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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$35.54
Change
-$0.21 (-0.60%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 11, 1995): 6.37%

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 -1.84% -3.98% 5.13% -5.41% -3.87% 12.13% 9.61% 1.64% 6.42% 9.09% 7.87% 6.96% 8.64% 8.13%
Benchmark 0.93% 5.62% 19.38% 6.20% 11.37% 22.43% 14.03% 7.70% 13.14% 10.96% 10.70% 9.85% 10.82% 10.24%
Category Average -0.64% 3.67% 13.71% 1.15% 3.98% 14.92% 8.23% 2.17% 8.74% 6.08% 5.58% 5.04% 6.40% 5.96%
Category Rank 268 / 310 305 / 305 273 / 304 292 / 302 288 / 297 170 / 273 84 / 263 135 / 247 164 / 245 47 / 200 77 / 193 82 / 180 54 / 163 62 / 159
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 7.15% -5.15% 5.13% -3.19% -5.25% -6.69% 4.18% 0.47% 4.60% -2.93% 0.78% -1.84%
Benchmark 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13% -6.25% -5.32% 5.58% 3.68% 3.25% 2.29% 2.31% 0.93%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.77% (October 2011)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.73% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 9.79% 13.39% 14.13% -14.08% 16.62% 32.68% 17.33% -20.94% 19.74% 16.04%
Benchmark 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39%
Category Average 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 2
Category Rank 71/ 139 61/ 159 34/ 163 178/ 183 142/ 194 6/ 201 212/ 245 196/ 251 6/ 269 91/ 273

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.68% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 90.15
Cash and Equivalents 5.42
International Equity 4.43

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 29.69
Financial Services 17.94
Industrial Goods 13.48
Industrial Services 10.90
Consumer Services 9.69
Other 18.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.57
Europe 4.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Interactive Brokers Group Inc Cl A 6.24
LPL Financial Holdings Inc 5.40
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.34
W R Berkley Corp 4.72
Bentley Systems Inc Cl B 4.57
Allegion PLC 4.44
Zurn Water Solutions Corp 4.34
Rollins Inc 3.90
Universal Display Corp 3.78
UL Solutions Inc Cl A 3.63

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

CIBC U.S. Small Companies Fund Class A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.67% 16.40% 16.52%
Beta 0.91% 0.92% 0.93%
Alpha -0.03% -0.05% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.30% 0.45%
Sortino 0.79% 0.42% 0.57%
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 94.46%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.09% 15.67% 16.40% 16.52%
Beta 0.81% 0.91% 0.92% 0.93%
Alpha -0.13% -0.03% -0.05% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.88% 0.87% 0.85%
Sharpe -0.35% 0.41% 0.30% 0.45%
Sortino -0.50% 0.79% 0.42% 0.57%
Treynor -0.07% 0.07% 0.05% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency - 100.00% 100.00% 94.46%

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 December 11, 1995
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $881

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
ATL495

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in smaller U.S. companies, including equity securities of publicly traded companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges that are judged to be undervalued, or thought to have above-average growth potential.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund: invests primarily in securities of companies that have sustainable competitive advantages, which are judged to be attractively valued based on fundamental research; may use derivatives such as options, futures, forward contracts, swaps, and other similar instruments, in a manner considered appropriate to achieving the Fund’s investment objectives. Derivatives may be used for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

CIBC Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC

  • Jon Christensen
  • Julie Kutasov
  • Craig Stone

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Distributor

CIBC Securities Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.47%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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