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Scotia Essentials Income Portfolio A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018

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NAVPS
(05-29-2026)
$11.83
Change
$0.02 (0.14%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Scotia Essentials Income Portfolio A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2014): 3.50%

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 1.67% 1.03% 1.57% 1.72% 8.60% 8.00% 6.11% 5.32% 2.89% 3.80% 3.34% 3.42% 3.11% 3.75%
Benchmark 0.82% 0.74% -0.67% 1.07% 7.28% 8.75% 6.85% 6.33% 3.33% 2.73% 3.42% 3.89% 3.43% 4.21%
Category Average 2.06% 0.99% 1.82% 1.95% 9.23% 8.72% 7.01% 5.57% 3.42% 4.65% 4.00% 4.02% 3.67% 4.02%
Category Rank 668 / 972 565 / 970 551 / 965 659 / 966 583 / 961 658 / 923 679 / 871 571 / 860 585 / 785 563 / 745 525 / 712 448 / 612 340 / 510 275 / 478
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.38% 1.04% 0.34% 0.91% 2.24% 0.83% 0.40% -0.55% 0.69% 1.96% -2.54% 1.67%
Benchmark 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23% -1.50% 0.33% 1.93% -1.98% 0.82%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.64% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.38% 5.08% -2.67% 9.14% 6.91% 3.24% -11.65% 8.09% 7.56% 6.69%
Benchmark 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56% 6.36%
Category Average 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38% 7.43%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 3
Category Rank 87/ 436 186/ 498 417/ 576 384/ 679 344/ 733 610/ 785 570/ 828 369/ 871 785/ 923 577/ 951

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.14% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.65% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 27.98
Foreign Bonds - Funds 17.60
Canadian Government Bonds 12.84
International Equity 10.66
Cash and Equivalents 7.32
Other 23.60

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 62.28
Mutual Fund 15.80
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.31
Exchange Traded Fund 4.95
Financial Services 2.02
Other 7.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 64.23
Multi-National 31.27
Europe 3.25
Asia 1.20
Latin America 0.04
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Income Fund Series I 17.16
1832 AM TOTL RET BND LP SER I 17.14
Scotia Wealth Canadian Bond Pool Series I 10.29
Scotia Wealth Canadian Corporate Bond Pool K 10.29
1832AM TCT AS ALC ETF LP SER I 7.50
1832 AM Investment Grade Canadian Corp Bond Pool I 6.86
Scotia Wealth High Yield Bond Pool Series I 6.85
Scotia U.S. Equity Index Tracker ETF (SITU) 4.95
1832 AM GLBL COMP ETF LP SER I 4.03
Scotia Wealth Fundamental Intl Equity Pool Ser I 3.35

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 Income Portfolio A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.33% 6.57% 5.83%
Beta 0.87 0.88 0.67
Alpha 0.00 0.00 0.01
Rsquared 0.76% 0.76% 0.47%
Sharpe 0.46 0.03 0.34
Sortino 0.93 0.01 0.21
Treynor 0.03 0.00 0.03
Tax Efficiency 85.80% 74.33% 79.61%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.41% 5.33% 6.57% 5.83%
Beta 0.84 0.87 0.88 0.67
Alpha 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01
Rsquared 0.80% 0.76% 0.76% 0.47%
Sharpe 1.36 0.46 0.03 0.34
Sortino 1.85 0.93 0.01 0.21
Treynor 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.03
Tax Efficiency 87.82% 85.80% 74.33% 79.61%

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
BNS2201

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 modest long term capital appreciation with a secondary focus on income generation using a balanced approach to investing. The majority of the portfolio's assets will be held in 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 70%, Equities 30%. 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 1.46%
Management Fee 1.20%
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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