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Scotia Global Dividend Fund - Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$22.55
Change
$0.10 (0.47%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Scotia Global Dividend Fund - Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 30, 2010): 9.58%

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 6.03% 9.88% 11.66% 6.03% 21.76% 15.04% 9.85% 11.32% 8.34% 9.50% 7.73% 8.34% 7.98% 7.50%
Benchmark 3.94% 8.71% 12.28% 3.94% 30.00% 22.02% 13.03% 12.76% 12.87% 13.48% 11.26% 12.40% 12.20% 11.18%
Category Average 4.64% 5.83% 8.62% 4.64% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 28 / 263 8 / 253 59 / 248 28 / 263 192 / 248 155 / 224 137 / 215 142 / 213 180 / 204 161 / 199 149 / 187 145 / 176 131 / 158 119 / 144
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 2.96% 1.86% -1.65% 2.02% -0.15% 3.80% 1.53% 0.82% -0.72% 3.64% -0.02% 6.03%
Benchmark 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.30% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.70% 1.35% 11.01% -4.81% 19.77% -1.10% 15.00% -3.77% 9.67% 17.68%
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 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 2 2 4
Category Rank 84/ 143 111/ 156 66/ 176 115/ 187 76/ 199 169/ 203 174/ 213 103/ 215 111/ 224 207/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.77% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.81% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 56.90
International Equity 38.54
Cash and Equivalents 2.84
Canadian Equity 1.72

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 17.85
Technology 17.33
Consumer Goods 17.16
Financial Services 13.92
Real Estate 6.99
Other 26.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 61.46
Europe 36.51
Asia 2.04
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 5.77
Amazon.com Inc 4.68
Visa Inc Cl A 4.11
Sap SE 3.63
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.16
Shell PLC 3.15
Anthem Inc 3.12
Anheuser Busch Inbev SA 3.00
National Grid PLC 2.74
Medtronic PLC 2.51

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)

Scotia Global Dividend Fund - Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.86% 12.04% 10.94%
Beta 0.78% 0.82% 0.85%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.53% 0.57%
Sortino 1.05% 0.73% 0.66%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.27% 90.77% 84.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.60% 10.86% 12.04% 10.94%
Beta 0.78% 0.78% 0.82% 0.85%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.57% 0.79% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 2.09% 0.58% 0.53% 0.57%
Sortino 7.82% 1.05% 0.73% 0.66%
Treynor 0.20% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 89.26% 91.27% 90.77% 84.37%

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 August 30, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $343

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BNS312

Investment Objectives

This fund aims to achieve high total investment return. It invests primarily in equity securities of companies anywhere in the world that pay, or may be expected to pay, dividends as well as in other types of securities that may be expected to distribute income.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio adviser identifies companies that have the potential for success in their industry and then considers the impact of economic trends. The portfolio adviser uses techniques such as fundamental analysis to assess growth potential and valuation. This means evaluating the financial condition and management of each company, its industry and the overall economy.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

  • Eric Benner
  • Ryan Nicholl
  • Jason Gibbs
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

1832 Asset Management L.P.

Distributor

Scotia Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.79%
Management Fee 1.50%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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