Inception Return
(7/8/1993)
|
3.91 %
|
|
YTD Return
|
-8.44 %
|
|
NAVPS
(4/20/2018)
|
$22.87
|
|
Change
|
$0.01 / 0.06 %
|
|
|
Growth of $10,000
(As of March 31, 2018)
|
|
MER
|
2.12 %
|
|
Assets ($mil)
|
$98.20
|
|
Rank (1Yr)
|
21/78
|
|
Std Dev (3Yr)
|
17.54 %
|
|
Volatility Ranking (3Yr)
|
10/10
|
|
RRSP Eligibility
|
Yes
|
|
Load
|
No Load
|
|
Max Front End
|
-
|
|
Max Back End
|
-
|
|
Sales Status
|
Open
|
|
|
Objective
The fund’s objective is aggressive long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of Canadian resource based companies, including companies that operate in the oil and gas, gold and precious metals, metals and minerals, and forest products industries.
|
Management Co.
Scotia Asset Management
Managers
Robert Cohen, Jennifer Stevenson
|
|
Asset Allocation
(As of February 28, 2018)
|
Sector Allocation
(As of February 28, 2018)
|
Geographic Allocation
(As of February 28, 2018)
|
Top 10 Holdings
| Name | Asset | Sector | Geographic | Percent |
| Northern Star Resources Ltd | International Equity | Basic Materials | Asia/Pacific Rim | 7.89% |
| NexGen Energy Ltd | Canadian Equity | Basic Materials | Canada | 7.56% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalent | Canada | 6.40% |
| Glencore PLC | International Equity | Basic Materials | Other European | 5.97% |
| Suncor Energy Inc | Canadian Equity | Energy | Canada | 5.06% |
| Independence Group NL | International Equity | Basic Materials | Asia/Pacific Rim | 4.69% |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | Canadian Equity | Energy | Canada | 4.41% |
| Arizona Mining Inc | Canadian Equity | Other | Canada | 4.29% |
| Kidman Resources Ltd | International Equity | Basic Materials | Asia/Pacific Rim | 4.14% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | Canadian Equity | Basic Materials | Canada | 4.00% |
Performance Data
(As of March 31, 2018)
|
|
Return (%)
|
Annualized Return (%)
|
|
Return
|
1
Mth
|
3
Mth
|
6
Mth
|
YTD
|
1
Yr
|
3
Yr
|
5
Yr
|
10
Yr
|
|
Fund
|
-1.94
|
-8.44
|
1.35
|
-8.44
|
-1.34
|
6.14
|
4.72
|
-0.75
|
|
Benchmark
|
0.69
|
-7.47
|
-5.45
|
-7.47
|
-8.94
|
-2.05
|
-3.94
|
-3.58
|
|
Quartile Ranking
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Calendar Return (%)
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Fund
|
10.80
|
45.79
|
-14.48
|
2.77
|
-6.36
|
-12.93
|
-19.46
|
21.70
|
64.67
|
-44.56
|
|
Benchmark
|
-1.69
|
36.74
|
-23.78
|
-5.59
|
-12.11
|
-4.94
|
-16.75
|
22.89
|
35.18
|
-30.21
|
|
Quartile Ranking
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
MSCI ESG Fund Metrics (As of April 01, 2018)
|
The MSCI ESG Quality Score measures the ability of underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors.
|
|
The percentage of the portfolio's market value exposed to companies flagged for one or more standard SRI exclusion factors (alcohol, civilian firearms, gambling, weapons, cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear power, GMOs, and tobacco).
|
The portfolio weighted average of each company’s percent of revenue generated by Sustainable Impact Solutions (goods and services that address at least one of the world’s social and environmental challenges), as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
|
ESG data provided by MSCI
MSCI ESG Research LLC’s (“MSCI ESG”) Fund Metrics products (the “Information”) provide environmental, social and governance data with respect to underlying securities within more than 23,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. MSCI ESG is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MSCI ESG materials have not been submitted to, nor received approval from, the US SEC or any other regulatory body. None of the Information constitutes an offer to buy or sell, or a promotion or recommendation of, any security, financial instrument or product or trading strategy, nor should it be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance, analysis, forecast or prediction. None of the Information can be used to determine which securities to buy or sell or when to buy or sell them. The Information is provided “as is” and the user of the Information assumes the entire risk of any use it may make or permit to be made of the Information.