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Beneva Guardian Canadian Dividend Equity GIF Basic

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$24.38
Change
$0.11 (0.47%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Beneva Guardian Canadian Dividend Equity GIF Basic

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 01, 2012): 6.83%

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 2.04% 7.76% 16.01% 26.27% 21.37% 19.85% 12.23% 10.93% 12.84% 9.23% 9.31% 7.04% 6.89% 7.32%
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 257 / 283 8 / 283 8 / 283 4 / 283 6 / 283 77 / 280 62 / 270 62 / 269 79 / 263 136 / 261 136 / 228 129 / 168 145 / 167 124 / 155
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -3.88% 2.31% 1.78% 0.51% -0.66% 4.69% 1.89% 1.17% 4.43% 5.36% 0.24% 2.04%
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

13.94% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.67% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -10.51% 18.77% 2.93% -12.52% 17.52% -8.72% 26.84% -1.71% 5.73% 10.23%
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 4 2 4 4 3 4 2 1 3 4
Category Rank 141/ 144 58/ 159 154/ 167 159/ 168 128/ 228 262/ 263 98/ 263 49/ 269 155/ 270 277/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.84% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.52% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.99
Income Trust Units 8.11
Cash and Equivalents 1.77
Canadian Government Bonds 1.12
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 33.17
Energy 17.45
Basic Materials 13.52
Utilities 8.09
Real Estate 4.78
Other 22.99

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.33
Latin America 1.67

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Guardian Canadian Equity Income Fund Series I 100.00

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)

Beneva Guardian Canadian Dividend Equity GIF Basic

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.69% 11.53% 12.89%
Beta 0.87% 0.88% 0.93%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.77% 0.88% 0.47%
Sortino 1.47% 1.34% 0.53%
Treynor 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.79% 10.69% 11.53% 12.89%
Beta 0.80% 0.87% 0.88% 0.93%
Alpha 0.01% -0.04% -0.01% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.92% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.95% 0.77% 0.88% 0.47%
Sortino 3.99% 1.47% 1.34% 0.53%
Treynor 0.21% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 June 01, 2012
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $33

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNVA0148
BNVA1148
BNVA2148
BNVA3148

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of this diversified Fund is to generate high dividend income while favouring medium to long-term capital growth. The Fund is invested mainly in common shares of Canadian large-cap companies that pay dividend income. It may be invested to a lesser extent in Canadian preferred shares and fixed-income securities. The fund may hold units of underlying funds corresponding to the above-mentioned securities.

Investment Strategy

The manager's investment strategy is to favour a bottom-up management approach and a management style focused equally on growth and value. The manager also favours income trusts and reasonably priced high-return equities paying stable and predictable dividends.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SSQ Life Insurance Company Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 40
PAC Subsequent 40
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.81%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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