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Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

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Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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NAVPS
(06-04-2025) 		$7.90
Change
$0.03 (0.34%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 05, 2010): 3.25%

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 -3.68% -3.84% -1.64% -0.59% 4.80% 9.43% 5.57% 0.71% 5.35% 2.52% 1.43% 2.28% 4.02% 2.76%
Benchmark -3.13% -3.16% -1.45% -2.14% 10.27% 11.53% 7.80% 2.35% 7.32% 4.41% 3.97% 5.00% 7.54% 5.27%
Category Average -2.02% -1.57% 0.15% 0.66% 6.85% 8.59% 5.63% -1.22% 5.92% 2.97% 2.19% 3.40% 5.63% 3.55%
Category Rank 271 / 330 251 / 328 219 / 328 194 / 328 225 / 321 137 / 296 166 / 287 93 / 266 158 / 254 149 / 238 128 / 193 133 / 184 129 / 153 106 / 139
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.03% 2.89% 0.19% -0.93% 4.08% -0.77% -2.21% 1.18% 3.38% -1.02% 0.86% -3.68%
Benchmark 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.73% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.32% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.51% 1.66% 23.08% -10.61% 7.66% 7.83% -1.91% -12.18% 13.10% 11.12%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 4
Category Rank 74/ 138 115/ 149 152/ 179 112/ 192 225/ 234 239/ 254 115/ 257 46/ 275 51/ 294 253/ 308

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.08% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.18% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 84.08
Cash and Equivalents 15.95
Income Trust Units 0.01
US Equity -0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.32
Exchange Traded Fund 26.52
Technology 17.79
Energy 7.05
Consumer Goods 5.87
Other 14.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 67.97
North America 15.63
Latin America 11.55
Africa and Middle East 4.68
Other 0.17

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 14.96
iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) 9.72
iShares India 50 ETF (INDY) 4.28
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 3.99
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 3.58
MediaTek Inc 3.48
Ind and Commercial Bank of China Ltd Cl H 2.81
Bank of China Ltd Cl H 2.79
Ping An Insurance Grp Co of China Ltd - Commn Cl H 2.65
Xtrackers Hvst CSI 300 China A-Shs ETF (ASHR) 2.24

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is value.

Fixed Income Style

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return91011121314151617181920-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Purpose Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.78% 11.02% 11.14%
Beta 0.85% 0.82% 0.78%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.19% 0.31% 0.15%
Sortino 0.44% 0.41% 0.04%
Treynor 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 46.86% 47.11% 19.82%
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 7.99% 11.78% 11.02% 11.14%
Beta 0.68% 0.85% 0.82% 0.78%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.88% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.16% 0.19% 0.31% 0.15%
Sortino 0.39% 0.44% 0.41% 0.04%
Treynor 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 38.97% 46.86% 47.11% 19.82%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A7.2​7.235.2​35.20%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 05, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC4100

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a basket of emerging market equities, while mitigating downside risk. A secondary objective of the fund is to generate a high level of dividend income from those investments.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the fund incorporates a combination of long emerging market equities and options strategies. The long-term target allocation for long equities will be approximately at least 70% and the options strategy will make up the remaining portfolio exposure. Investment decision-making process Equity security selection is driven by a multi-factor model.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Neuberger Berman Canada ULC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.31%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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