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Counsel International Growth Series A

International 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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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2016, 2015, 2012

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$32.14
Change
-$0.22 (-0.69%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 8.67%

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 5.62% 6.17% 5.65% 5.62% 18.17% 12.16% 5.35% 3.80% 4.93% 6.02% 4.33% 6.65% 5.82% 5.55%
Benchmark 5.72% 5.92% 4.58% 5.72% 16.49% 12.94% 8.66% 7.41% 7.62% 8.32% 6.03% 7.89% 7.55% 6.91%
Category Average 5.54% 5.40% 5.11% 5.54% 16.08% 11.75% 6.68% 6.17% 6.60% 7.52% 5.15% 6.88% 6.55% 5.83%
Category Rank 417 / 800 337 / 800 356 / 788 417 / 800 262 / 768 399 / 732 591 / 712 603 / 680 579 / 651 535 / 615 446 / 535 307 / 475 306 / 415 249 / 367
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 2.91% 2.70% -2.53% 1.93% 1.13% 5.33% 1.06% 0.73% -2.24% 0.97% -0.45% 5.62%
Benchmark 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.04% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.11% (May 2010)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.80% -4.48% 21.83% -4.73% 12.92% 10.98% 7.50% -18.02% 11.60% 11.16%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 4 3
Category Rank 127/ 367 305/ 411 70/ 471 166/ 532 490/ 599 259/ 649 446/ 679 627/ 702 556/ 732 483/ 768

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.83% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.30
Cash and Equivalents 2.93
US Equity 1.78
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.29
Technology 16.42
Industrial Services 16.08
Healthcare 10.65
Industrial Goods 7.83
Other 26.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 64.05
Asia 28.78
North America 4.78
Other 2.39

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Aon PLC Cl A 5.18
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.57
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.86
Compass Group PLC 3.83
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 3.69
Relx PLC 3.68
Bunzl PLC 3.61
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 3.21
Hitachi Ltd 3.17
Ashtead Group PLC 2.92

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)

Counsel International Growth Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.41% 12.58% 11.16%
Beta 0.88% 0.83% 0.83%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.18% 0.26% 0.39%
Sortino 0.38% 0.30% 0.39%
Treynor 0.03% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 96.43%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.77% 12.41% 12.58% 11.16%
Beta 0.94% 0.88% 0.83% 0.83%
Alpha 0.02% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.87% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.47% 0.18% 0.26% 0.39%
Sortino 3.73% 0.38% 0.30% 0.39%
Treynor 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 96.43%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 January 14, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $254

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF105
CGF115
CGF125

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel International Growth is to invest primarily in international equity securities to seek to achieve long-term capital growth and to provide a reasonable rate of return. Counsel International Growth may also invest in equity and fixed-income securities of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor invests primarily in countries outside North America including Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and Africa. The amount invested in any one country will vary depending upon the economic, investment and market outlook and opportunities in each area. The sub-advisor invests primarily in equities and may diversify amongst equity and debt securities, currencies, industries and countries to increase the safety of the principal and to increase the growth and liquidity of the Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.36%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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