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Sustainable Balanced 60/40 Fund Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(12-06-2024)
$11.28
Change
$0.08 (0.70%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

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Sustainable Balanced 60/40 Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 06, 2022): 3.00%

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 0.33% 2.57% 8.93% 12.01% 20.49% 12.00% - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.21% 2.39% 9.50% 14.01% 22.16% 14.87% 4.91% 6.20% 6.36% 7.25% 6.28% 6.58% 6.60% 7.43%
Category Average -0.44% 1.92% 7.82% 10.43% 19.47% 11.21% 3.06% 6.10% 5.22% 5.85% 4.75% 5.15% 5.03% 4.93%
Category Rank 293 / 1,718 326 / 1,716 354 / 1,693 569 / 1,682 732 / 1,671 699 / 1,621 - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 2 2 - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.97% 2.48% 0.65% 2.62% 1.50% -1.92% 1.83% 1.36% 2.89% 0.51% 1.71% 0.33%
Benchmark 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.43% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.88% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - - 9.07%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - 1,015/ 1,629

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.07% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.07% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 34.08
Canadian Bonds - Funds 17.85
International Equity 15.90
Canadian Equity 10.82
Canadian Corporate Bonds 7.07
Other 14.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 26.76
Technology 14.36
Fixed Income 13.90
Financial Services 9.29
Consumer Services 6.46
Other 29.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.92
Europe 13.04
Multi-National 3.86
Asia 3.56
Latin America 0.66
Other -0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Guardian Canadian Bond ETF (GCBD) 17.85
Guardian i3 Global Dividend Growth Fund Series I 14.66
Guardian Fundamental Global Equity Fund Series I 14.08
Guardian U.S. Equity All Cap Growth Fund Series I 12.04
Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equ ETF (GCSC) 6.32
iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF 5.06
iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF (XESG) 4.06
iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETF 3.85
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFM) 3.34
First Trust NASDAQ Cln Edg Smt Grd Infr ETF (GRID) 3.17

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating  out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.81% - - -
Beta 0.95% - - -
Alpha 0.00% - - -
Rsquared 0.96% - - -
Sharpe 2.46% - - -
Sortino - - - -
Treynor 0.15% - - -
Tax Efficiency 99.02% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 06, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG506

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is the provision of a balanced portfolio emphasizing long-term capital appreciation with some level of income generation and capital preservation by investing in a mix of global equity and fixed income securities, mutual funds and/or ETFs while also meeting a set of ESG standards and investment criteria.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to achieve its investment objective primarily through the investment in Guardian Funds and ETFs and/or third-party mutual funds and ETFs that provide exposure to a diversified set of asset classes, including global equities, fixed income securities and real assets. Investments are primarily selected on the basis of their ability to provide the Fund with compelling long-term risk-adjusted returns and to meet a minimum set of ESG investment standards.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
David Onyett-Jeffries 01-04-2022
Adam Murl 01-04-2022
Denis Larose 01-04-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Guardian Capital LP
Advisor Guardian Capital LP
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Distributor Worldsource Financial Management Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.87%
Management Fee 1.60%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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