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About Guardian Directed Equity Path Portfolio
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Inception date
Nov 6, 2023
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
Guardian Capital LP
ISIN
CA40090B1022
The fund is an actively managed portfolio that invests primarily in mid- to large-cap companies from 23 developed countries. The fund uses a fundamental bottom-up approach to select 20 to 40 companies with sustained earnings growth. The funds portfolio is globally diversified, but has a bias towards US equity as it allocates at least 50% of the funds assets in US companies. Derivatives will be used to manage downside risks and gain indirect exposure to respective markets. The fund intends to make monthly distributions, if any, based on a targeted annualized monthly distribution of 4% of the NAV per unit at the end of the prior year.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Finance
Technology Services
Health Technology
Consumer Services
Stocks93.49%
Consumer Non-Durables21.43%
Finance17.32%
Technology Services14.89%
Health Technology14.61%
Consumer Services10.47%
Producer Manufacturing3.88%
Electronic Technology3.55%
Health Services3.50%
Process Industries2.94%
Retail Trade0.90%
Bonds, Cash & Other6.51%
Rights & Warrants6.02%
Government0.45%
Cash0.05%
Stock breakdown by region
North America57.64%
Europe34.44%
Asia7.92%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GDEP invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 21.43% stocks, and Finance, with 17.32% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
GDEP top holdings are CME Group Inc. Class A and EssilorLuxottica SA, occupying 8.05% and 6.51% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GDEP last dividends amounted to 0.07 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 CAD in dividends,
GDEP assets under management is 10.62 M CAD. It's fallen 0.17% over the last month.
GDEP fund flows account for −1.44 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, GDEP pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.28%. The last dividend (Oct 31, 2025) amounted to 0.07 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
GDEP shares are issued by Guardian Capital Group Ltd. under the brand Guardian. The ETF was launched on Nov 6, 2023, and its management style is Active.
GDEP expense ratio is 1.36% meaning you'd have to pay 1.36% of your investment to help manage the fund.
GDEP follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GDEP invests in stocks.
GDEP price has fallen by −0.26% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −3.77% decrease. See more dynamics on GDEP price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.03% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.81% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.03% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.81% in a year.
GDEP trades at a premium (0.22%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.