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Beneva Guardian Income GIF Basic

Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$13.80
Change
$0.03 (0.22%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Beneva Guardian Income GIF Basic

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 12, 2015): 4.78%

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 0.95% 3.96% 7.33% 8.82% 7.54% 12.40% 9.34% 5.35% 6.08% 5.54% 5.88% 4.84% 5.18% 5.13%
Benchmark -0.22% 6.14% 13.50% 14.42% 14.60% 19.27% 15.97% 9.42% 9.85% 10.05% 10.39% 9.26% 9.91% 9.39%
Category Average 0.49% 4.94% 10.38% 12.25% 11.04% 15.62% 12.12% 7.01% 7.99% 7.75% 8.07% 6.73% 7.19% 6.82%
Category Rank 249 / 938 754 / 938 793 / 938 703 / 911 709 / 911 722 / 890 689 / 832 600 / 807 570 / 789 607 / 735 594 / 699 500 / 602 498 / 588 430 / 542
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.18% 2.24% -0.27% -1.62% -1.72% 2.85% 1.16% 0.41% 1.64% 2.64% 0.33% 0.95%
Benchmark 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.67% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.35% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 6.27% 5.75% -4.34% 11.11% 4.70% 10.79% -11.42% 9.18% 13.34%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking - 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 3
Category Rank - 169/ 548 493/ 588 235/ 606 611/ 699 596/ 745 436/ 789 389/ 807 528/ 832 653/ 890

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.34% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.42% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 29.45
US Equity 22.96
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.99
International Equity 12.41
Canadian Government Bonds 7.71
Other 6.48

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 32.91
Financial Services 16.36
Technology 12.20
Consumer Services 6.46
Consumer Goods 5.50
Other 26.57

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.08
Europe 8.78
Asia 3.32
Latin America 0.79
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Guardian Managed Income & Growth Portfolio Ser A 100.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Beneva Guardian Income GIF Basic

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.75% 7.81% 7.78%
Beta 0.78% 0.79% 0.79%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.88% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.78% 0.45% 0.45%
Sortino 1.53% 0.60% 0.41%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% -
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 5.50% 6.75% 7.81% 7.78%
Beta 0.60% 0.78% 0.79% 0.79%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.86% 0.88% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.86% 0.78% 0.45% 0.45%
Sortino 1.42% 1.53% 0.60% 0.41%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 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 12, 2015
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $13

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNVA0157
BNVA1157
BNVA2157
BNVA3157

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of this fund is to generate a stable monthly income and medium to long-term capital growth. The fund is invested mainly in the equities of Canadian, U.S as well as international companies. It is also invested in Canadian fixed-income securities issued by federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as blue-chip companies and High Yield. The fund may hold units of underlying funds corresponding to the above-mentioned securities.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve the investment objectives, the fund is invested in a set of underlying funds from Guardian Capital. The fund's assets are made up of approximately 40% fixed-income securities and approximately 60% equity securities. The Manager uses a management strategy with strategic asset mix targets and allowable tactical ranges that provide the manager with the ability to take advantage of market opportunities as they arise.

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 3.01%
Management Fee 2.35%
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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