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

PFLS.TO
Expense ratio 4.01% Yield 0% Assets CA$1.26B Since July 15, 2020 Family Picton Mahoney Asset Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$22.70
+CA$0.08 (+0.35%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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PFLS.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+11.33%CA$111.33
3 years+14.50%CA$150.13
5 years+9.21%CA$155.32
Since August 6, 2020+13.16%CA$215.46

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

PFLS.TO Return by Calendar Year

2020 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+7.63%
2025+13.69%
2024+19.22%
2023+6.68%
2022+0.48%
2021+18.51%
2020 (partial year)+16.26%

PFLS.TO Monthly Returns

−6%+10%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.0+3.8−3.4+2.6+2.9+3.1−1.7+0.8−0.7+0.3——
2025+2.2−0.2−3.3+0.8+4.1+1.7+1.2+1.5+2.3+0.6+1.2+1.0
2024+2.8+1.6+1.4+0.6+1.6+0.9+1.7+2.0+1.0+1.2+4.9−1.9
2023+1.8+0.5+0.1+1.5−0.8+1.8+0.2+0.0−1.1−2.3+3.4+1.4
2022−2.3+1.6+2.6−2.5−1.6−5.1+4.9+0.1−2.4+3.5+2.2−0.1
2021−0.2+4.4−0.7+6.1+1.7+2.5+0.4+2.1−1.2+3.6−2.8+1.8
2020————————+0.5+0.4+9.4+4.3

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

PFLS.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 6 yrs
Annualized volatility
13.22%
Best year
+19.22%

2024

Worst year
+0.48%

2022

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

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 XIC.TO iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF 25.86%
2 IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 19.55%
3 RY Royal Bank of Canada 8.26%
4 TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.85%
5 CP.TO Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.18%
6 SHOP Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg 2.93%
7 NVDA NVIDIA Corp 2.93%
8 VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF 2.57%

Analysis

Data-derived

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 15, 2020. The fund holds CA$1.26B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 4.01%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$401.00 a year.

Its biggest positions are iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF (XIC.TO), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), and Royal Bank of Canada (RY). iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF alone accounts for 25.86% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for PFLS.TO is CA$22.70, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +11.33%. Measured over 5 years, that is +9.21% 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 total return is +7.63% 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 12.94% 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.

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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