SSQ FIERA CAPITAL CANADIAN SMALL CAP EQUITY GIF

SSQ FIERA CAPITAL CANADIAN SMALL CAP EQUITY GIF

Why choose this fund?

Enhanced portfolio diversification Most investment funds consist of large-cap stocks. Adding a small-cap equity fund results in a better diversified portfolio.

Strong value-added potential Few analysts focus their fundamental research on small-cap companies compared to large cap. This offers a higher value-added potential.

The leading companies of tomorrow--with higher growth potential Due to their size, small-cap companies grow rapidly. Some of them have the potential to become the leading companies of tomorrow.

Outstanding companies at attractive prices The portfolio manager's fundamental approach favours investments in companies with higher-than-average growth prospects and attractive stock prices.

Annual compound net returns (%) for the basic guarantee as at August 31, 2023

Annual compound returns

Year to date

1 month

-2.3

-2.3

3 months 1.2

1 year -3.3

3 years 3.1

5 years 3.3

Calendar year returns

2022

2021

-18.6

22.4

2020 16.2

2019 24.6

2018 -14.6

2017 -2.9

2016 11.0

2015 -1.3

2014 8.2

10 years 5.0

2013 29.8

Management of the fund

Quick facts as at June 30, 2023

Fund manager Fiera Capital Corporation

Principal portfolio manager Michael Chan

Underlying fund Fiera Canadian Equity Small Cap Core Fund

Fund category (CIFSC) Date fund created Total asset value Number of Units Outstanding Net Asset Value per Unit Total investments

Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity November 1, 2001 $20.71 million 918,949 $22.1762 60

Fiera Capital Corporation, is one of Canada's leading investment managers. Fiera offers an expertise in both traditional and alternative investment strategies and distinguishes itself particularly in Canadian Fixed Income (active and structured), Canadian Equity, Foreign Equity, Non-traditional strategies and asset allocation.

Fund objective

Portfolio turnover rate Management fees Minimum investment

Risk Level: Low

Low to medium

40% 2.55% $400

Medium

Medium to high

High

The fundamental investment objective of this fund is to generate longterm capital growth. The fund is invested mainly in the equities of small- to medium-cap Canadian companies. The fund may hold units of underlying funds corresponding to the above-mentioned securities.

Equity Style:

ValueBlend/ Growth Neutral

Large-cap

Mid-cap

Small-cap

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Growth of a $10,000 investment

A person who invested $10,000 in the fund and chose the basic guarantee 10 years ago now has $16,221.30. This works out to an average return of 5.0% a year.

For the Basic guarantee as at August 31, 2023

$

Segregated Fund

25,000

Asset mix

Financial information as at June 30, 2023

3.5% 95.1%

1.4%

Cash and Cash Equivalents Canadian Equity Foreign Equity

20,000 15,000 10,000

5,000 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Sector weighting

9.6% 16.5% 25.4%

8.7% 3.7% 3.3% 10.6% 7.1% 1.3% 10.3% 3.5%

Energy Materials Industrials Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Health Care Financial Services Information Technology Utilities Real Estate Cash and Cash Equivalents

Top 10 investments of the underlying fund

ATS Corp. EQB Inc. Boyd Group Service Inc. Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. Stella-Jones Inc. Kinaxis Inc. Trisura Group Ltd Richelieu Hardware Ltd StorageVault Canada Inc. Calian Group Ltd Total

3.60% 3.53% 3.40% 3.31% 3.27% 3.21% 3.00% 2.79% 2.75% 2.71% 31.57%

Geographic composition

98.6% 1.4%

Canada Australia

Fund codes and fees

Basic Enhanced Optimal

Backload option

A0015 B0015 C0015

FUND CODES

No-load option

Frontload option

A1015 B1015 C1015

A2015 B2015 C2015

Advisor Chargeback

A3015 B3015 C3015

Management fees

2.55% 2.55% 2.55%

FEES

Guarantee fees

0.00% 0.90% 1.70%

Total MER including

taxes 3.09% 3.99% 4.79%

Any amount allocated to a segregated fund is invested at the risk of the contractholder and may increase or decrease in value.

This document demonstrates the fund's performance over the past 10 years in the case of an investor who chose the basic guarantee. Returns are after the MER has been deducted. Returns shown do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or other optional charges that would have reduced returns. Returns are annualized, except for periods of less than one year. Past returns are not a reliable indicator of future performance. This method of calculating returns is in compliance with the guiding principles established by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. For more information about this calculation method, contact Beneva Client Services. To obtain up-to-date fund innformation, refer to our web site.

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