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North Square Core Plus Bond Fund

mutual fund
STTIX
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$10.82 +0.02 +0.19%
primary theme
N/A
STTIX (Mutual Fund)

North Square Core Plus Bond Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$10.82 +0.02 +0.19%
primary theme
N/A
STTIX (Mutual Fund)

North Square Core Plus Bond Fund

Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$10.82 +0.02 +0.19%
primary theme
N/A

Name

As of 10/16/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$10.82

$20.1 M

0.00%

1.23%

Vitals

YTD Return

7.6%

1 yr return

10.5%

3 Yr Avg Return

-1.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.4%

Net Assets

$20.1 M

Holdings in Top 10

66.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$10.8
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.23%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 11.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/16/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$10.82

$20.1 M

0.00%

1.23%

STTIX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 7.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.84%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    North Square Core Plus Bond Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    North Square
  • Inception Date
    Apr 02, 2012
  • Shares Outstanding
    3239275
  • Share Class
    I
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Brad Thompson

Fund Description

In seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives, the Adviser has selected CSM Advisors, LLC (“CSM”), an affiliate of, and under common control with, the Adviser, and Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC (“Red Cedar”) (each, a “Sub-Adviser” and together, the “Sub-Advisers”) to serve as the Fund’s investment sub-advisers and allocates the Fund’s assets to the Sub-Advisers. The Adviser is responsible for establishing the target allocation of the Fund’s assets to each Sub-Adviser and may adjust the target allocations at its discretion. As of the date of this Prospectus, the anticipated target allocations to each Sub-Adviser are indicated in the below table. The Adviser is responsible for establishing the target allocations of the Fund’s assets to each Sub-Adviser and such allocations may change in the future.

Sub-Adviser Target Asset Allocation Investment Style
CSM Advisors, LLC 65% Core
Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC 35% Plus

To pursue its objectives, under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade debt securities. Securities in which the Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities, investment grade corporate debt instruments, investment grade preferred securities, investment grade municipal bonds, mortgage-backed (including collateralized mortgage backed-securities), asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, bank loans, and below investment grade securities. Investment grade securities are those rated at the time of acquisition Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw Hill Companies Inc. (“S&P”), or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) or, if unrated by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, determined by CSM or Red Cedar to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest over 25% of its net assets in the financials sector. Below investment grade securities, also known as “high yield” or “junk” securities, will not exceed 35% of the Fund’s net assets at the time of purchase.

The Fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity. The Fund will seek to maintain an effective duration within 75% to 125% of that of its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

CSM focuses on investment in investment grade securities and attempts to diversify the Fund’s portfolio by holding debt obligations of various issuers in a variety of sectors. Red Cedar focuses on investment in below investment grade securities sourced from multiple asset classes, including preferred securities, structured credit (e.g., asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and commercial backed corporate securities), traditional corporate high yield securities, bank loans and collateralized loan obligations. Red Cedar’s Plus investment strategy involves tactical and strategic allocation changes among these asset classes based on Red Cedar’s analysis of relative value. As the market and economy change, those asset classes may be rotated into more traditional high yield or “rising stars” in the corporate bond market. “Rising stars” are securities which exhibit improving fundamentals and are anticipated by Red Cedar to receive a ratings upgrade from high yield to investment grade in the foreseeable future.

The Fund will utilize derivatives, including futures, forward contracts, options, swaps, and other various derivative products. The Fund’s use of derivative instruments may be for investment purposes for enhancing returns, hedging against market risks, or providing synthetic exposure to specific industries or securities. The Fund intends to use futures and swaps to hedge against general market risk, while it intends to use interest rate swaps and credit default swaps to hedge against interest rate risk and credit risk, respectively. The Fund will use options to hedge against market risk and to enhance returns and gain synthetic exposure to a security without holding the underlying asset. Other uses of derivatives may be employed as deemed appropriate by a Sub-Adviser.

The Fund may invest its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include non-U.S. Dollar denominated securities traded outside of the United States or U.S. Dollar denominated securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in non-U.S. Dollar denominated securities.

Red Cedar employs a derivatives overlay strategy to, among other things, adjust the risk profile of the Fund’s portfolio. Within the Plus sleeve, Red Cedar may seek to mitigate undesired risk exposures through hedges, including, among other strategies, the purchase of credit default swap contracts and foreign currency futures. In addition, the derivatives overlay strategy may also be used for duration and currency management. Red Cedar seeks to target the desired duration and term structure exposure of the entire portfolio, both Core and Plus segments, using U.S. Treasury futures. Red Cedar may utilize currency futures to hedge non-U.S. dollar positions, as desired, of the entire portfolio, both Core and Plus segments.

The Sub-Advisers seek to identify securities which they believe offer significantly higher yields than U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity, while striving to maintain stability of principal and preserving credit quality through extensive credit analysis and broad diversification across security types. The Sub-Advisers select preferred securities based upon a review of yield characteristics, call provisions, credit quality and ratings, and ability to continue paying dividends, among other features. In evaluating and selecting debt securities, the Sub-Advisers balance various factors, including increased yield as compared to U.S. Treasuries, maturity, call provisions and credit quality. The Fund will generally sell a security if its full valuation is realized, if better opportunities are identified, if news alters the Sub-Adviser’s investment thesis, if the security’s credit quality deteriorates, or if the Fund requires cash to meet redemption requests.

