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Beneva Growth Strategy GIF Basic

Canadian Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(03-30-2026)
$24.18
Change
$0.02 (0.09%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Beneva Growth Strategy GIF Basic

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 07, 1998): 4.64%

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 4.35% 4.63% 10.25% 5.25% 13.56% 12.04% 11.77% 7.70% 7.21% 8.34% 7.65% 6.70% 6.48% 6.93%
Benchmark 6.21% 7.75% 16.99% 7.05% 28.80% 23.74% 18.20% 12.64% 12.94% 12.67% 11.72% 11.02% 10.06% 10.79%
Category Average 3.37% 3.67% 8.06% 3.64% 12.69% 12.81% 11.40% 7.88% 8.59% 8.65% 7.90% 7.18% 6.66% 7.46%
Category Rank 75 / 571 132 / 571 125 / 570 84 / 571 186 / 570 246 / 548 177 / 536 219 / 532 342 / 532 211 / 516 185 / 460 162 / 368 125 / 359 139 / 340
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.66% -1.67% 3.25% 1.67% 0.66% 1.85% 3.10% 0.82% 1.36% -0.59% 0.86% 4.35%
Benchmark -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91% 2.96% 0.65% 0.78% 6.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.05% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.62% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.86% 6.49% -6.40% 14.16% 9.44% 12.52% -11.62% 9.55% 14.00% 9.45%
Benchmark 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11% 23.78%
Category Average 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92% 11.54%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 3
Category Rank 276/ 340 100/ 351 203/ 368 196/ 460 17/ 515 385/ 532 496/ 532 170/ 533 120/ 548 327/ 570

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.16% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.62% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 30.41
Canadian Bonds - Funds 29.60
International Equity 26.97
US Equity 12.54
Income Trust Units 0.45
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 30.74
Fixed Income 29.60
Financial Services 8.83
Technology 7.40
Consumer Goods 4.13
Other 19.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.02
Multi-National 14.87
Europe 7.73
Asia 3.92
Latin America 0.45
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Beneva Triasima Canadian Equity GIF Basic 15.50
Alphafixe ReturnPlus Fund 14.80
Beneva Fiera Capital Bond GIF Basic 14.80
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. Canadian Equity Fund 9.49
Beneva GQG Partners Global Equity GIF 8.72
Canoe Global Equity Fund Series A 8.42
Beneva C WorldWide International Equ GIF Basic 7.95
Beneva Hillsdale U.S. Equity GIF Basic 7.78
Fiera Canadian Equity Small Cap Core Fund 6.38
Fisher Investments Global Small Cap Unit Trust Fund 6.15

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)

Beneva Growth Strategy GIF Basic

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.87% 9.26% 9.09%
Beta 0.80% 0.84% 0.82%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.98% 0.50% 0.58%
Sortino 1.96% 0.72% 0.66%
Treynor 0.10% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.02% 7.87% 9.26% 9.09%
Beta 0.87% 0.80% 0.84% 0.82%
Alpha -0.10% -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.84% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.50% 0.98% 0.50% 0.58%
Sortino 2.79% 1.96% 0.72% 0.66%
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date December 07, 1998
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $35

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNVA0045
BNVA1045
BNVA2045
BNVA3045

Investment Objectives

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

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve investment objectives, the fund is invested in a set of underlying funds from different managers with complementary management styles. The fund's assets are made up of approximately 30% fixed-income securities and 70% equity.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Greystone Managed Investments Inc

Sub-Advisor

McLean Budden Limited

Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited

Fiera Capital Corporation

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Beneva

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 2.84%
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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