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IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-22-2025)
$17.34
Change
$0.02 (0.14%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 2001): 4.29%

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 -5.14% -10.09% -1.77% -5.97% 12.65% 15.14% 11.94% 11.13% 13.09% 10.64% 9.71% 9.03% 9.60% 8.84%
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -4.77% -8.70% -2.93% -5.04% 8.60% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 75 / 220 141 / 220 66 / 213 130 / 219 18 / 211 25 / 196 41 / 193 22 / 189 43 / 187 26 / 182 66 / 168 47 / 141 65 / 119 65 / 104
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.59% 3.37% 4.12% 0.05% 2.39% 1.39% 4.87% -0.38% 4.58% -1.44% -3.83% -5.14%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.90% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.18% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.79% 0.43% 8.85% -7.42% 20.02% 6.67% 22.98% -2.96% 9.25% 31.52%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 1
Category Rank 7/ 99 113/ 115 75/ 138 136/ 166 75/ 181 49/ 187 96/ 189 98/ 192 76/ 193 36/ 206

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.52% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.42% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 85.92
International Equity 8.92
Canadian Equity 4.25
Cash and Equivalents 0.91

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.86
Financial Services 17.73
Healthcare 11.38
Industrial Services 10.99
Consumer Services 9.10
Other 28.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.08
Europe 8.92

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CMS Energy Corp 6.00
Microsoft Corp 5.69
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.57
Linde PLC 4.55
Waste Connections Inc 4.25
Visa Inc Cl A 4.17
Amazon.com Inc 4.11
Apple Inc 4.11
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.85
Philip Morris International Inc 3.68

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)

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IA Clarington U.S. Dividend Growth Fund - Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.99% 11.12% 11.92%
Beta 0.82% 0.78% 0.86%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.95% 0.63%
Sortino 1.29% 1.54% 0.77%
Treynor 0.10% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 97.09% 97.93% 95.11%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.32% 11.99% 11.12% 11.92%
Beta 0.84% 0.82% 0.78% 0.86%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.78% 0.68% 0.95% 0.63%
Sortino 1.37% 1.29% 1.54% 0.77%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 92.64% 97.09% 97.93% 95.11%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A72.072.089.889.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 December 31, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $782

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CCM1302
CCM1502
CCM202

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to achieve superior long-term capital appreciation consistent with the protection of the Fund’s capital. The Fund will invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization U.S. corporations, which, in the opinion of the portfolio manager, offer above average growth prospects. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of Securityholders at a meeting called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager: uses fundamental analysis to identify companies with a strong market position, a strong balance sheet and run by a management with a proven track record. The Fund: invests primarily in U.S. equity securities that the portfolio manager believes will provide long-term capital appreciation and total return with a focus on dividend growth; seeks diversification through investment in equity securities of companies in various industries.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

iA Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

IA Clarington Investments Inc.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.99%
Management Fee 1.60%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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