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Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

Canadian Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(05-11-2026)
$10.37
Change
-$0.04 (-0.41%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 08, 1999): 3.43%

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 0.03% -0.44% -1.12% 0.06% 0.56% 4.25% 2.18% 2.06% -0.14% -0.63% 0.53% 1.10% 0.79% 0.94%
Benchmark 0.06% -0.26% -0.74% 0.36% 1.56% 5.13% 3.07% 2.76% 0.70% 0.18% 1.34% 1.91% 1.59% 1.73%
Category Average 0.25% -0.43% -0.87% 0.14% 1.34% 4.66% 2.76% 2.41% 0.12% 0.07% 0.92% 1.35% 1.04% 1.18%
Category Rank 448 / 491 351 / 487 421 / 486 389 / 487 443 / 471 395 / 437 372 / 412 362 / 402 338 / 388 336 / 368 316 / 354 283 / 329 257 / 305 234 / 272
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -0.10% -0.05% -0.86% 0.32% 1.80% 0.61% 0.22% -1.39% 0.49% 1.61% -2.04% 0.03%
Benchmark 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76% 0.26% -1.36% 0.63% 1.70% -1.99% 0.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.56% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.44% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.89% 1.76% 0.58% 5.99% 7.76% -3.57% -12.02% 5.73% 3.19% 1.56%
Benchmark 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10% 2.40%
Category Average 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68% 2.23%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4
Category Rank 215/ 265 168/ 298 181/ 319 214/ 348 300/ 360 340/ 382 246/ 399 326/ 407 362/ 430 436/ 468

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.76% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Bonds - Funds 100.03
Cash and Equivalents -0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 100.03
Cash and Cash Equivalent -0.03

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Scotia Canadian Bond Index Tracker ETF (SITB) 100.03
CANADIAN DOLLAR -0.03

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Scotia Canadian Bond Index Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.22% 6.01% 5.22%
Beta 0.95 1.00 0.97
Alpha -0.01 -0.01 -0.01
Rsquared 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.26 -0.47 -0.16
Sortino -0.20 -0.64 -0.49
Treynor -0.01 -0.03 -0.01
Tax Efficiency 44.71% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.82% 5.22% 6.01% 5.22%
Beta 1.00 0.95 1.00 0.97
Alpha -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01
Rsquared 1.00% 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.46 -0.26 -0.47 -0.16
Sortino -0.77 -0.20 -0.64 -0.49
Treynor -0.02 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01
Tax Efficiency - 44.71% - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 08, 1999
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $223

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS386

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to provide a high level of regular interest income and modest capital gains by tracking the performance of a generally recognized Canadian bond index. It invests primarily in: bonds and treasury bills issued by Canadian federal, provincial and municipal governments and Canadian corporations, money market instruments issued by Canadian corporations, including commercial paper and bankers’ acceptances.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by tracking the performance of the Solactive Broad Canadian Bond Universe Liquid ex MPL TR Index (the “Index”).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Sub-Advisor

State Street Global Advisors Ltd.

  • Christian Hoffman
  • Read Burns

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.84%
Management Fee 0.70%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.40%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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