% 15.65% 9.68% 9.01% 10.89% 8.88% 9.37% 8.49% 8.99% 9.04%
Benchmark 3.86% 10.53% 21.41% 29.96% 25.71% 28.17% 18.89% 14.43% 16.18% 14.11% 14.34% 12.08% 11.80% 12.16%
Category Average 2.83% 6.08% 11.92% 18.67% 15.14% 19.38% 11.98% 10.37% 12.59% 9.96% 10.23% 8.62% 8.67% 8.97%
Category Rank 315 / 465 328 / 461 381 / 454 411 / 452 416 / 452 411 / 439 406 / 430 369 / 418 350 / 393 322 / 389 307 / 373 237 / 355 188 / 330 171 / 281
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.90% 2.58% -0.45% -1.93% -0.96% 4.70% 1.37% 0.71% 1.40% 2.41% 0.39% 2.51%
Benchmark -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.03% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.35% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.00% 13.56% 11.17% -4.04% 20.62% -0.12% 23.54% -3.10% 6.55% 14.82%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 3
Category Rank 74/ 263 224/ 299 25/ 330 91/ 355 100/ 375 171/ 389 343/ 396 227/ 418 298/ 430 320/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.54% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.04% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 73.80
US Equity 17.53
Cash and Equivalents 4.63
Income Trust Units 4.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 36.35
Energy 13.58
Consumer Services 10.86
Industrial Services 10.02
Technology 6.76
Other 22.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.37
Latin America 1.63

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.40
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.85
Enbridge Inc 4.10
CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.58
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.43
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.41
Microsoft Corp 3.38
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.37
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.20
Suncor Energy Inc 2.95

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)

Scotia Canadian Dividend Class - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.96% 10.77% 10.71%
Beta 0.81% 0.85% 0.78%
Alpha -0.05% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.89% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.59% 0.77% 0.69%
Sortino 1.11% 1.18% 0.86%
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 88.44% 90.66% 86.83%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 7.43% 9.96% 10.77% 10.71%
Beta 0.70% 0.81% 0.85% 0.78%
Alpha -0.07% -0.05% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.92% 0.89% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.96% 0.59% 0.77% 0.69%
Sortino 1.68% 1.11% 1.18% 0.86%
Treynor 0.10% 0.07% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 89.53% 88.44% 90.66% 86.83%

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 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
BNS1385

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to achieve a high level of dividend income with some potential for long-term total investment return, consisting of dividend income and long term capital growth. It invests primarily in dividend-paying common shares and preferred shares of Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may obtain exposure to such investments in one or more of the following ways, in any combination: by investing directly in such securities; by investing in units of Scotia Canadian Dividend Fund (the “underlying fund”); and through the use of derivatives to gain exposure to common shares and preferred shares.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Bill McLeod
  • Tom Dicker
  • Eric Benner
  • Jason Gibbs
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

The 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 1,000
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.79%
Management Fee 1.50%
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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