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About Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund Trust Unit
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Inception date
Nov 14, 2023
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
Guardian Capital LP
ISIN
CA40133A1030
The fund provides broad exposure to 15-20 Canadian companies diversified across various sectors. Seeking long-term capital growth, the fund builds a best ideas portfolio of stocks perceived as high-quality companies with attractive valuations that could outperform the market with low risk. Despite its Canadian exposure, the ETF may invest up to 15% of its assets in foreign equities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or companies with significant business operations in Canada. The fund may hold derivatives for hedging and non-hedging purposes that could potentially open investors to counterparty risks. As an actively managed fund, the fund manager has full discretion to make any investment decision at any time, such as buy, sell, or hold securities.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Distribution Services
Technology Services
Stocks98.91%
Finance28.93%
Distribution Services12.67%
Technology Services10.90%
Electronic Technology7.13%
Energy Minerals6.43%
Retail Trade6.36%
Non-Energy Minerals5.51%
Process Industries5.39%
Utilities5.29%
Consumer Services4.98%
Consumer Durables4.20%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.09%
Government2.24%
Cash−1.15%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GCFE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 29.26% stocks, and Distribution Services, with 12.81% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
GCFE top holdings are Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and MDA Space Ltd, occupying 7.30% and 7.21% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GCFE last dividends amounted to 0.17 CAD. The year before, the issuer paid 0.17 CAD in dividends, which shows a 0.82% decrease.
GCFE assets under management is 16.55 M CAD. It's risen 4.94% over the last month.
GCFE fund flows account for 10.38 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, GCFE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.48%. The last dividend (Dec 31, 2024) amounted to 0.17 CAD. The dividends are paid annually.
GCFE shares are issued by Guardian Capital Group Ltd. under the brand Guardian. The ETF was launched on Nov 14, 2023, and its management style is Active.
GCFE follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GCFE invests in stocks.
GCFE price has risen by 3.56% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 34.12% increase. See more dynamics on GCFE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.60% over the last month, showed a 10.65% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 38.97% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.60% over the last month, showed a 10.65% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 38.97% in a year.
GCFE trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.