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Guardian Fixed Income Select Fund Series A

Cdn Corp Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(06-03-2025)
$10.31
Change
-$0.01 (-0.12%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 28, 2022): 4.38%

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 -0.25% 0.47% 2.99% 1.56% 9.58% 5.80% 4.52% - - - - - - -
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 29 / 148 23 / 143 26 / 139 20 / 140 38 / 135 82 / 128 81 / 118 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.25% 0.81% 2.31% 0.41% 2.04% -0.56% 1.18% 0.23% 1.08% 0.75% -0.02% -0.25%
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

3.00% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-2.21% (August 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - 5.97% 7.25%
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 - - - - - - - - 4 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 122/ 123 53/ 128

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.25% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.97% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 75.57
Canadian Government Bonds 21.26
Cash and Equivalents 3.16
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.45
Financial Services 4.39
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.16

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
New York Life Global Funding 2.00% 17-Apr-2028 3.65
Sun Life Financial Inc 4.78% 10-Aug-2029 3.33
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.70% 15-Jun-2029 3.00
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 2.92
Telus Corp 3.15% 19-Nov-2029 2.85
Bank of Montreal 2.70% 09-Dec-2026 2.79
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.10% 15-Sep-2029 2.63
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.10% 02-Feb-2028 2.61
TMX Group Ltd - Debenture Cl B 2.49
CCL Industries Inc 3.86% 13-Jan-2028 2.44

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 Fixed Income Select Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.62% - -
Beta 0.89% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.95% - -
Sharpe 0.13% - -
Sortino 0.55% - -
Treynor 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.02% 4.62% - -
Beta 0.93% 0.89% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% - -
Sharpe 1.82% 0.13% - -
Sortino 6.26% 0.55% - -
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 83.78% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date April 28, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $0

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GCG501A

Investment Objectives

The primary objective of the Fund is to generate an above-average income stream, primarily through investments in investment grade corporate bonds, debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness.

Investment Strategy

The sub-adviser uses a disciplined management approach while employing various analytical tools to identify investments that offer value on a relative basis with a view to maximizing current income while preserving the prospect for some capital growth. The sub-adviser will, under normal conditions, adhere to a laddered approach designed to diversify exposure to various term maturities and maintain portfolio liquidity. The Fund will also be diversified by issuer and by number of issues.

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 0.98%
Management Fee 0.80%
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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