The Pender Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund* is a concentrated portfolio consisting of the “Best Ideas” across North America from the Pender investment team. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio and seeks to deliver long-term capital appreciation by leveraging a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach. It maintains flexibility to allocate up to 10% of its assets to international equities, allowing for opportunistic exposure and growth outside North America.
* Effective June 27, 2025, the Pender Value Fund was renamed to the Pender Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund.
Since Inception returns are from June 2013. All returns greater than a year are annual compounded returns.
Performance (%) - June 30, 2025 | 1 Mo. | 3 Mo. | 6 Mo. | 1 Yr. | 2 Yr. | 3 Yr. | 5 Yr. | 10 Yr. | 15 Yr. | YTD | Since Inception | Inception Date | A | 5.4 | 8.9 | -2.9 | 22.3 | 24.7 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 4.9 | -2.9 | 8.5 | 2013-06-07 | F | 5.5 | 9.1 | -2.4 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 6.0 | -2.4 | 9.7 | 2013-06-07 |
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Annual Performance (%) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | YTD | A | 7.0 | -9.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | -1.8 | -31.3 | 6.5 | 54.2 | -2.9 | F | 8.0 | -8.5 | 19.3 | 20.1 | -0.8 | -30.6 | 7.7 | 55.9 | -2.4 |
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Standard Performance Data is subject to important disclosures set out in our Disclaimer.
Asset Allocation | (%) |
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Canadian Equities | 71.3 |
US Equities | 25.7 |
Other Assets | 2.6 |
Cash | 0.4 |
Sector Allocation | (%) |
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Information Technology | 31.0 |
Financial Services | 15.2 |
Industrials | 11.2 |
Health Care | 10.5 |
Consumer Staples | 8.1 |
Insurance | 7.0 |
Real Estate | 5.2 |
Other Sectors | 4.8 |
Energy | 3.3 |
Communication Services | 3.3 |
Cash | 0.4 |
Currency Allocation | (%) |
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CAD | 71.8 |
USD | 25.6 |
Other | 2.6 |
Top 10 Holdings | Fund (%) |
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation | 5.2 |
Coveo Solutions Inc. | 5.1 |
Burford Capital Limited | 4.3 |
Trisura Group Ltd. | 4.0 |
PAR Technology Corporation | 4.0 |
Aecon Group Inc. | 3.9 |
dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. | 3.7 |
Kinaxis Inc. | 3.7 |
Zillow Group, Inc. | 3.6 |
Sangoma Technologies Corporation | 3.3 |
Total Percentage of Top 10 Holdings | 40.80% |
Total Net Assets of Fund | $107,531,293 |
Class | Code | Description | MER1 | Trailer | Min. Investment: Initial/[Subsequent] |
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A | PGF 200 | Front End | 2.51% | 1.00% | $500/[$] |
F | PGF 210 | Fee Based | 1.45% | $500/[$] | |
H | PGF 240 | Front End - HNW | 2.21% | 0.85% | $100,000/[$] |
I | PGF 250 | Fee Based - HNW | 1.31% | $100,000/[$] |
1 As at 31-12-2024. The management expense ratio (“MER”) is calculated based on expenses charged to the fund inclusive of applicable taxes including GST and HST (excluding commissions and other portfolio transaction costs) and is expressed as an annualized percentage of average net assets for the period/year. The applicable taxes are calculated using the attribution percentage for each province based on unitholder residency.
Asset Class: Canadian and US Equity Fund |
Inception Date: June 7, 2013 |
Valuation Frequency: Daily |
Distributions: DRIP Annually, Cash Optional |
Benchmark: Blended Benchmark (50% S&P/TSX, 50% S&P500 CAD) |
Portfolio Manager: David Barr, CFA |
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Fund Performance The Pender Value Fund continued to perform well, returning 12.6% in the fourth quarter and bringing 2024 returns to 55.9%[1]. The performance in the quarter outpaced the S&P/TSX Composite Index which gained 3.8%, as well as the S&P/TSX Small Cap Index which gained 0.7%. While broad small caps continued to trail large caps, the performance of the portfolio has outpaced both large and small companies. This is encouraging and demonstrates the waning investor appetite for small caps over the last few years which has left these smaller companies ripe for fundamental research and stock pickers like us. We…
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