Canadian Pooled Fund

Global Alpha Fund

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The Global Alpha Fund aims to produce capital growth over the long term by investing primarily in global equities. Performance will be measured against the MSCI ACWI Index.

The Fund invests in an actively managed portfolio of stocks from around the world with the intention of delivering significantly higher total returns than the MSCI ACWI Index before fees. We focus on companies which we believe offer above average profit growth and we invest with a long-term (five year) perspective. The Fund’s three dedicated investment managers draw on a combination of their own investment ideas and those of our various investment teams to produce a portfolio that typically holds 70–120 stocks.

Strategy behind the fund

Global Alpha
Ambitious growth investing in exceptional companies, prioritising long-term sustainability and competitive advantages for lasting success.
The capabilities behind this strategy

Overview

Share price and charges

Series
F
NAV
18.31
% change
-0.27%
Management fee
0.57%
Operating expenses
0.02%
Gross expense ratio
0.59%
Net expense ratio
0.59%

Fund facts

As at: 31 March 2025

Fund launch date

15 July 2009

Fund size

$2,212.3m

Benchmark

MSCI ACWI Index

Current number of holdings

95

Active share

80%**

Annual turnover

25%

Style

Long-term, bottom-up growth

Guideline number of holdings

70-120

** Relative to MSCI ACWI Index.

Source: Baillie Gifford & Co and relevant underlying index provider(s).

Portfolio characteristics

The fund's characteristics compared to the index.

As at 31 March 2025

FundMSCI ACWI Index
Market cap (weighted average)$667.04bn$851.39bn
Price / Book4.463.25
Price / Earnings (12 months forward)18.9016.94
Earnings growth (5 year historic)11.35%9.30%
Return on equity (12 months forward)23.34%18.98%
Standard deviation (trailing 3 years)16.32%12.41%
Beta1.34N/A

Source: Revolution, MSCI. Canadian dollars.

Index disclaimer

Source: MSCI. The MSCI information may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used as a basis for or a component of any financial instruments or products or indices. None of the MSCI information is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. Historical data and analysis should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance analysis, forecast or prediction. The MSCI information is provided on an ‘as is’ basis and the user of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the ‘MSCI Parties’) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties or originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages (www.msci.com).

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