Institutions
Mawer New Canada Fund (CLOSED)
As at September 30, 2025

The purchase of units of the Mawer New Canada Fund is currently restricted. The Fund is only open to new investors as part of a discretionary balanced portfolio through Mawer and to existing investors at our discretion. We reserve the right to re-open the Mawer New Canada Fund to all purchasers at any time. 
 

Morningstar Rating™
(As at Sep 30, 2025)
Series Start Date:
Jan 15, 1988
Fund Net Asset Value:
$1,512.60 million
Total Net Asset Value (Series A):
$205.90 million
Net Asset Value Per Unit:
$99.83
RRSP Eligibility:
Yes
Management Expense Ratio* :
1.35% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Trading Expense Ratio:
0.03% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Fund Code:
MAW107/MAW307
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What Does this Fund Invest In?
The Fund invests primarily in securities of smaller Canadian companies. Treasury bills or short-term investments, not exceeding three years to maturity will also be used.
Investor Suitability
Investors seeking long-term, above-average growth who can tolerate significant volatility. Medium-high risk.
Investment Strategy
In order to achieve its investment objectives, the Manager systematically creates a broadly diversified portfolio of wealth-creating companies with excellent management teams bought at discounts to their intrinsic values. The Manager employs a highly disciplined, research-driven, bottom-up process and a long-term holding period to allow for investor recognition or corporate growth, and to minimize transaction costs.
Top Holdings
Top HoldingsWeight (%)
Element Fleet Management Corp5.8
Kraken Robotics Inc4.7
Stantec Inc4.5
TerraVest Industries Inc4.3
Colliers International Group Inc4.3
Stella-Jones Inc4.1
Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc4.1
Parex Resources Inc4.0
Mainstreet Equity Corp3.9
Jamieson Wellness Inc3.8
Sprott Inc3.5
Vitalhub Corp3.3
Trisura Group Ltd3.2
Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd3.2
Calian Group Ltd2.9
Topicus.com Inc2.9
Descartes Systems Group Inc/The2.8
Mattr Corp2.7
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd2.6
EQB Inc2.5
Wajax Corp2.3
Richelieu Hardware Ltd2.1
North American Construction Group Ltd2.1
Pason Systems Inc2.0
Richards Packaging Income Fund1.8
Net Performance
As at September 30, 2025
1 Yr3 Yr5 Yr10 Yr
Mawer New Canada Fund12.714.58.79.0
New Canada Fund Benchmark37.222.518.010.7
Morningstar Rating™
2
3
2
4
Number of Funds in Morningstar Category
176
172
155
116
Number of Holdings§42
Equity Sector Weights
Portfolio
New Canada Fund Benchmark[¶]
Communication Services
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials
Real Estate
Utilities
Cash and Cash Equivalents
0.0
1.4
5.2
3.3
3.8
3.0
15.6
22.0
14.3
5.8
9.1
5.4
21.1
9.6
13.8
3.0
7.5
36.5
8.8
8.5
0.0
1.6
0.8
0.0
Regional Weights
Portfolio
New Canada Fund Benchmark[¶]
Canada
Cash & Cash Equivalents
97.1
0.0
2.9
0.0

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Disclaimers
* Management expense ratio (“MER”) is based on total expenses for the stated period and is expressed as an annualized percentage of daily average net assets during the period.
The trading expense ratio represents total commissions and other portfolio transaction costs expressed as an annualized percentage of daily average net assets during the year.
Performance has been presented for the A-series mutual funds and has been calculated net of fees. Performance has been expressed in Canadian dollars.
§ Equity holdings excluding cash.
The purchase of units of the Mawer New Canada Fund is currently restricted. The Fund is only open to new investors as part of a discretionary balanced portfolio through Mawer and to existing investors at our discretion. We reserve the right to re-open the Mawer New Canada Fund to all purchasers at any time.
See benchmark history.