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STTIX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period STTIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 7.6% -73.0% 19.4% 40.14%
1 Yr 10.5% -9.1% 86.9% 65.09%
3 Yr -1.9%* -9.5% 16.2% 42.97%
5 Yr 1.4%* -4.9% 14.4% 41.70%
10 Yr 1.4%* -0.9% 7.5% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period STTIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -3.9% -22.7% 305.1% 20.37%
2022 -11.4% -9.8% 27.3% 75.00%
2021 4.0% -20.8% 10.9% 71.11%
2020 6.1% -12.4% 29.4% 44.06%
2019 1.7% -10.5% 15.8% 8.90%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period STTIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 7.6% -73.0% 19.4% 40.14%
1 Yr 10.5% -13.4% 86.9% 59.64%
3 Yr -1.9%* -9.5% 16.2% 39.76%
5 Yr 1.4%* -5.3% 14.4% 37.67%
10 Yr 1.4%* -0.9% 7.5% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period STTIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -1.9% -22.7% 305.1% 20.74%
2022 -10.5% -9.8% 27.3% 75.00%
2021 4.5% -20.8% 10.9% 75.56%
2020 7.2% -8.4% 29.4% 60.40%
2019 2.7% -10.2% 18.0% 12.04%

NAV & Total Return History


STTIX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

STTIX Category Low Category High STTIX % Rank
Net Assets 20.1 M 1.5 M 5.01 B 70.85%
Number of Holdings 80 4 4478 70.67%
Net Assets in Top 10 12.5 M -398 M 2.55 B 61.84%
Weighting of Top 10 66.61% 13.1% 100.0% 46.33%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bd ETF 16.85%
  2. iShares MBS ETF 9.64%
  3. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF 9.61%
  4. VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF 4.82%
  5. SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF 4.79%
  6. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 4.65%
  7. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF 4.60%
  8. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 4.13%
  9. Microsoft Corp. 3.76%
  10. S P 500 Index Call @ 4750 December 2024 3.75%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High STTIX % Rank
Stocks
96.90% -3.75% 97.95% 17.31%
Cash
2.14% -6278.21% 410.43% 77.39%
Convertible Bonds
1.88% 0.00% 87.92% 22.26%
Other
0.96% -21.53% 148.54% 75.97%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% -0.12% 46.97% 53.36%
Bonds
0.00% -326.45% 6347.80% 31.10%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High STTIX % Rank
Technology
23.55% 0.00% 39.58% 34.25%
Healthcare
17.48% 0.00% 45.63% 16.93%
Financial Services
14.52% 0.00% 59.28% 58.66%
Industrials
12.01% 0.00% 21.45% 19.69%
Consumer Defense
11.30% 0.00% 13.62% 1.18%
Consumer Cyclical
8.93% 0.00% 29.09% 77.56%
Utilities
5.15% 0.00% 9.23% 11.81%
Communication Services
3.44% 0.00% 21.78% 85.04%
Energy
1.51% 0.00% 100.00% 78.35%
Basic Materials
1.24% 0.00% 27.46% 88.19%
Real Estate
0.87% 0.00% 51.26% 86.22%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High STTIX % Rank
US
96.90% -8.85% 91.88% 10.95%
Non US
0.00% -19.62% 42.11% 73.14%

STTIX - Expenses

Operational Fees

STTIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.23% 0.29% 31.15% 58.63%
Management Fee 0.38% 0.00% 2.50% 70.67%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.30% 31.15%

Sales Fees

STTIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

STTIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

STTIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 11.00% 0.00% 491.00% 15.73%

STTIX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

STTIX Category Low Category High STTIX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 4.56% 28.27%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

STTIX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Quarterly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

STTIX Category Low Category High STTIX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.84% -2.51% 6.83% 21.58%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

STTIX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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STTIX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Brad Thompson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 02, 2012

10.17

10.2%

Prior to joining NSI Retail in 2021, Mr. Thompson served as Chief Investment Officer of the Stadion and has been a Portfolio Manager and an officer of the Stadion, serving in a supervisory role for portfolio management operations since 2006. Brad Thompson joined Stadion in 2006, bringing 20+ years of financial analysis, investment management, and fund management experience with him to Stadion, where he manages the Stadion Portfolio Management team. Prior to joining Stadion, Brad served as the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Analyst for Global Capital Advisors. Brad has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance from the University of Georgia, and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Brad is a member of the CFA Institute and the Bermuda Society of Financial Analysts and also holds the Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist Designation. Brad has served on the board of the Executive Leadership Council for the American Cancer Society and on the Board of Trustees for the University of Georgia Terry College of Business Student Managed Investment Fund

Clayton Wilkin


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 30, 2019

2.67

2.7%

Clayton Wilkin, CFA. Prior to joining NSI Retail in 2021, Mr. Wilkin was a Portfolio Manager for Stadion Money Management and has served as a Portfolio Management Analyst, among other duties, since 2013. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance from the University of Georgia and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.02 17.37 4.48 1.67