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Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Class Series B

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$12.27
Change
-$0.12 (-0.99%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Class Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 29, 2010): 4.07%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 4.25% 8.76% 15.43% 8.76% 12.34% 5.05% 3.07% 14.35% 5.73% 4.25% 4.78% 6.11% 4.43% 3.43%
Benchmark 3.87% 7.66% 17.91% 7.66% 17.86% 7.94% 5.21% 15.70% 8.17% 6.98% 7.65% 9.04% 7.63% 8.48%
Category Average 2.99% 15.38% 15.38% 6.16% 13.01% 5.24% 2.24% 13.64% 6.38% 4.82% 5.24% 6.22% 4.97% 5.54%
Category Rank 30 / 281 79 / 278 188 / 278 79 / 278 170 / 269 112 / 246 88 / 223 118 / 205 122 / 182 103 / 155 111 / 144 101 / 139 96 / 114 87 / 90
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.64% -2.16% 3.40% 2.80% -1.38% -4.50% -4.21% 4.97% 5.56% -0.68% 5.04% 4.25%
Benchmark 0.39% -2.87% 4.01% 4.07% -0.53% -4.79% -3.18% 7.14% 5.59% -1.54% 5.26% 3.87%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.46% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.02% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -1.35% -0.74% 3.46% 10.89% -11.25% 15.44% 5.20% 17.11% -12.19% 7.42%
Benchmark 9.59% 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59%
Category Average 6.30% 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 4
Category Rank 88/ 89 109/ 109 77/ 139 98/ 144 120/ 154 97/ 180 148/ 186 62/ 221 115/ 246 210/ 262

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.11% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.19% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 43.25
International Equity 43.18
Cash and Equivalents 8.36
Canadian Equity 4.37
Income Trust Units 0.84

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 12.93
Technology 12.57
Industrial Goods 11.20
Real Estate 9.64
Industrial Services 9.43
Other 44.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 55.66
Europe 25.76
Asia 16.66
Latin America 1.74
Africa and Middle East 0.15
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Russell Investments Global Smaller Comp Pool O 99.08
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.87
US DOLLAR 0.05

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Class Series B

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.53% 16.71% 14.39%
Beta 0.89% 0.99% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.96% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.10% 0.30% 0.21%
Sortino 0.10% 0.33% 0.14%
Treynor 0.01% 0.05% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 50.47% 78.68% 76.63%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.84% 13.53% 16.71% 14.39%
Beta 0.90% 0.89% 0.99% 0.94%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% 0.96% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.60% 0.10% 0.30% 0.21%
Sortino 1.30% 0.10% 0.33% 0.14%
Treynor 0.09% 0.01% 0.05% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 99.51% 50.47% 78.68% 76.63%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date October 29, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $0

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC2760
FRC2761
FRC2762
FRC2766

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation principally through exposure to equity securities of issuers with a smaller market capitalization. The investment objective cannot be changed unless shareholders of the Fund approve the change at a meeting.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its objective, the Fund invests in Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Pool. The Fund may use derivatives from time to time for hedging and non-hedging purposes. The Fund may use derivatives to hedge against changes in the value of the Fund’s investments caused by changes to the exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and other currencies.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Russell Investments Canada Limited 10-29-2010

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Russell Investments Canada Limited
Advisor Russell Investments Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor Russell Investments Canada Limited
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 3.15%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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