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Purpose Active Balanced Fund ETF (PABF.TO) ETF Analysis

PABF.TO

Expense ratio 0.41% Yield 3.37% Assets CA$350.99M Since October 23, 2023 Family Purpose Investments Inc.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$27.18

+CA$0.05 (+0.18%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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PABF.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	+11.01%	+11.01%	CA$111.01	CA$333.04
3 years	+53.41%	+15.33%	CA$153.41	CA$460.22

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

PABF.TO Return by Calendar Year

2023 and 2026 are partial years

+7.72%+15.45%+9.77%

2023*202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+9.77%
2025	+15.45%
2024	+12.37%
2023 (partial year)	+7.72%

PABF.TO Monthly Returns

−4%+5%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+2.3	+3.2	−3.0	+2.6	+2.7	+0.9	+0.5	+1.0	−1.4	+0.7	—	—
2025	+2.6	+0.7	−0.0	−0.7	+2.7	+1.6	+0.6	+2.2	+2.7	+0.9	+1.3	−0.1
2024	+0.7	+1.5	+2.6	−1.1	+1.4	+0.1	+3.4	+0.8	+1.7	+0.2	+2.1	−1.6
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4.3	+2.6

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

PABF.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 6.92%
Best year: +15.45%
Worst year: +12.37%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	RDE.NE	Purpose Core Equity Income ETF	12.93%
2	EQL-F.TO	CIInvescoS&P 500EqualWghtdxTFCADHnts	8.48%
3	XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bd ETF	6.8%
4	BND.TO	Purpose Global Bond ETF	6.46%
5	RTA.NE	Purpose Tactical Asset Allocation ETF	6.36%
6	PID.TO	Purpose International Dividend ETF	5.58%
7	IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	5.46%
8	XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bd ETF	5.29%
9	ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite ETF	5.2%
10	AVDE	Avantis International Equity ETF	5.15%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Purpose Active Balanced Fund ETF (PABF.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by Purpose Investments Inc. The inception date on file is October 23, 2023. The fund holds CA$350.99M in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.41%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$41.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Purpose Core Equity Income ETF (RDE.NE), CIInvescoS&P 500EqualWghtdxTFCADHnts (EQL-F.TO), and iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bd ETF (XSB.TO). Purpose Core Equity Income ETF alone accounts for 12.93% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 67.7% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

PABF.TO last closed at CA$27.18 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +11.01%. Measured over 3 years, that is +15.33% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 3.37%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +9.77% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +15.45% and 2024 returned +12.37%.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$25.22 to CA$27.80. The latest close sits 7.77% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 3 years annualize to a volatility of 6.92%. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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