PICTON Long Short Equity Alternative Fund Class ETF (PFLS.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

PICTON Long Short Equity Alternative Fund Class ETF (PFLS.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Picton Mahoney Asset Management is the fund family on file. It has been trading since July 8, 2020. The fund holds CA$1.23B in total net assets.

Its biggest positions are iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF (XIC.TO), and Royal Bank of Canada (RY). iShares Core S&P 500 ETF alone accounts for 21.2% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for PFLS.TO is CA$22.62, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +11.65%. Measured over 5 years, that is +9.34% a year compounded.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +19.22%; the weakest is 2022 at +0.48%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +7.25% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$20.10 to CA$23.59. The latest close sits 12.54% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 13.22%. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.