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Sustainable Growth 100 Fund Series A

Global Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-12-2025)
$11.69
Change
$0.23 (2.04%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Sustainable Growth 100 Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 06, 2022): 5.21%

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 -2.13% -7.31% -0.67% -4.35% 10.40% 10.93% 9.27% - - - - - - -
Benchmark -2.97% -7.99% 0.02% -4.37% 12.05% 15.36% 12.95% 8.94% 12.87% 10.21% 10.09% 9.79% 11.46% 10.10%
Category Average -2.36% -7.62% -0.68% -3.44% 8.76% 11.25% 9.40% 5.89% 10.36% 7.80% 7.70% 7.48% 8.67% 7.40%
Category Rank 597 / 2,114 771 / 2,102 1,024 / 2,090 1,048 / 2,098 736 / 2,029 1,033 / 1,905 1,017 / 1,770 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.14% 1.66% 3.43% 0.56% 1.82% 1.09% 4.43% -0.56% 3.19% -1.88% -3.48% -2.13%
Benchmark 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.08% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.98% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - 12.71% 22.51%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 1,324/ 1,881 859/ 1,998

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.51% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.71% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 52.58
International Equity 25.73
Canadian Equity 18.54
Cash and Equivalents 2.68
Income Trust Units 0.49
Other -0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 24.26
Financial Services 13.82
Consumer Services 12.29
Consumer Goods 9.09
Utilities 7.92
Other 32.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.04
Europe 17.18
Asia 4.69
Latin America 1.07
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Guardian Fundamental Global Equity Fund Series I 26.39
Guardian i3 Global Quality Growth ETF Unh (GIQG.B) 22.38
Guardian U.S. Equity All Cap Growth Fund Series I 15.29
Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund Series A 9.74
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI) 6.64
Guardian Canadian Sector Controlled Equ ETF (GCSC) 5.80
iShares Global Utilities ETF (JXI) 4.03
Guardian Emerging Markets Equity Fund Series I 2.89
iShares MSCI Water Management Multisctr ETF (IWTR) 2.82
iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF (XESG) 2.49

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Sustainable Growth 100 Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.08% - -
Beta 0.89% - -
Alpha -0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.95% - -
Sharpe 0.50% - -
Sortino 0.95% - -
Treynor 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.45% 11.08% - -
Beta 0.87% 0.89% - -
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.95% - -
Sharpe 0.77% 0.50% - -
Sortino 1.46% 0.95% - -
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 84.56% - - -

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 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) $0

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG504

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is the achievement of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund aims to achieve its objective by investing in a mix of global equity 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 and real assets, which may pay dividends that supplement returns. 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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Denis Larose
  • Adam Murl
  • David Onyett-Jeffries
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Worldsource Financial Management Inc.

Worldsource Securities Inc

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 2.13%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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