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Purpose Total Return Bond Fund - ETF Share (PBD : TSX)

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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(03-27-2026)
$16.15
Change
-$0.11 (-0.68%)
Open $16.16
Day Range $16.16 - $16.16
Volume 101

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 04, 2013): 2.39%

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 0.12% 0.26% 1.04% 0.46% 2.47% 4.81% 4.65% 2.88% 1.88% 2.16% 2.51% 2.24% 1.91% 2.66%
Benchmark 1.58% -0.17% 2.58% 1.32% 3.17% 7.23% 6.55% 3.36% 1.56% 1.15% 2.48% 2.55% 2.55% 2.56%
Category Average 0.77% 2.94% 2.94% 1.19% 5.26% 5.65% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 298 / 321 278 / 318 302 / 318 291 / 320 273 / 307 238 / 287 226 / 278 153 / 266 144 / 255 131 / 240 146 / 218 129 / 197 132 / 171 111 / 126
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -1.01% -0.26% 0.75% 1.09% 0.09% 0.76% 0.76% -0.12% 0.14% -0.20% 0.34% 0.12%
Benchmark 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36% 0.41% 0.79% 2.27% 0.61% -0.13% -1.47% -0.26% 1.58%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.55% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.63% 2.25% -3.43% 6.36% 6.74% -0.07% -6.20% 4.44% 5.17% 4.06%
Benchmark 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76% 4.31%
Category Average - - - - - - - - 3.89% 5.80%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 3 4
Category Rank 55/ 124 117/ 171 171/ 197 147/ 218 41/ 239 166/ 252 41/ 260 247/ 278 165/ 287 240/ 303

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.63% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 71.78
Cash and Equivalents 17.40
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.83
Canadian Government Bonds 2.03
Foreign Government Bonds 1.87
Other 0.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 83.01
Exchange Traded Fund 10.25
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.15
Financial Services 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.16
Europe 1.43
Latin America 1.19
Africa and Middle East 1.11
Asia 0.08
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond ETF (HYG) 64.88
Purpose Global Bond Class ETF (IGB) 14.80
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 10.25
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCM) 6.89
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFM) 1.39
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.29
United States Dollar 0.34
Canadian Dollar 0.17

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Purpose Total Return Bond Fund - ETF Share

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.87% 4.51% 4.70%
Beta 0.53% 0.40% 0.25%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.29% 0.10%
Sharpe 0.23% -0.19% 0.19%
Sortino 0.72% -0.30% -0.07%
Treynor 0.02% -0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 62.74% 11.23% 41.66%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 2.01% 3.87% 4.51% 4.70%
Beta 0.21% 0.53% 0.40% 0.25%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.18% 0.42% 0.29% 0.10%
Sharpe 0.00% 0.23% -0.19% 0.19%
Sortino -0.36% 0.72% -0.30% -0.07%
Treynor 0.00% 0.02% -0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 31.23% 62.74% 11.23% 41.66%

Fund Details

Start Date September 04, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $14
52 Week High $16.84
52 Week Low $15.50
Annual Dividend $0.71
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to achieve a positive total return in diverse market environments over time by tactically allocating its assets among a broad range of fixed income securities, including government debt, investment grade corporate debt and high yield debt.

Investment Strategy

The fund obtains exposure primarily to a portfolio of fixed income securities including government debt, investment grade corporate debt, notes and high yield debt instruments. The fund primarily invests in a portfolio of North American fixed income securities but may also invest globally. 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

-

Fees

MER 0.92%
Management Fee 0.45%

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