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Purpose Total Return Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(02-23-2026)
$15.54
Change
-$0.02 (-0.10%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Purpose Total Return Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 04, 2013): 1.82%

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 0.29% 0.14% 1.40% 0.29% 2.63% 4.17% 3.21% 2.33% 0.96% 1.54% 1.98% 1.52% 1.41% 2.08%
Benchmark -0.26% -1.86% 1.78% -0.26% 2.60% 6.62% 5.64% 2.40% 0.75% 1.17% 2.30% 2.74% 2.63% 2.16%
Category Average 0.42% 0.71% 3.08% 0.42% 5.48% 5.07% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 192 / 320 224 / 318 295 / 318 192 / 320 274 / 307 244 / 287 255 / 278 144 / 266 189 / 253 169 / 240 178 / 218 167 / 197 147 / 171 119 / 126
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.80% -1.06% -0.31% 0.70% 1.04% 0.04% 0.72% 0.71% -0.17% 0.10% -0.25% 0.29%
Benchmark 1.02% 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36% 0.41% 0.79% 2.27% 0.61% -0.13% -1.47% -0.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.50% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.19% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.03% 1.69% -3.96% 5.76% 6.14% -0.63% -6.74% 3.82% 4.55% 3.47%
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 3 3 4 3 2 4 1 4 3 4
Category Rank 64/ 124 121/ 171 178/ 197 159/ 218 67/ 239 193/ 252 59/ 260 262/ 278 202/ 287 270/ 303

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.03% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.74% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 70.25
Cash and Equivalents 20.44
Canadian Government Bonds 6.38
Foreign Government Bonds 1.82
Canadian Corporate Bonds 1.03
Other 0.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 79.91
Exchange Traded Fund 10.39
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.05
Financial Services 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.05
Europe 1.62
Latin America 1.22
Africa and Middle East 0.99
Asia 0.08
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond ETF (HYG) 63.48
Purpose Global Bond Class ETF (IGB) 14.55
Purpose Cash Management Fund ETF - Closed 10.39
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFM) 6.36
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.52
Canadian Dollar 0.39
United States Dollar 0.30

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Purpose Total Return Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.16% 4.57% 4.70%
Beta 0.59% 0.41% 0.24%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.45% 0.31% 0.10%
Sharpe -0.13% -0.37% 0.07%
Sortino 0.09% -0.54% -0.23%
Treynor -0.01% -0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 45.97% - 25.75%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.10% 4.16% 4.57% 4.70%
Beta 0.26% 0.59% 0.41% 0.24%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.25% 0.45% 0.31% 0.10%
Sharpe 0.04% -0.13% -0.37% 0.07%
Sortino -0.24% 0.09% -0.54% -0.23%
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% -0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 34.80% 45.97% - 25.75%

Fund Details

Start Date September 04, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
PFC100

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

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 15,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.45%
Management Fee 0.95%
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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