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CI Forge First Long Short Alternative Fund Series A

Alternative Equity Focus

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(04-21-2026)
$18.85
Change
-$0.12 (-0.61%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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CI Forge First Long Short Alternative Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 24, 2019): 6.30%

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 -2.58% 0.81% 1.89% 0.81% 3.30% 4.72% 6.82% 2.44% 4.10% 8.51% - - - -
Benchmark -4.32% 3.93% 10.43% 3.93% 34.83% 24.96% 21.18% 13.97% 15.19% 19.59% 14.05% 13.29% 11.94% 12.59%
Category Average -3.14% 1.35% 3.95% 1.35% 18.19% 12.21% 12.89% 9.03% 8.30% 11.51% - - - -
Category Rank 104 / 258 116 / 248 142 / 244 116 / 248 175 / 208 133 / 165 95 / 125 102 / 119 74 / 88 32 / 42 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -3.60% 3.64% 2.24% 1.11% -1.35% -0.50% -0.21% 1.22% 0.06% 0.54% 2.92% -2.58%
Benchmark -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.56% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.82% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - 14.67% 11.22% -4.96% 7.19% 11.14% 1.35%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average - - - - 5.11% 17.27% -5.96% 6.54% 16.58% 15.40%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 2 3 2 3 3 4
Category Rank - - - - 18/ 39 56/ 83 48/ 107 75/ 125 105/ 146 175/ 197

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.67% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.96% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 46.10
Canadian Equity 29.23
US Equity 18.28
International Equity 6.64
Cash and Equivalents -0.26
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 46.10
Technology 19.08
Energy 13.91
Consumer Goods 8.13
Industrial Goods 6.42
Other 6.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.34
Asia 5.50
Europe 1.14
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO BANK LOAN 46.10
Cash and Cash Equivalents 16.23
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 5.50
Enerflex Ltd 4.61
Cardinal Energy Ltd (Alberta) 4.18
Premium Brands Holdings Corp 4.14
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.96
WSP Global Inc 3.64
American Express Co 3.07
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) 3.05

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

CI Forge First Long Short Alternative Fund Series A

Median

Other - Alternative Equity Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.34% 5.62% -
Beta 0.20% 0.26% -
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.19% 0.34% -
Sharpe 0.57% 0.24% -
Sortino 1.15% 0.30% -
Treynor 0.15% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 90.85% 90.98% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.42% 5.34% 5.62% -
Beta 0.44% 0.20% 0.26% -
Alpha -0.10% 0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.43% 0.19% 0.34% -
Sharpe 0.15% 0.57% 0.24% -
Sortino 0.10% 1.15% 0.30% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.15% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 90.85% 90.98% -

Fund Details

Start Date April 24, 2019
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIGF100

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a positive net total return, regardless of market conditions or general market direction, with low correlation to North American equity and credit markets. The Fund uses alternative investment strategies, such as equity long/short, pairs trading, arbitrage trading, thematic trading, the use of derivatives for leverage and/or borrowing for investment purposes, and seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in equities, ETFs, fixed inc

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objective, the Fund seeks to invest long and short in a diversified portfolio of primarily North American securities of issuers of varying sizes of market capitalization. The majority of investments are in common shares but the Fund may invest in listed credit or preferred shares. The Fund utilizes predominantly fundamental investment methodologies to identify and assess the investment merits of a given security, on an absolute basis and relative to the rest of the port

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Forge First Asset Management Inc.

  • Keenan Murray
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Forge First Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc

Registrar

Pinnacle Fund Services Ltd.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.49%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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