Investment objective

The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located or active in emerging markets using a quantitative investment approach. The fund seeks to achieve a reduced level of volatility of returns as compared to the broader emerging markets equity market.

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Fund details

Series
Currency
Fund code
MER * (%)
F CAD 35198 1.05%

Portfolio analysis As of Aug 31, 2025

99% 1%
Equity Fixed Income

Asset mix

Equity Sector Allocation
Communication Services20.3%
Financials19.4%
Consumer Staples15.3%
Health Care10.0%
Utilities9.1%
Information Technology8.6%
Industrials5.5%
Materials4.4%
Energy4.1%
Consumer Discretionary2.4%
Real Estate1.3%
Unclassified-0.3%
Top 10 Holdings
% Assets
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd 2.9%
China Construction Bank Corp - Class H Shares 2.8%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd - Class H Shares 2.8%
LG Uplus Corp 2.8%
Bank of China Ltd - Class H Shares 2.7%
Petronas Gas Bhd 2.6%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 2.4%
Bank of Communications Co Ltd - Class H Shares 2.3%
Mobile Telecommunications Co KSCP 2.3%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 2.1%
Total % of Top 10 Holdings 25.7%

Geographic allocation

Region

Performance analysis

Growth of $10,000 since inception

Calendar returns

Trailing return

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Since Inception
2.6 2.5 4.3 5.5 10.2 - - 9.3 Fund

Distribution ($)/unit

YTD* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Total distributions 0.00 0.25 0.39 0.27 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Interest --- 0.00 0.00 0.02 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Canadian dividends --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign dividends --- 0.28 0.44 0.27 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Foreign taxes paid --- -0.03 -0.05 -0.02 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Capital gains --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Return of capital --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

* MER (%) is based on actual expenses for the preceding calendar year or most recent half-year period ended June 30 expressed on an annualized basis, depending on availability of date at the time of publication.