Purpose Core Dividend Fund (PDF.TO)
About this ETF
This fund aims to deliver consistent capital growth over the long term and distribute income to shareholders each month. It invests in a carefully chosen portfolio of high-quality, dividend-paying stocks traded on North American exchanges. The investment approach is systematic and rules-based, identifying companies with attractive dividend yields and strong prospects for expanding both their operations and their dividend payouts. Rigorous quality and financial risk assessments are applied to minimize downside risk. The portfolio maintains broad diversification across industry sectors, ensuring no single sector accounts for more than 20% of the fund's assets. To achieve its objectives, the fund may utilize derivatives and can engage in short selling or securities lending to generate additional revenue. Holdings are re-evaluated and adjusted…
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +3.31% |
| 3 months | +9.79% |
| 6 months | +15.85% |
| Year to date | +17.57% |
| 1 year | +28.57% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +14.98% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +7.91% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +5.98% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 8.35% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 3.05 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.55 |
| Sortino (1y) | 5.24 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -6.35% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -19.11% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -36.20% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.35 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.53 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-07-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-06-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2026-04-28 | 2026-05-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026-03-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2026-01-28 | 2026-02-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-12-29 | 2026-01-05 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025-11-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-10-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-08-27 | 2025-09-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-07-29 | 2025-08-05 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-07-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-05-28 | 2025-06-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-04-28 | 2025-05-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-04-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-02-26 | 2025-03-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-05 | CAD 0.1800 |
| 2024-12-27 | 2025-01-06 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-10-29 | 2024-11-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-10-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-08-28 | 2024-09-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2024-08-02 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-06-26 | 2024-07-03 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2024-06-04 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-04-25 | 2024-05-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-03-25 | 2024-04-05 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-02-26 | 2024-03-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2024-01-08 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-11-27 | 2023-12-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-09-26 | 2023-10-10 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-08-28 | 2023-09-08 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-07-26 | 2023-08-08 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-07-10 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-05-26 | 2023-06-07 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-04-25 | 2023-05-05 | CAD 0.1050 |
| 2023-03-28 | 2023-04-10 | CAD 0.1050 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |

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