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Total AUMAvg. PM Years ExperienceYears Since Inception
$4.4B 2932
As of September 30 2025

Strategy Average Annual Total Returns

(%)2
YTD1 Year3 Years5 Years7 Years10 Years
Gross of Fees 17.78 19.94 16.87 16.33 11.98 11.45
Net of Fees 17.43 19.47 16.41 15.87 11.53 11.01
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 a diversified portfolio of mid- to large-cap Canadian equities.

Literature & Perspectives

Cyclical Strength Sparks Canadian Rally
Canadian Equity Strategy 3Q25: The Strategy delivered solid returns but underperformed the benchmark due to an underweight to strong-performing gold stocks and general weakness in materials and energy.
Opportunistically Leveraging Tariff-Induced Volatility
Canadian Equity Strategy 2Q25: By adding cyclicality on weakness and reducing defensiveness on strength, our active repositioning through elevated volatility added risk to the Strategy at attractive prices and on our terms.
Metals, Defensives Support Canadian Resilience
Canadian Equity Strategy 1Q25: A Canadian equity market battle hardened by U.S. tariff actions delivered gains, led by gold and silver stocks, energy and traditional defensives.
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Investment Process

A distinctive approach to GARP:

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

Canadian Equity Strategy* Performance

Average Annual Total Returns (%)2

YTD1 Year3 Years5 Years7 Years10 Years
Gross of Fees 17.78 19.94 16.87 16.33 11.98 11.45
Net of Fees 17.43 19.47 16.41 15.87 11.53 11.01
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 Discretionary1.573.12
Consumer Staples7.143.37
Energy14.7115.75
Financials27.9031.97
Health Care0.000.27
Industrials15.0411.32
Information Technology10.239.93
Materials10.1916.91
Communication Services4.322.12
Utilities6.393.54
Cash0.790.00
Real Estate1.721.70
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Portfolio Characteristics1,2
Characteristics Representative Portfolio S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index
P/E Ratio (trailing 12 mos.)20.720.3
P/E Ratio (forward 12 mos.)17.918.3
Price/Book2.82.9
EPS Growth Next 3-5 Years (%)10.411.3
Weighted Median Market Cap ($ bn)63.270.9
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ bn)84.895.0
ROE11.211.6
Dividend Yield2.52.4
Turnover (trailing 12 mos.)27.4-
Risk Statistics1
10 Year Risk Statistics Composite S&P/TSX Composite TR (CAD) Index
Standard Deviation (%)11.54 12.86
Sharpe Ratio0.80 0.79
Tracking Error (%)3.88 --
R20.91 --
Alpha (%)0.54 --
Beta0.86 --
Top 10 Holdings1
Characteristics % of Total Representative Portfolio
Royal Bank of Canada5.28
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The5.19
Bank of Montreal4.53
Franco-Nevada Corp4.17
Brookfield Corp4.14
Bank of Nova Scotia/The3.99
Canadian National Railway Co3.95
Shopify Inc3.87
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc3.32
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd3.24
Total41.67
Total Number of Holdings 50
  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • The ClearBridge Canadian Equity Composite includes all fully discretionary portfolios with a minimum of CAD $1,000,000 that seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of mid to large capitalization Canadian equities. 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 and Market Cap) in CAD. 

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