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Scotia Resource Fund - Series A

Natural Resources Equity

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$38.10
Change
$0.05 (0.14%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Scotia Resource Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 08, 1993): 4.81%

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 -8.22% -4.63% -5.76% -0.09% -6.05% -1.25% 1.20% 8.27% 12.75% 8.44% 7.45% 7.18% 7.28% 7.04%
Benchmark -2.32% 2.56% 3.60% 7.90% 14.40% 9.76% 5.55% 12.48% 13.19% 9.76% 8.03% 6.25% 6.21% 4.75%
Category Average -6.24% -3.57% -2.82% -0.04% -1.18% 3.55% 2.30% 9.71% 17.23% 9.70% 6.14% 5.78% 5.82% 4.12%
Category Rank 76 / 114 65 / 112 63 / 112 68 / 112 69 / 110 88 / 109 81 / 108 88 / 104 89 / 102 70 / 102 49 / 100 47 / 92 43 / 89 25 / 79
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 5.21% -5.11% -2.97% -0.77% -0.08% 3.80% 2.53% -8.01% 4.76% -1.61% 5.61% -8.22%
Benchmark 4.69% -4.69% 6.39% -0.48% 0.27% 4.24% 0.96% -4.90% 5.21% -0.15% 5.16% -2.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

44.17% (September 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.81% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -14.48% 45.79% 10.79% -11.95% 18.62% 7.03% 19.19% 13.61% 0.80% 3.43%
Benchmark -23.78% 36.74% -1.69% -15.86% 20.06% -7.01% 21.57% 12.86% -0.78% 19.24%
Category Average -22.23% 40.92% -2.18% -21.77% 9.95% 5.03% 32.84% 13.19% 2.62% 7.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 4
Category Rank 22/ 76 54/ 85 8/ 90 19/ 100 16/ 102 18/ 102 92/ 103 87/ 105 72/ 109 92/ 110

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

45.79% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.48% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 55.65
International Equity 25.62
US Equity 16.43
Cash and Equivalents 2.15
Derivatives 0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Energy 51.00
Basic Materials 41.86
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.15
Other 4.99

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.38
Asia 20.06
Europe 5.56

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
WA1 Resources Ltd 7.85
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd 7.42
ARC Resources Ltd 6.31
Enbridge Inc 5.76
Shell PLC - ADR 5.56
Exxon Mobil Corp 5.41
Tourmaline Oil Corp 5.37
Williams Cos Inc 5.26
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.96
Spartan Resources Ltd 4.58

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 Resource Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Natural Resources Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.65% 17.57% 19.39%
Beta 0.90% 0.89% 0.91%
Alpha -0.03% 0.01% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.67% 0.77%
Sharpe -0.05% 0.64% 0.36%
Sortino 0.00% 0.91% 0.44%
Treynor -0.01% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 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 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 17.16% 18.65% 17.57% 19.39%
Beta 0.98% 0.90% 0.89% 0.91%
Alpha -0.19% -0.03% 0.01% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.70% 0.67% 0.77%
Sharpe -0.50% -0.05% 0.64% 0.36%
Sortino -0.58% 0.00% 0.91% 0.44%
Treynor -0.09% -0.01% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency - 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date July 08, 1993
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $92

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS362

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of Canadian resource based companies, including companies that operate in the oil and gas, gold and precious metals, metals and minerals, and forest products industries.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in equity securities of businesses involved in the exploration or exploitation, development, production, processing, transportation or trading in base or ferrous metals, precious commodities (such as gold, silver, platinum, palladium and gems), coal, iron ore, uranium, energy commodities such as oil, natural gas, wind, alternative energy and other hydrocarbon products, lumber and lumber-related products, and other industrial materials.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Robert Cohen
  • Jennifer Stevenson
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 2.09%
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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