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Purpose Core Dividend Fund Series ETF (PDF.TO) ETF Analysis

PDF.TO
Expense ratio 0.66% Yield 2.88% Assets CA$244.98M Since September 3, 2013 Family Purpose Investments Inc.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$45.29
+CA$0.29 (+0.64%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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PDF.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+25.32%CA$125.32
3 years+21.89%CA$181.11
5 years+12.03%CA$176.48
10 years+9.83%CA$255.32

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

PDF.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+21.09%
2025+20.81%
2024+13.61%
2023+4.13%
2022−1.74%
2021+25.07%
2020−0.79%
2019+23.25%
2018−11.14%
2017+7.37%
2016 (partial year)+1.73%

PDF.TO Monthly Returns

−15%+11%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.5+7.0−3.5+4.1+2.7+4.3+2.1−1.1−1.7+3.4——
2025+3.0+1.5+0.5−2.1+2.9+1.1+0.7+3.8+3.4+0.5+3.4+0.4
2024+0.5+1.6+3.3−2.9+0.8−0.2+4.9+2.8+2.6+0.4+2.9−3.6
2023+3.1−1.4−0.9+2.7−4.9+2.5+1.5−2.2−2.9−1.9+4.5+4.6
2022+0.5−0.5+4.5−2.6+0.5−7.0+3.7−1.9−5.3+6.5+4.2−3.3
2021−0.2+1.9+8.2+2.0+3.8+0.7+0.7+2.6−2.4+1.2−1.8+6.3
2020−1.6−7.7−15.0+10.0+2.2−1.4+2.8+4.3−0.9−2.4+10.7+1.0
2019+6.7+2.5+2.6+2.0−3.4+3.1+1.0−0.2+3.1−0.3+3.5+0.7
2018−1.8−4.7−0.3+0.5+0.4+2.6+0.7−0.4−1.3−3.1+2.4−6.5
2017+0.9+2.0+0.2+0.6−0.3+0.4−0.1−0.9+2.8+2.1+0.2−0.8

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

PDF.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
13.58%
Beta (3y)
0.37
Best year
+25.07%

2021

Worst year
−11.14%

2018

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

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.69%
2 BNS.TO Bank of Nova Scotia 5.6%
3 RY Royal Bank of Canada 5.05%
4 CM.TO Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.82%
5 MFC.TO Manulife Financial Corp 4.51%
6 ENB.TO Enbridge Inc 3.76%
7 POW.TO Power Corporation of Canada Shs Subord.Voting 3.49%
8 TRP.TO TC Energy Corp 3.12%
9 WCP.TO Whitecap Resources Inc 3.07%
10 BMO.TO Bank of Montreal 2.97%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Purpose Core Dividend Fund Series ETF (PDF.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$244.98M. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.66%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$66.00 a year. Purpose Investments Inc. is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is September 3, 2013.

The largest positions on file are The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO), and Royal Bank of Canada (RY). The Toronto-Dominion Bank alone accounts for 5.69% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 42.06% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for PDF.TO is CA$45.29, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +25.32%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +9.83%. The trailing distribution yield is 2.88%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +21.09% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +25.07% and 2018 returned −11.14%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$36.78 to CA$45.78. The latest close sits 23.14% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 13.58%. The reported beta is 0.37. 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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