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Purpose Best Ideas Fund Series A

North American Equity

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FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(06-09-2025)
$41.88
Change
-$0.04 (-0.10%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Purpose Best Ideas Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 29, 2014): 7.17%

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 5.88% -0.20% -1.04% 4.67% 15.09% 22.66% 17.31% 1.58% 7.63% 8.23% 6.76% 7.15% 8.56% 5.70%
Benchmark 5.72% -0.65% 0.23% 1.76% 17.90% 20.42% 14.68% 12.52% 15.51% 13.92% 12.72% 12.22% 12.71% 11.59%
Category Average 5.63% -2.39% -4.18% -0.98% 8.45% 14.28% 9.98% 6.43% 11.30% 9.85% 8.81% 8.60% 8.98% 7.70%
Category Rank 40 / 187 58 / 187 81 / 186 17 / 186 51 / 180 27 / 176 15 / 164 132 / 140 108 / 124 86 / 112 70 / 86 58 / 79 54 / 76 41 / 47
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 2.88% 1.20% 4.16% 0.85% 0.09% 6.23% -5.45% 7.49% -2.44% -7.06% 1.42% 5.88%
Benchmark 1.28% 4.00% 0.64% 2.69% 1.48% 6.48% -1.51% 3.47% -1.01% -3.77% -2.34% 5.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.91% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.01% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.70% -3.51% 21.99% -9.34% 29.78% 22.17% 8.75% -39.71% 34.63% 22.27%
Benchmark 5.50% 14.85% 11.54% -2.58% 24.09% 10.91% 26.72% -9.17% 17.51% 28.77%
Category Average 6.38% 4.55% 10.59% -6.12% 20.45% 16.55% 18.87% -14.77% 16.96% 18.75%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 4 1 1 4 4 1 2
Category Rank 30/ 41 59/ 70 4/ 79 62/ 81 8/ 93 13/ 119 124/ 139 142/ 145 9/ 172 87/ 180

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.63% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-39.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 79.18
International Equity 19.53
Cash and Equivalents 1.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 49.49
Consumer Services 13.89
Financial Services 9.97
Healthcare 8.05
Industrial Goods 6.97
Other 11.63

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 80.46
Latin America 7.02
Europe 6.43
Asia 3.43
Africa and Middle East 2.65
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vistra Corp 4.10
General Electric Co 4.05
Intuit Inc 3.90
Mercadolibre Inc 3.87
US Foods Holding Corp 3.75
Microsoft Corp 3.66
Uber Technologies Inc 3.59
Spotify Technology SA 3.51
NVIDIA Corp 3.47
DoorDash Inc Cl A 3.44

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return024681012141618202224262830-30%-20%-10%0%10%20%30%

Purpose Best Ideas Fund Series A

Median

Other - North American Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 19.03% 20.48% 19.23%
Beta 1.28% 1.42% 1.38%
Alpha -0.01% -0.12% -0.09%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.74% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.73% 0.34% 0.30%
Sortino 1.25% 0.45% 0.32%
Treynor 0.11% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 96.56% 94.66% 96.15%
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 15.68% 19.03% 20.48% 19.23%
Beta 1.12% 1.28% 1.42% 1.38%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.12% -0.09%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.79% 0.74% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.75% 0.73% 0.34% 0.30%
Sortino 1.27% 1.25% 0.45% 0.32%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 90.07% 96.56% 94.66% 96.15%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A65.065.056.956.90%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A78.578.556.756.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 April 29, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC700

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide shareholders with attractive long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of North American equities considered to be high conviction securities across a group of some of the world’s most renowned investment managers. The group of investment managers is selected by the manager and the sub-advisor.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a portfolio of equities listed on major North American exchanges selected from a universe of equities held by some of the world’s most renowned investment managers as reported through their public filings. These managers are well respected and exhibit outstanding historical performance records. The sub-advisor may in its discretion change the number of holdings held by the fund. The fund also may engage in short selling as permitted by NI 81-102.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Purpose Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Neuberger Berman Breton Hill 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 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 15,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.87%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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