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The Morningstar Rating is a ranking given to publicly traded mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Morningstar assigns ratings based on comparisons of all funds within a specific Morningstar Category, rather than all funds in a broad asset class. The star rating is based on risk-adjusted performance by equalizing the risk levels of the return of two funds before comparing them.

Funds receive ratings ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 given to the worst performers and 5 for the best. The ranking is based on variations in a fund's monthly returns – with an emphasis on downside variations – as compared to similar funds. Since the Star ratings are only based on past performance, they should not be the only factor for investment decisions.

Portland Canadian Balanced Fund

As of September 30, 2024

Category Name Rating Overall Rating 1 Year Rating 3 Years Rating 5 Years Rating 10 Years
Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series A Canadian Equity Balanced
of 316 funds
of 323 funds
of 316 funds
of 288 funds
of 214 funds
Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series F Canadian Equity Balanced
of 316 funds
of 323 funds
of 316 funds
of 288 funds
of 214 funds
Series Series Start Date Year to Date 1 Month 3 Months 1 Year 3 Year* 5 Year* 10 Year* Since Inception*
Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series A Oct. 31, 2012 11.50% 4.23% 9.34% 26.05% 2.22% 6.09% 6.55% 7.56%
Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series F Oct. 31, 2012 12.45% 4.33% 9.66% 27.48% 3.38% 7.29% 7.76% 8.78%
Blended Benchmark† - 11.65% 2.45% 8.12% 21.04% 5.88% 6.35% 5.23% 5.81%

Portland Canadian Balanced Fund appeared as a large cap Canadian Equity Balanced Fund on the Morningstar Style Box™




The Morningstar Style BoxTM is a nine-square grid that, for equity funds, depicts three investment styles (value, growth, and blend) for each of three size categories (small, mid, and large). For fixed-income funds, the vertical axis shows the credit quality of the bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s effective duration. The Style Box provides an easy-to-follow visual representation of fund characteristics and enables informed comparisons and portfolio construction based on what funds actually hold.

The Morningstar Style BoxTM reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). For fixed-income funds, the vertical axis shows the credit quality of the bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s effective duration.

* Annualized

† The Fund’s blended benchmark is 60% MSCI Canada Index and 40% iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF TR. Since the Fund does not necessarily invest in the same securities as the benchmark or in the same proportion, the performance of the Fund may not be directly comparable to the benchmark. In addition, the Fund’s performance returns reflect the use of leverage. The use of a benchmark is for illustrative purposes only, and is not an indication of performance of the Fund.

The blended returns are calculated by Portland Investment Counsel Inc. using end of day index values licensed from MSCI (MSCI Data) and other sources. For the avoidance of doubt, MSCI is not the benchmark “administrator” for, or a “contributor”, “submitter” or “supervised contributor” to, the blended returns, and the MSCI Data is not considered a “contribution” or “submission” in relation to the blended returns, as those terms may be defined in any rules, laws, regulations, legislation or international standards. MSCI Data is provided “AS IS” without warranty or liability and no copying or distribution is permitted. MSCI does not make any representation regarding the advisability of any investment or strategy and does not sponsor, promote, issue, sell or otherwise recommend or endorse any investment or strategy, including any financial products or strategies based on, tracking or otherwise utilizing any MSCI Data, models, analytics or other materials or information.

The Morningstar Risk Adjusted Return (MRARs), commonly referred to as the Star Rating, relate the risk-adjusted performance of a fund to its peers with the same CIFSC Fund category for the period ended as noted and are subject to change monthly. Morningstar calculates ratings for categories with at least 5 funds. To determine a fund’s rating, the fund and its peer are ranked by their MRARs. If a fund scores in the top 10% of its category, it receives five stars (High); if it falls in the next 22.5% , it receives four stars (Above Average); the next 35% earns a fund three stars (Neutral or Average); those in the next 22.5% received two stars (Below Average); and the lowest 10% received one star (Low). The overall rating is a weighted combination of the 3, 5 and 10 year ratings.

Morningstar Ratings reflect performance as of September 30, 2024 and are subject to change monthly. The ratings are calculated from the funds’ three and five-year returns measured against 91-day Treasury bill and peer group returns. The top 10% of the funds in a category get five stars. The star ratings and number of Canadian Equity Balanced funds for Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series A for each period are as follows: one year; 5 Star (compared to 323 funds), three years; 1 Star (compared to 316 funds), five years; 1 Star (compared to 288 funds), ten years; 3 Star (compared to 214 funds). The star ratings and number of Canadian Equity Balanced funds for Portland Canadian Balanced Fund - Series F for each period are as follows: one year; 5 Star (compared to 323 funds), three years; 1 Star (compared to 316 funds), five years; 2 Star (compared to 288 funds), ten years; 4 Star (compared to 214 funds). For greater detail, see morningstar.ca.

Morningstar Style Box Disclosure The Morningstar Style BoxTM reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). For fixed-income funds, the vertical axis shows the credit quality based on credit ratings and the horizontal axis shows interest-rate sensitivity as measured by effective duration.

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RISK TOLERANCE

Risk tolerance measures the degree of uncertainty that an investor can handle regarding fluctuations in the value of their portfolio. The amount of risk associated with any particular investment depends largely on your own personal circumstances including your time horizon, liquidity needs, portfolio size, income, investment knowledge and attitude toward price fluctuations. Investors should consult their financial advisor before making a decision as to whether this Fund is a suitable investment for them.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in units [share] value and reinvestment of all distributions [dividends] and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any security holder that would have reduced returns. The rates of return are used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and are not intended to reflect future values of the mutual fund or returns on investment in the mutual fund. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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