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About Guardian Canadian Diversified Core Equity Fund
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Inception date
Mar 30, 2021
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Guardian Capital LP
ISIN
CA40133L1094
The fund is actively managed to achieve long-term capital growth and steady dividend income by building a balanced portfolio of Canadian equities. It veers away from the imbalanced sector weights of its benchmark, the S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index, which is often used as a gauge for the Canadian equity market. GCSC reduces exposure to resource-dependent sectors such as Energy and Materials, which in turn, also reduces volatility due to the cyclical nature of these sectors. To mitigate downside risk, the fund aims to invest in companies that potentially gives higher market returns while having lower market risk. The fund manager uses a fundamental strategy to evaluate a companys financial condition and management and other relevant industry and economic factors. While the fund is Canadian-focused, it may allocate up to 10% of its portfolio in foreign companies that are TSX-listed or have significant business operations in Canada.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Stocks97.56%
Finance23.89%
Technology Services14.21%
Transportation9.54%
Consumer Services7.70%
Distribution Services7.16%
Energy Minerals6.73%
Non-Energy Minerals5.90%
Industrial Services5.65%
Retail Trade4.48%
Communications3.99%
Consumer Non-Durables3.77%
Utilities3.54%
Process Industries1.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other2.44%
Cash2.44%
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
GCSC invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 23.89% stocks, and Technology Services, with 14.21% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
GCSC top holdings are Open Text Corporation and CGI Inc. Class A, occupying 5.87% and 5.67% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GCSC last dividends amounted to 0.12 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.11 CAD in dividends, which shows a 4.41% increase.
Yes, GCSC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.42%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.12 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
GCSC shares are issued by Guardian Capital Group Ltd. under the brand Guardian. The ETF was launched on Mar 30, 2021, and its management style is Active.
GCSC expense ratio is 0.73% meaning you'd have to pay 0.73% of your investment to help manage the fund.
GCSC follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GCSC invests in stocks.
GCSC price has risen by 3.18% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 23.38% increase. See more dynamics on GCSC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.42% over the last month, showed a 8.61% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 25.68% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.42% over the last month, showed a 8.61% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 25.68% in a year.
GCSC trades at a premium (0.25%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.