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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(05-21-2025) 		$47.58
Change
-$0.45 (-0.93%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 1992): 6.77%

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 3.80% -4.50% -1.10% -4.33% 2.81% 3.94% 2.24% 0.22% 11.85% 11.89% 9.29% 7.61% 7.70% 5.72%
Benchmark -1.83% -1.60% -1.65% -0.96% 8.86% 9.27% 3.32% 4.16% 14.42% 8.07% 5.82% 5.10% 5.93% 5.45%
Category Average 0.02% -4.65% -2.83% -4.12% 7.31% 7.74% 4.73% 3.47% 11.71% 7.04% 5.67% 5.05% 5.71% 4.57%
Category Rank 5 / 199 104 / 199 62 / 199 112 / 199 183 / 199 180 / 195 172 / 193 141 / 186 79 / 177 20 / 175 28 / 165 47 / 157 50 / 154 70 / 130
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -0.99% 2.85% 6.32% -4.08% 1.47% -1.36% 6.12% -2.59% 0.18% -5.42% -2.73% 3.80%
Benchmark 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

47.73% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.39% 7.31% 2.25% -19.70% 33.39% 36.93% 39.81% -19.94% -2.58% 14.31%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 53/ 129 141/ 151 88/ 156 146/ 165 8/ 172 8/ 177 5/ 185 158/ 193 184/ 195 150/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

39.81% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.61
Cash and Equivalents 0.39

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.88
Technology 14.99
Basic Materials 10.18
Consumer Services 6.47
Consumer Goods 6.03
Other 27.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
goeasy Ltd 7.07
Definity Financial Corp 7.01
Descartes Systems Group Inc 6.71
Trisura Group Ltd 6.35
Lumine Group Inc 6.10
Aritzia Inc 5.51
MDA SPACE LTD 5.09
Guardian Capital Group Ltd Cl A 4.99
Topicus.com Inc 4.99
Montage Gold Corp 4.95

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. 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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Scotia Canadian Small Cap Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.77% 16.92% 17.72%
Beta 0.73% 0.64% 0.67%
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.41% 0.57%
Sharpe -0.03% 0.60% 0.31%
Sortino 0.04% 0.95% 0.34%
Treynor -0.01% 0.16% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.37% 15.77% 16.92% 17.72%
Beta 0.65% 0.73% 0.64% 0.67%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.23% 0.54% 0.41% 0.57%
Sharpe -0.01% -0.03% 0.60% 0.31%
Sortino 0.07% 0.04% 0.95% 0.34%
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% 0.16% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A1.8​1.88.0​8.00%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 November 30, 1992
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $36

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS384

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of small and medium Canadian companies listed on major Canadian stock exchanges.

Investment Strategy

The Fund represents a more actively traded portfolio of equity securities chosen according to a growth investment approach. The portfolio adviser utilizes an approach that seeks to identify companies demonstrating the strongest earnings growth relative to the overall market and relative to their peer group.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Vishal Patel
Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.24%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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