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Guardian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Series A

Cdn Corp Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(05-21-2025)
$9.47
Change
-$0.05 (-0.49%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 30, 2021): 1.62%

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 -0.44% 0.24% 3.11% 1.39% 10.78% 6.64% 5.68% 1.62% - - - - - -
Benchmark -0.59% 0.19% 2.75% 1.17% 9.57% 6.23% 5.12% 1.96% 2.11% 2.66% 3.08% 2.65% 2.92% 2.85%
Category Average -0.47% 0.11% 2.46% 1.07% 8.99% 5.69% 4.63% 1.26% 1.81% 2.10% 2.41% - - -
Category Rank 67 / 151 52 / 146 12 / 142 33 / 143 5 / 138 37 / 131 20 / 121 63 / 113 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.54% 1.09% 2.63% 0.39% 2.34% -0.73% 1.67% 0.03% 1.14% 0.92% -0.23% -0.44%
Benchmark 1.47% 0.98% 1.96% 0.45% 2.04% -0.41% 1.57% -0.01% 0.98% 0.93% -0.14% -0.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.12% (December 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.59% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -10.54% 8.03% 8.33%
Benchmark 2.74% 3.59% 3.48% 0.96% 8.01% 8.57% -1.32% -10.12% 8.32% 7.09%
Category Average - - - - 7.34% 7.62% -1.82% -10.25% 7.57% 6.68%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 2 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - 76/ 118 50/ 126 22/ 131

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.33% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 92.24
Canadian Government Bonds 7.39
Cash and Equivalents 0.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.63
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Inter Pipeline Ltd 5.85% 18-May-2032 3.96
Transcanada Pipelines Ltd 5.33% 12-Feb-2032 3.38
Pembina Pipeline Corp 5.22% 28-Jun-2033 3.10
Capital Power Corp 8.13% 05-Jun-2054 2.88
Veren Inc 5.50% 21-Jun-2034 2.66
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 2.22
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.42% 31-Oct-2034 2.12
Granite REIT Holdings LP 4.35% 04-Oct-2031 2.03
Sun Life Financial Inc 5.50% 04-Jul-2030 1.93
Choice Properties REIT 6.00% 24-Jun-2032 1.93

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Guardian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.26% - -
Beta 1.21% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.97% - -
Sharpe 0.29% - -
Sortino 0.78% - -
Treynor 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 77.81% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.75% 6.26% - -
Beta 1.18% 1.21% - -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% - -
Sharpe 1.77% 0.29% - -
Sortino 5.62% 0.78% - -
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 84.61% 77.81% - -

Fund Details

Start Date April 30, 2021
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $0

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG591

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is to provide investors with a higher level of income by investing primarily in mid-term investment grade corporate bonds.

Investment Strategy

We use a pro-active, disciplined management approach while employing proprietary analytical tools to identify corporate bond investments that offer value on a relative basis with a view to maximizing current income. We adhere to a risk management process that is designed to limit total exposure to individual issuers, diversify exposure to various term maturities and credit risks, and maintain portfolio liquidity.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Guardian Capital LP

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

Worldsource Financial Management Inc.

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.07%
Management Fee 0.90%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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