Try Fund Library Premium

For Free with a 30 day trial!

Gain access to

  • Unlimited Watchlists
  • Advanced Search Filtering
  • Fund Comparisons
  • Portfolio Scenarios
  • Customizable PDF Reports

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade.

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade.

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$28.42
Change
-$0.04 (-0.13%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

Period
Loading...

Legend

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

Compare Options


Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 01, 2007): 6.58%

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 2.48% 4.94% 9.53% 11.03% 9.33% 14.64% 12.16% 9.70% 10.78% 10.26% 10.00% 9.03% 9.03% 8.96%
Benchmark 2.96% 8.58% 16.44% 22.97% 19.80% 22.26% 15.17% 10.99% 12.00% 10.90% 11.37% 9.61% 9.41% 9.70%
Category Average 1.52% 4.25% 8.20% 11.52% 9.30% 14.17% 10.06% 7.16% 8.36% 7.46% 7.81% 6.43% 6.51% 6.64%
Category Rank 62 / 388 225 / 388 196 / 387 261 / 368 249 / 368 230 / 364 116 / 362 70 / 358 64 / 350 32 / 324 54 / 314 27 / 296 20 / 268 28 / 259
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.53% 3.61% -1.26% -3.26% -1.71% 4.20% 1.60% 1.27% 1.45% 1.87% 0.52% 2.48%
Benchmark -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91% 2.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.05% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.52% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.38% 11.01% 7.22% -1.50% 13.48% 9.57% 18.38% -5.79% 15.15% 15.41%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 2
Category Rank 138/ 250 116/ 259 123/ 268 16/ 296 261/ 316 72/ 324 82/ 350 131/ 358 28/ 362 129/ 364

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.38% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.79% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 37.90
US Equity 37.61
Canadian Government Bonds 11.10
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.82
Income Trust Units 3.99
Other 2.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.53
Fixed Income 17.85
Technology 13.62
Consumer Services 13.58
Industrial Goods 7.73
Other 21.69

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.13
Latin America 2.70
Other 0.17

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Alphabet Inc Cl A 5.15
Dollarama Inc 4.23
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 4.00
Visa Inc Cl A 3.98
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.80
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 3.45
Royal Bank of Canada 3.39
Microsoft Corp 3.33
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.20
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 3.17

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.18% 9.26% 8.92%
Beta 0.75% 0.85% 0.78%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.82% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.86% 0.81%
Sortino 1.90% 1.35% 1.05%
Treynor 0.11% 0.09% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 99.51% 99.27% 98.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.90% 8.18% 9.26% 8.92%
Beta 0.87% 0.75% 0.85% 0.78%
Alpha -0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.80% 0.82% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.97% 0.86% 0.81%
Sortino 1.34% 1.90% 1.35% 1.05%
Treynor 0.08% 0.11% 0.09% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 99.86% 99.51% 99.27% 98.81%

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.

Powered by OWL Analytics. For more information, please contact Fundata Canada.

Fund Details

Start Date October 01, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,317

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
VPI005

Investment Objectives

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool’s objective is to generate long-term growth in value and income by investing in a diversified portfolio of Canadian government and corporate bonds, Canadian and foreign equities, trust and limited partnership units, preferred shares and index or sector proxies, such as index participation units. It is designed to provide both moderate income and reasonable growth over the long-term, while being sufficiently diversified to mitigate volatility.

Investment Strategy

VPI Canadian Balanced Pool will generally hold a minimum of 50 percent and a maximum of 80 percent of its assets in equities, with the balance held in fixed income assets and cash. The equity portion of the portfolio will include Canadian and foreign equities, preferred shares, income trust units, and index or sector proxies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.

  • Ken O'Kennedy
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Value Partners Investments Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust

Distributor

LP Financial Planning Services Ltd.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.95%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 4.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.90%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

Try Fund Library Premium

For Free with a 30 day trial!

Gain access to

  • Unlimited Watchlists
  • Advanced Search Filtering
  • Fund Comparisons
  • Portfolio Scenarios
  • Customizable PDF Reports