Purpose Tactical Hedged Equity Fund (PHE.TO)
About this ETF
This fund aims for consistent, long-term capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in U.S.-listed equities. It actively seeks to reduce market volatility and maintain a low correlation with the broader U.S. equity markets through a tactical hedging strategy that manages overall market exposure. The fund employs a unique, proprietary methodology to identify strong-performing stocks, focusing on key attributes such as fundamental shifts, valuation, growth potential, and quality. This hedging is designed to capture the specific value (alpha) from individual portfolio investments while minimizing systemic market risk (beta). To further achieve its investment goals, the fund may utilize derivatives and can also engage in short selling or securities lending for additional income generation. The portfolio's holdings are reviewed, rebalanced,…
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 | +0.47% |
| 3 months | +3.36% |
| 6 months | +1.59% |
| Year to date | +1.82% |
| 1 year | +8.95% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +10.26% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +6.71% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +7.04% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 7.38% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.20 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.19 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.95 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -6.54% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -18.08% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -22.37% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.10 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.16 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-10
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: 184 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-05 | CAD 0.0800 |
| 2022-01-24 | 2022-01-31 | CAD 0.2200 |
| 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-08 | CAD 0.1300 |
| 2014-02-26 | 2014-03-07 | CAD 0.0029 |
| 2013-12-27 | 2014-01-08 | CAD 0.0640 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
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