November Recap: The Caldwell Canadian Value Momentum Fund (“CVM”) declined 2.3% in November versus a loss of 1.6% for the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index (“Index”)1. Sector returns within the Index continued to have a wide range of outcomes. Health Care (-7.8%), Energy (-5.3%) and REITs (-3.6%) were the worst performing sectors while 5/11 sectors posted positive returns, led by Technology (+1.4%) and Materials (+1.1%).
Top CVM performers in November were AirBoss ("BOS" +24.9%) and ATS Automation ("ATA" +13.2%)2.
BOS moved higher on news that it was shortlisted for a sizable U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contract. On its earnings call, BOS noted continued momentum in its $1 billion plus bid pipeline, which is expected to drive continued growth through 2023.
ATA responded positively to a strong earnings result which saw 20%+ organic growth. The company saw good bookings and backlog, consistent with positive commentary from industry peers. Subsequent to the earnings release, the company announced a sizable acquisition in its Life Sciences segment and provided additional detail on recent nuclear awards, which illustrates ATA's expertise in this highly regulated market.
One stock was added to the portfolio in November: Colliers Group ("CIGI"). CIGI provides commercial real estate services including property & project management, sales, leasing & advisory, engineering & design, and asset management. The company released its 2025 growth strategy which sees EBITDA and EPS more than doubling from 2020 levels and recurring revenue growing to 65%+ of EBITDA (from approximately 50% today). Growth will come from both organic and inorganic opportunities. The company has a superior track record of capital allocation, with management and the Board owning greater than 20% of the company.
The Fund held a 20.4% cash weighting at month-end. The CVM has generated substantial value to investors over its long-term history driven by the combination of strong company-specific catalysts and a concentrated portfolio. We continue to look forward to strong results as we
progress through the upcoming year.
1See Performance Comparison table (or page 2 of the PDF) for standard performance data.
2Actual Investments, first purchased: ATA 02/16/2018, BOS 10/14/2020.
3Return since August 15, 2011 (Perf. Start Date): CVM (Series A) 11.2%, Index 8.1%. | Returns are annualized for periods greater than one year.
4Categories defined by Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (“CIFSC”).
The CVM was not a reporting issuer offering its securities privately from August 8, 2011 until July 20, 2017, at which time it became a reporting issuer and subject to additional regulatory requirements and expenses associated therewith.
Unless otherwise specified, market and issuer data sourced from Capital IQ & Morningstar Direct.
As the constituents in the CIFSC Canadian Equity category largely focus on securities of a larger capitalization and CVM considers, and is invested, in all categories, including smaller and micro-cap securities, we have also shown how CVM ranks against constituents focused in the smaller cap category. The above list represents 6 of a total of 396 constituents in the CIFSC Canadian Equity category.
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Publication date: December 17, 2021.