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Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.

Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp – August 2025
Investment Team
  • John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson is a founding principal, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Ninepoint Partners. John oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment and research initiatives. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, he was CEO, CO-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management (SAM). Previous to SAM, he was Chief Investment Officer at Cumberland Private Wealth Management, founder and CEO of DDX Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm; was Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets...
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  • Jeffrey Sayer, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Jeffrey Sayer, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Jeff Sayer is Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners. Jeff oversees Global Equity, Infrastructure, Tactical Balanced and Split Corp investment strategies for the firm. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Jeff was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM), rounding out more than 20 years of investment management experience. Jeff received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and was awarded his CFA designation in 2004.
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  • Colin Watson
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Colin Watson
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Colin Watson's background spans across equities, asset allocation & derivative-based strategies. Prior to Ninepoint Partners, Colin worked as a Portfolio Manager at IMCO on a team responsible for overseeing IMCO’s $26B public equity allocation and deploying derivatives-based strategies for IMCO’s public asset allocation strategy. Prior to IMCO, Colin worked at Ninepoint Partners on equity selection & options-based overlays. Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from McMaster Unive...
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Key Takeaways
  • As of August 31, 2025, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a 1-Year total return of 24.15% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 7.69%.
  • The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high in August, fueled by strong Q2 earnings and rising Q3 estimates—especially in tech, utilities, materials, and industrials—alongside expectations of a September rate cut.
  • Class A Shares holders will receive the $0.12500 per share regular monthly dividend payable on September 12, 2025.

Monthly Update

Year-to-date to August 31, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 15.51% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 5.06%. For the month, the Class A Shares generated a total return of 3.81% while the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 0.60%1.

CANADIAN LARGE CAP LEADER SPLIT CORP. - COMPOUNDED RETURNS¹ AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 | INCEPTION DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2024

1M

YTD

3M

6M

1YR

Inception

Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp - Class A Shares

3.81%

15.51%

7.80%

12.29%

24.15%

25.24%

Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp - Pref Shares

0.60%

5.06%

1.85%

3.77%

7.69%

7.73%

Markets continued to push to new all-time highs in August, as better than expected Q2 revenue and earnings and hopes of imminent rate cuts kept the momentum going. So far, most industries and companies have been able to protect margins and profits from the impact of tariffs, but recently some retailers and manufacturers (on both sides of the border) are beginning to warn of a greater impact over the balance of the year.

In the meantime, Canadian stocks continued to perform well during the month, led by the Materials sector (as gold stocks ripped higher), while the Energy, Financial and Utilities sectors were slightly behind the TSX Composite. Unfortunately, the macroeconomic data is now weakening, with the Canadian economy losing over 66,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate pushing to a multi-year high of 7.1%. Obviously, these data points should be of significant concern to Prime Minister Carney and the Bank of Canada. We hope that financial support for tariff-impacted industries and interest rate cuts come in time to protect the Canadian economy from deteriorating any further.

In the current environment, we remain invested in a diversified portfolio of high quality, dividend-paying Canadian companies. With the weakening jobs outlook, we expect that interest rates will keep moving lower in Canada, making our holdings even more attractive from a yield perspective.

Information below is specific to individual securities held in the Portfolio. It is only intended to describe key characteristics of individual holdings at a point in time and makes no inference about the return nor yield of either the Preferred Shares or the Class A Shares of the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.

Table 1

From the chart above, we can see that our holdings, on average, trade at an LTM price to earnings multiple of 16.3x, in line with the 5-year average price to earnings multiple of 16.2x. However, given our outlook for lower interest rates (and supported by a significant discount to the S&P 500, which currently trades at about 22x forward earnings, according to FactSet), multiples still have plenty of room to expand in Canada. Further, with the Class A Shares trading approximately 12% below the reported NAV at the close on August 31, 2025, we can adjust this table to visualize the implied valuation today.

Information below is specific to individual securities held in the Portfolio. It is only intended to describe key characteristics of individual holdings at a point in time and makes no inference about the return nor yield of either the Preferred Shares or the Class A Shares of the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.

Chart 2

The implied discount was currently 1.9x worth of multiple points at the close on August 31, 2025, which highlights the opportunity to buy our portfolio of Canadian high-quality, dividend payers significantly below long-term historic valuations through the purchase of shares of NPS on the open market. Note that we were active with our NCIB during the month, as we see tremendous value in the Class A shares.

Finally, we would like to highlight that the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp has announced its next distribution, payable on September 12, 2025, to Class A Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2025. As planned, holders of the Class A Shares will receive the $0.12500 per share regular monthly dividend.

As always, we appreciate the support of all those who have invested in the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.

Until next month,

John, Jeff & Colin
Ninepoint Partners

 

 

 

1All returns are based on Net Asset Value per Class A share, or the redemption price plus accrued interest per Preferred share and assumes that distributions made by the Fund on the Class A shares, or Preferred shares in the period shown were reinvested in additional Class A shares and Preferred shares of the Fund as at 8/31/2025.

