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Scotia Essentials Balanced Portfolio A

Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(04-02-2026)
$13.13
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Scotia Essentials Balanced Portfolio A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2014): 5.03%

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 2.44% 2.85% 7.55% 3.32% 10.46% 10.97% 10.13% 6.28% 5.39% 5.93% 5.69% 5.08% 5.01% 5.73%
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 799 / 1,779 947 / 1,763 952 / 1,748 1,043 / 1,764 955 / 1,712 1,124 / 1,655 1,143 / 1,607 1,136 / 1,537 1,083 / 1,366 1,018 / 1,285 986 / 1,234 902 / 1,110 718 / 926 635 / 853
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -1.75% -1.62% 2.57% 1.49% 0.71% 1.35% 2.85% 1.15% 0.51% -0.45% 0.86% 2.44%
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

5.56% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.93% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.65% 6.44% -4.09% 11.57% 7.11% 7.17% -11.83% 9.15% 11.48% 9.27%
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 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
Category Rank 326/ 845 565/ 923 748/ 1,069 858/ 1,182 695/ 1,271 1,097/ 1,358 1,017/ 1,500 977/ 1,607 1,245/ 1,655 985/ 1,710

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.57% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.83% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 19.26
Canadian Corporate Bonds 16.96
US Equity 16.01
Foreign Bonds - Funds 10.59
Canadian Equity 10.20
Other 26.98

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.97
Mutual Fund 23.97
Exchange Traded Fund 11.65
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.89
Financial Services 4.62
Other 16.90

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.96
Multi-National 30.24
Europe 7.95
Asia 2.76
Latin America 0.11

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia U.S. Equity Index Tracker ETF (SITU) 11.65
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 10.30
1832 AM TOTL RET BND LP SER I 10.30
1832AM TCT AS ALC ETF LP SER I 9.95
Scotia Wealth Fundamental Intl Equity Pool Ser I 7.87
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 6.22
Scotia Wealth Canadian Bond Pool Series I 6.21
1832 AM GLBL COMP ETF LP SER I 5.33
1832 AM Investment Grade Canadian Corp Bond Pool I 4.14
Scotia Wealth High Yield Bond Pool Series I 4.13

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 Essentials Balanced Portfolio A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.05% 7.56% 7.17%
Beta 0.90% 0.90% 0.89%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.36% 0.55%
Sortino 2.04% 0.50% 0.57%
Treynor 0.07% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 91.38% 86.12% 87.41%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.21% 6.05% 7.56% 7.17%
Beta 0.76% 0.90% 0.90% 0.89%
Alpha 0.02% -0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.88% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.47% 1.01% 0.36% 0.55%
Sortino 2.52% 2.04% 0.50% 0.57%
Treynor 0.10% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 92.75% 91.38% 86.12% 87.41%

Fund Details

Start Date November 24, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS2204

Investment Objectives

The portfolio invests primarily in a diversified mix of mutual funds, equity securities and/or fixed income securities located anywhere in the world and aims to achieve moderate long term capital appreciation with a secondary focus on income generation using a balanced approach to investing with a neutral asset mix of equity and fixed income securities.

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 50%, Equities 50%. To meet the Portfolio’s objective, the portfolio adviser will focus on generating long term capital appreciation through growth oriented strategies in both fixed income and equities.

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

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.69%
Management Fee 1.40%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.65%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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