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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

International Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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

2025

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NAVPS
(05-28-2026)
$28.06
Change
-$0.25 (-0.87%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 21, 2015): 7.38%

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 2.38% 2.02% 10.89% 5.31% 24.70% 20.26% 17.75% 16.14% 12.98% 12.47% 9.18% 8.42% 8.13% 8.85%
Benchmark 7.20% 3.17% 10.28% 8.91% 29.93% 20.53% 17.18% 16.07% 11.10% 13.53% 10.19% 8.84% 8.84% 10.05%
Category Average 4.20% 0.56% 3.41% 3.49% 15.72% 13.20% 11.38% 11.43% 7.08% 10.19% 7.39% 6.54% 6.54% 7.70%
Category Rank 724 / 862 183 / 854 46 / 844 304 / 850 100 / 795 62 / 746 49 / 711 50 / 693 30 / 674 145 / 638 162 / 605 123 / 542 127 / 484 162 / 431
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.60% 0.36% 0.68% 4.20% 2.58% 1.47% 2.33% 2.90% 3.23% 6.68% -6.60% 2.38%
Benchmark 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62% -9.73% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.41% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.05% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -1.63% 10.51% -0.20% 12.72% -4.47% 7.62% -3.78% 14.03% 12.79% 32.45%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 2 2 1
Category Rank 189/ 410 442/ 471 33/ 531 481/ 588 587/ 633 428/ 660 116/ 680 347/ 705 286/ 740 25/ 771

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.45% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.47% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.36
Cash and Equivalents 1.64

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.30
Healthcare 10.55
Consumer Goods 10.30
Basic Materials 7.63
Energy 7.18
Other 32.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 69.07
Asia 29.52
North America 1.39
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
TotalEnergies SE 3.96
BHP Group Ltd 3.40
Novartis AG Cl N 2.92
Allianz SE 2.64
Enel SpA 2.58
Roche Holding AG 2.55
GSK plc 2.37
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 2.27
Axa SA 2.10
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 2.09

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Purpose International Dividend Fund Class A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.51% 10.52% 10.69%
Beta 0.69 0.73 0.79
Alpha 0.05 0.05 0.01
Rsquared 0.73% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.39 0.94 0.67
Sortino 2.56 1.56 0.88
Treynor 0.19 0.14 0.09
Tax Efficiency 90.46% 86.39% 80.73%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.88% 9.51% 10.52% 10.69%
Beta 0.63 0.69 0.73 0.79
Alpha 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.01
Rsquared 0.77% 0.73% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.88 1.39 0.94 0.67
Sortino - 2.56 1.56 0.88
Treynor 0.33 0.19 0.14 0.09
Tax Efficiency 93.32% 90.46% 86.39% 80.73%

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 April 21, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $13

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC1700

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide unitholders with (i) long-term capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of high quality international dividend-paying equity securities; and (ii) monthly distributions.

Investment Strategy

The fund will invest in a portfolio of high quality dividend-paying equity securities of international issuers excluding the United States and Canada based on a fundamental rules-based portfolio selection strategy that is intended to create value and reduce risk over the investment period. The investment strategy will be to systematically select companies that have attractive dividend yield and the ability to grow their businesses and dividends for shareholders in the future.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Neuberger Berman Breton Hill ULC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 15,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.79%
Management Fee 1.55%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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