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Beneva Universal Life Guardian Monthly Income

Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(04-01-2026)
$16.20
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 17, 2015): 5.13%

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 3.18% 2.85% 6.88% 3.62% 9.64% 11.01% 10.41% 6.58% 6.13% 6.33% 5.83% 5.30% 4.98% 5.60%
Benchmark 2.14% 2.53% 8.83% 3.68% 14.16% 16.36% 16.57% 11.38% 9.85% 11.03% 10.45% 9.38% 9.62% 10.11%
Category Average 2.46% 3.36% 8.47% 3.84% 12.98% 13.66% 13.17% 8.75% 8.04% 8.95% 8.23% 7.20% 7.15% 7.74%
Category Rank 330 / 945 618 / 945 661 / 936 573 / 945 604 / 909 632 / 887 662 / 829 638 / 805 600 / 787 638 / 741 606 / 695 502 / 602 503 / 590 457 / 544
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -1.64% -1.74% 2.83% 1.15% 0.39% 1.63% 2.63% 0.32% 0.94% -0.74% 0.43% 3.18%
Benchmark -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10% 1.51% 2.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.66% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.37% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.08% 5.54% -4.52% 10.90% 4.55% 10.62% -11.58% 8.97% 13.18% 7.87%
Benchmark 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57% 13.15%
Category Average 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99% 11.72%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
Category Rank 176/ 544 497/ 584 251/ 602 622/ 695 600/ 741 447/ 785 406/ 804 561/ 829 674/ 887 701/ 909

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.18% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.58% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 31.39
US Equity 21.18
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.37
International Equity 12.42
Canadian Government Bonds 7.86
Other 6.78

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 32.31
Financial Services 16.25
Technology 11.15
Energy 6.63
Consumer Services 6.60
Other 27.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.08
Europe 8.62
Asia 3.51
Latin America 0.82

Top Holdings

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

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Beneva Universal Life Guardian Monthly Income

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.14% 7.85% 7.80%
Beta 0.74% 0.79% 0.81%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.04% 0.44% 0.50%
Sortino 2.04% 0.61% 0.50%
Treynor 0.09% 0.04% 0.05%
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 Not Available

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.65% 6.14% 7.85% 7.80%
Beta 0.60% 0.74% 0.79% 0.81%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.81% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.23% 1.04% 0.44% 0.50%
Sortino 2.19% 2.04% 0.61% 0.50%
Treynor 0.12% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05%
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 November 17, 2015
Instrument Type Investment Account
Share Class -
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNVAVU15

Investment Objectives

-

Investment Strategy

-

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 No
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER -
Management Fee 3.00%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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