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Pender Alternative Select Equity Fund Class F

Alternative Equity Focus

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025

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NAVPS
(03-20-2026)
$36.05
Change
-$0.45 (-1.24%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at July 31, 2025

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Pender Alternative Select Equity Fund Class F

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 26, 2021): 17.40%

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 6.35% 21.44% 38.84% 17.72% 59.70% 38.83% 27.84% 19.91% - - - - - -
Benchmark 7.72% 10.06% 21.64% 8.62% 38.79% 30.37% 22.89% 16.36% 17.10% 16.70% 14.94% 13.89% 12.66% 13.67%
Category Average 2.48% 4.61% 10.32% 4.64% 19.02% 15.28% 13.99% 9.60% 9.51% 10.59% - - - -
Category Rank 52 / 257 3 / 246 4 / 239 11 / 247 11 / 201 10 / 163 10 / 124 7 / 112 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.79% -1.46% 5.96% 2.48% 2.11% 3.43% 9.58% 2.09% 2.20% 3.15% 10.70% 6.35%
Benchmark -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.70% (January 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.49% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - -2.26% 6.12% 22.77% 40.24%
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 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 35/ 106 81/ 124 49/ 145 12/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

40.24% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.26% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 67.27
Cash and Equivalents 12.40
US Equity 8.36
Income Trust Units 4.21
International Equity 3.74
Other 4.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 26.32
Energy 12.16
Financial Services 10.93
Exchange Traded Fund 7.39
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.01
Other 38.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 89.26
Europe 3.63
Latin America 3.09
Africa and Middle East 0.01
Other 4.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 7.39
Purpose USD Cash Management Fund Class A 5.49
Nexgen Energy Ltd 4.80
Evercore Inc Cl A 3.27
Tourmaline Oil Corp 3.19
Purpose Bitcoin ETF -USD ETF Non-Curr Hdg (BTCC.U) 3.02
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP - Units 2.99
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.82
Keyera Corp Subscription Receipts 2.80
ACT Energy Technologies Ltd 2.54

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Pender Alternative Select Equity Fund Class F

Median

Other - Alternative Equity Focus

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.58% - -
Beta 0.69% - -
Alpha 0.11% - -
Rsquared 0.43% - -
Sharpe 1.87% - -
Sortino 5.28% - -
Treynor 0.31% - -
Tax Efficiency 94.89% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.08% 11.58% - -
Beta 0.58% 0.69% - -
Alpha 0.29% 0.11% - -
Rsquared 0.20% 0.43% - -
Sharpe 3.80% 1.87% - -
Sortino - 5.28% - -
Treynor 0.80% 0.31% - -
Tax Efficiency 92.78% 94.89% - -

Fund Details

Start Date August 26, 2021
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Alternative)
Share Class Fee Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PGF5001

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund will invest primarily in Canadian securities but may also invest in foreign securities and engage in short selling on an opportunistic basis. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its NAV in private companies which will primarily be based in Canada.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to use a combination of investment strategies emphasizing fundamental and technical analytical techniques that have generally been developed by the Manager. The Fund will also utilize investment strategies involving the use of non-index securities, foreign securities and short selling on an opportunistic basis.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

  • Greg Taylor

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Distributor

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.27%
Management Fee 1.00%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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