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Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(10-09-2026)
$182.79
Change
$3.01 (1.67%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at August 31, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1986): 8.25%

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 -1.98% 1.03% 12.04% 9.61% 13.33% 18.81% 21.30% 18.46% 12.70% 14.07% 12.53% 11.93% 11.53% 11.31%
Benchmark -1.43% 1.37% 11.73% 13.97% 19.13% 22.09% 23.87% 20.80% 14.08% 15.85% 13.92% 12.77% 12.21% 11.96%
Category Average -1.72% 1.31% 10.64% 10.80% 14.15% 15.71% 18.40% 16.76% 11.10% 13.37% 11.72% 10.41% 9.90% 9.76%
Category Rank 181 / 513 265 / 513 133 / 500 222 / 495 191 / 493 127 / 474 127 / 470 127 / 468 118 / 465 138 / 465 88 / 440 44 / 439 35 / 376 33 / 374
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.10% 1.90% 0.37% 0.16% 4.90% -6.89% 7.43% 2.49% 0.72% 1.16% 1.88% -1.98%
Benchmark 1.57% 2.40% 0.50% 1.25% 5.77% -4.75% 5.08% 3.80% 1.05% 0.28% 2.56% -1.43%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.80% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.32% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 10.84% 10.03% -5.59% 22.47% 7.59% 20.77% -7.95% 12.39% 20.97% 23.93%
Benchmark 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75% 25.52%
Category Average 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16% 17.10%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1
Category Rank 242/ 374 99/ 374 71/ 376 37/ 440 109/ 464 275/ 465 260/ 468 134/ 468 113/ 474 27/ 492

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.93% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 72.57
US Equity 13.24
International Equity 12.73
Income Trust Units 0.73
Cash and Equivalents 0.72
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.61
Technology 17.47
Basic Materials 14.15
Energy 12.75
Industrial Services 6.26
Other 20.76

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.00
Europe 7.26
Asia 5.18
Latin America 1.01
Other 0.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.16
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.47
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.03
Bank of Montreal 3.35
Suncor Energy Inc 3.33
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.03
Cenovus Energy Inc 2.44
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.15
Barrick Mining Corp 1.97
Brookfield Corp Cl A 1.74

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

Equitable Life Common Stock Fund

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.58% 12.02% 11.89%
Beta 1.06 1.00 0.97
Alpha -0.03 -0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.94% 0.96% 0.97%
Sharpe 1.58 0.81 0.80
Sortino 3.15 1.34 1.09
Treynor 0.16 0.10 0.10
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 12.02% 10.58% 12.02% 11.89%
Beta 1.17 1.06 1.00 0.97
Alpha -0.08 -0.03 -0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.91% 0.94% 0.96% 0.97%
Sharpe 0.92 1.58 0.81 0.80
Sortino 1.37 3.15 1.34 1.09
Treynor 0.09 0.16 0.10 0.10
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 December 31, 1986
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $6

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
ELI107 FE Capped

Investment Objectives

The Fund's objective is to achieve long-term growth of principal and income.

Investment Strategy

Invests in Canadian and U.S. stocks believed to offer growth potential plus market, or above-market, dividend income. It is designed for long-term investors who want equity investments that tend to provide reasonable current income from dividends, are willing to accept moderate share-price volatility, seek capital growth and income over time (at least 5 years). The Fund will invest primarily in Canadian common stocks or securities which are convertible into Canadian common stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.

  • Dimi Ntantoulis
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.13%
Management Fee 1.04%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 4.50%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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