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Total AUMAvg. PM Years ExperienceYears Since Inception
$311.3M 2432
As of September 30 2025

Strategy Average Annual Total Returns

(%)2
YTD1 Year3 Years5 Years7 Years10 Years
Gross of Fees 20.38 18.95 15.02 15.67 10.57 10.49
Net of Fees 20.03 18.48 14.57 15.13 9.98 9.85
S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index 23.93 28.60 21.31 16.68 12.74 11.82
As of September 30 2025
  

Overview

The Strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying or income-producing Canadian securities, including common shares, income trust units and preferred shares.

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Investment Process

A distinctive approach to GARP:

  • Identify quality businesses with high full-cycle profitability
  • Assess valuation
  • Determine pordfolio suitability
  • Monitor risk

Canadian Dividend Strategy* Performance

Average Annual Total Returns (%)2

YTD1 Year3 Years5 Years7 Years10 Years
Gross of Fees 20.38 18.95 15.02 15.67 10.57 10.49
Net of Fees 20.03 18.48 14.57 15.13 9.98 9.85
S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index 23.93 28.60 21.31 16.68 12.74 11.82
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Characteristics

Sector Weights1,2

Representative PortfolioS&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index
Consumer Discretionary0.003.12
Consumer Staples4.743.37
Energy16.4015.75
Financials31.2331.97
Health Care0.000.27
Industrials11.3711.32
Information Technology4.309.93
Materials10.1716.91
Communication Services5.592.12
Utilities11.893.54
Cash1.690.00
Real Estate2.631.70
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Portfolio Characteristics1,2
Characteristics Representative Portfolio S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index
P/E Ratio (trailing 12 mos.)19.520.3
P/E Ratio (forward 12 mos.)16.918.3
Price/Book2.62.9
EPS Growth Next 3-5 Years (%)9.311.3
Weighted Median Market Cap ($ bn)48.370.9
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ bn)77.995.0
ROE11.011.6
Dividend Yield3.32.4
Turnover (trailing 12 mos.)12.4-
Risk Statistics1
10 Year Risk Statistics Composite S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index
Standard Deviation (%)11.79 12.86
Sharpe Ratio0.70 0.79
Tracking Error (%)4.29 --
R20.89 --
Alpha (%)-0.57 --
Beta0.87 --
Top 10 Holdings1
Characteristics % of Total Representative Portfolio
Royal Bank of Canada7.16
Bank of Montreal5.47
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The5.34
Canadian Utilities Ltd4.18
Bank of Nova Scotia/The4.04
Canadian National Railway Co4.02
TMX Group Ltd3.28
Open Text Corp3.26
Franco-Nevada Corp3.23
TELUS Corp3.15
Total43.13
Total Number of Holdings 38
  • Source: FactSet. Representative portfolio characteristics, holdings, sector weightings and market cap are based on a representative portfolio and are subject to change at any time. Holdings, sector weightings, market cap and portfolio characteristics of individual client portfolios may differ, sometimes significantly, from those shown. This information does not constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice or recommendations with respect to the securities and sectors listed. Statistics shown are net of fees.
    2 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. See GIPS endnotes. Performance is preliminary and subject to change.
    There is no guarantee that the Strategy's objective will be met.
    P/E ratios are weighted harmonic average. Price/Book is weighted average.

  • Performance source: Internal. Benchmark source: Standard & Poor's.

  • ClearBridge Investments, LLC claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. ClearBridge Investments, LLC ("ClearBridge") is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin”). In July 2020 Legg Mason, Inc., its parent company, was purchased by Franklin. The investment advisory business now known as ClearBridge was registered in September 2005 to facilitate Legg Mason's acquisition of substantially all the equity asset management businesses known as Citigroup Asset Management. These former businesses serve as the foundation of ClearBridge and its claim of GIPS compliance for institutional accounts through predecessor firms, effective as of January 1997. In June 2008, ClearBridge combined this business with its retail business to form a single GIPS firm. As of April 1, 2013, January 1, 2016, May 1, 2020, and January 1, 2024 ClearBridge affiliates, Global Currents Investment Management, LLC, ClearBridge, LLC, ClearBridge Investments Limited (f/k/a RARE Infrastructure Limited), and Franklin Bissett Asset Management have become part of the ClearBridge GIPS firm.

  • The ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Composite Composite includes all fully discretionary portfolios with a minimum of CAD $1,000,000 that seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend paying or income producing Canadian securities, including common shares, income trust units and preferred shares. The main risks for this strategy are issuer risk, concentration risk, sector risk, foreign securities risk and equity risk. To receive a complete list and description of ClearBridge composites and/or a presentation that adheres to the GIPS standards, please contact ClearBridge Institutional Marketing.

    * Data (excluding AUM/market cap in USD) in CAD. 

    Blended Benchmark consists of 15% FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, 5% S&P Preferred Stock Index, 60% S&P/TSX Composite Index and 20% S&P 500 Index

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