Historical Commentary

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    July 2025
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    Year-to-date to July 31, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 11.27% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 4.43%. For the month, the Class A Shares generated a total return of 2.31% while the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 0.62%.
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    June 2025
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    Year-to-date to June 30, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 8.75% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 3.78%. For the month, the Class A Shares generated a total return of 1.50% while the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 0.62%.
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    May 2025
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    Year-to-date to May 31, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 7.15% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 3.15%. For the month, the Class A Shares generated a total return of 6.23% while the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 0.62%.
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    April 2025
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    Year-to-date to April 30, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 0.86% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 2.51%. For the month, the Class A Shares generated a total return of -2.50% while the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 0.62%.
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    March 2025
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    For the trailing one year-period, ended March 31, the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp Class A Shares generated a total return of 19.69% and the Preferred Shares generated a total return of 7.73%.
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    February 2025
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    We have just passed the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp and can now finally begin reporting performance stats.
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    January 2025
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    Despite a weak December (specifically post Fed meeting), 2024 was an excellent year for stocks and it felt much less volatile than most years because of the steady gains. However, with President Trump’s inauguration and his new administration now in Washington, it made sense to prepare for greater volatility as a slew of Presidential Executive Orders looked set to hit the tape. The final week of January somehow managed to surpass our expectations for greater volatility, with the introduction of DeepSeek to the world, a Fed meeting where they paused monetary policy easing and a US-instigated trade war with everyone from its closest neighbors and allies to its largest adversaries.
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    December 2024
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    It was another excellent year for equities (and most other asset classes), with the S&P 500 posting a +23.3% return (+25.0% on a total return basis), making it two years of +20% returns in a row. For Canadian domestic investors, the TSX posted a +18.0% return (+21.7% on a total return basis), which was a relatively decent performance. Broadly speaking, US stocks outperformed Canadian stocks, large caps outperformed small caps and growth outperformed value, consistent with the trends of the past several years.
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    November 2024
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    As we approach the holiday season and the end of 2024, investors should be pleased with their returns for the year. Further, although we are already part way through December, we are entering what has historically been a seasonally strong period for the equity markets, especially after excellent year-to-date performance. We think that the themes and trends that have been working are likely to persist through the balance of the year and into early 2025, as investors chase performance while refraining from selling winners to avoid realizing taxable capital gains.
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    October 2024
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    As we write this October commentary, it is amazing how much has happened during the month and into the first week of November.
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    September 2024
    Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp.
    The US Federal Reserve has now begun easing monetary policy. After 525 bps of tightening from March 2022 to July 2023, the FOMC has finally lowered interest rates by 50 bps to 5.00% on September 18.
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    August 2024
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    In August, the S&P 500 returned 2.3% and 2.4% on a total return basis while the TSX Composite returned 1.0% and 1.2% on a total return basis.
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All Funds
  • NPS
    (Class A)
    Tax-Efficient Funds Split Share Corps. Equity
    $14.52 $0.10 (0.69%)
    As at 9/10/2025
    Growth of $10,000 Invested as at 8/29/2025
    Performance as at 8/29/2025
    1 Year
    24.15%
    3 Year
    -
    5 Year
    -
    10 Year
    -
    Incept.1
    25.28%
    1 Inception Date 2/22/2024
    Go To Fund

    Ninepoint Partners LP is the investment manager to Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. (the “Company”). Important information about the Company, including its investment objectives and strategies, purchase options, and applicable management fees, performance fees (if any), and expenses, is contained in its prospectus. There is no assurance of a return on a subscriber’s initial investment. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to purchase securities of the Company.

    The indicated rates of return for Class A units and Preferred Shares are based on the Net Asset Value per Class A share or the redemption price plus accrued interest per Preferred share and assume that distributions made by the Fund on the Class A shares and Preferred shares in the periods shown were reinvested (at Net Asset Value per Class A share or the redemption price plus accrued interest per Preferred share) in additional Class A shares and Preferred shares of the Fund.

    The Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. is generally exposed to the following risks. See the prospectus of the Company for a description of these risks: No Assurances on Achieving Objectives, Concentration Risk, Risk Related to Passive Investments, Performance of the Portfolio Issuers and Other Considerations, Greater Volatility of the Class A Shares, Equity Risk, COVID-19, Market Volatility, Market Disruptions, Recent and Future Global Financial Developments, Sensitivity to Interest Rates, Changes in Credit Rating, Reliance on the Manager and the Portfolio Manager, Conflicts of Interest, Use of Options and Other Derivative Instruments, Securities Lending, Sensitivity to Volatility Levels, Taxation, Significant Retractions, Loss of Investment, non-concurrent Retraction, Changes in Legislation and Regulatory Risk, Lack of Operating History, Cybersecurity Risk.

    The information contained herein does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Prospective investors who are not resident in Canada should contact their financial advisor to determine whether securities of the Company may be lawfully sold in their jurisdiction.

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The Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. is generally exposed to the following risks. See the prospectus of the Company for a description of these risks: No Assurances on Achieving Objectives, Concentration Risk, Risk Related to Passive Investments, Performance of the Portfolio Issuers and Other Considerations, Greater Volatility of the Class A Shares, Equity Risk, COVID-19, Market Volatility, Market Disruptions, Recent and Future Global Financial Developments, Sensitivity to Interest Rates, Changes in Credit Rating, Reliance on the Manager and the Portfolio Manager, Conflicts of Interest, Use of Options and Other Derivative Instruments, Securities Lending, Sensitivity to Volatility Levels, Taxation, Significant Retractions, Loss of Investment, non-concurrent Retraction, Changes in Legislation and Regulatory Risk, Lack of Operating History, Cybersecurity Risk.

Ninepoint Partners LP is the investment manager to Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp. (the “Company”). Important information about the Company, including its investment objectives and strategies, purchase options, and applicable management fees, performance fees (if any), and expenses, is contained in its prospectus. There is no assurance of a return on a subscriber’s initial investment. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to purchase securities of the Company.

The information contained herein does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Prospective investors who are not resident in Canada should contact their financial advisor to determine whether securities of the Company may be lawfully sold in their jurisdiction.

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