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Guardian Capital
An actively managed global equity fund: 38 stocks, 81% United States, hedged to Canadian dollars, for 0.65% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
Active equity portfolio with a United States tilt. United States is the dominant region at 81.1%, and that positioning was the largest geographic influence on results.
Top holding: Alphabet Inc Class C 7.9% (broad) · Top sector: Technology 39.0% (sector-tilted) · Top region: United States 81.1% (single-country)
Technology 39.0%·Industrials 12.5%·Communication Services 11.3%·Financials 11.3%·Consumer Discretionary 9.0%·Other 7.5%·Other (locked) 9.4%
United States 81.1%·Europe 16.4%·Japan 1.5%·Emerging Markets 1.0%
Source: fund provider disclosure.
The management fee was 0.65% a year, or about $65 for every $10,000 held. Trading spreads are separate from this fee. This is the management fee as published by the provider; the total expense ratio can be slightly higher once fund operating costs are added.
Mostly return of capital
The full distribution tax character, plus what you keep after tax in a TFSA, RRSP, or non-registered account, is on the Real Yield report card.
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How durable the fund is, and what moved its price.
| Assets | $9M· net assets |
| Listed | 2020· 5 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | None |
What moved the price
| Ticker | GIQG.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | CAD |
| FX strategy | CAD-hedged |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Physical (holds securities) |
| Theme | Growth |
| Geography | Global / World |
| Provider | Guardian Capital |
| Mgmt fee | 0.65% |
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Prices as of last close · tax character year 2025.
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