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Middlefield Global Dividend Growers Class Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-29-2025)
$18.72
Change
$0.05 (0.25%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Middlefield Global Dividend Growers Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 13, 2014): 8.76%

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 -4.06% -15.03% -6.35% -11.99% 9.69% 14.84% 11.72% 7.73% 10.56% 9.39% 8.95% 8.09% 9.28% 7.89%
Benchmark -2.97% -7.99% 0.02% -4.37% 12.05% 15.36% 12.95% 8.94% 12.87% 10.21% 10.09% 9.79% 11.46% 10.10%
Category Average -2.84% -4.14% 1.44% 0.30% 11.57% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 178 / 257 254 / 254 253 / 253 253 / 253 186 / 248 19 / 239 53 / 218 152 / 215 141 / 206 63 / 199 86 / 187 76 / 176 70 / 162 78 / 149
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 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 5.27% 3.95% 1.05% 0.85% 1.94% 3.03% 4.13% 2.19% 3.58% -4.76% -7.00% -4.06%
Benchmark 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.64% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.79% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 21.59% 0.29% 10.01% -10.06% 21.53% 18.41% 19.22% -19.35% 16.01% 40.22%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1
Category Rank 7/ 144 115/ 157 100/ 176 181/ 187 43/ 199 6/ 203 117/ 213 207/ 215 36/ 224 3/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

40.22% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.35% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 60.94
International Equity 26.46
Canadian Equity 4.91
Cash and Equivalents 4.57
Income Trust Units 1.49
Other 1.63

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.15
Financial Services 12.26
Consumer Goods 10.11
Consumer Services 9.25
Healthcare 8.70
Other 37.53

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.52
Asia 13.65
Europe 11.73
Africa and Middle East 1.08
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Middlefield Healthcare Dividend ETF (MHCD) 7.63
Sony Group Corp - ADR 5.11
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.29
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.12
Microsoft Corp 4.10
Blackstone Inc 4.03
Nintendo Co Ltd - ADR 3.98
NVIDIA Corp 3.87
Motorola Solutions Inc 3.85
Visa Inc Cl A 3.77

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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Middlefield Global Dividend Growers Class Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.52% 14.42% 12.78%
Beta 1.10% 1.13% 0.97%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.57% 0.60% 0.53%
Sortino 0.94% 0.82% 0.60%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 86.67% 84.82% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 13.71% 14.52% 14.42% 12.78%
Beta 1.29% 1.10% 1.13% 0.97%
Alpha -0.05% -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.86% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.57% 0.60% 0.53%
Sortino 0.73% 0.94% 0.82% 0.60%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 85.83% 86.67% 84.82% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A76.076.084.284.20%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 May 13, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $16

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MID181
MID183
MID186

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s objective is to maximize long-term total return. The Fund invests primarily in equity and fixed income securities of global issuers.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest primarily in the equity and fixed income securities of global issuers. In determining which individual investments to include in the portfolio the Manager will consider: a company’s balance sheet, cash flow characteristics, profitability, industry position, future growth potential and management ability. The investment strategy follows strong disciplines with regard to price paid to acquire portfolio investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

  • Shane Obata
  • Robert F. Lauzon
Sub-Advisor

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Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Middlefield Limited (ML)

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC)

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.82%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
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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