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RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF (RCDB : NEO)

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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Close
(12-12-2025)
$21.21
Change
-$0.02 (-0.09%)
Open $21.20
Day Range $21.20 - $21.24
Volume 82,880

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 07, 2019): 2.50%

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 0.17% 1.32% 2.09% 4.08% 4.45% 5.70% 5.11% 2.81% 2.08% 2.59% - - - -
Benchmark 0.22% 1.36% 2.15% 4.05% 4.52% 5.65% 4.90% 2.67% 1.93% 2.40% 2.63% 2.38% 2.18% 2.11%
Category Average 0.14% 1.82% 1.82% 3.43% 3.65% 5.13% 4.44% 2.25% 1.64% 2.02% 2.21% 1.92% 1.77% 1.70%
Category Rank 121 / 293 99 / 277 107 / 273 67 / 263 79 / 263 93 / 223 74 / 206 87 / 194 75 / 185 63 / 179 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 0.35% 0.85% 0.44% 0.32% 0.15% 0.17% 0.26% -0.06% 0.55% 0.77% 0.38% 0.17%
Benchmark 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

1.78% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.92% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 5.59% -0.74% -4.15% 5.54% 5.72%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 2 2 2 2
Category Rank - - - - - 43/ 179 65/ 185 81/ 194 61/ 206 108/ 224

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.72% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.15% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 48.92
Canadian Corporate Bonds 48.67
Cash and Equivalents 2.42

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.58
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 1.00% 01-Jun-2027 5.41
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Jun-2028 4.46
Royal Bank of Canada 2.14% 03-Nov-2026 3.82
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Dec-2030 3.66
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.35% 15-Mar-2028 3.38
Ontario Province 1.55% 01-Nov-2029 3.38
Bell Canada 1.65% 16-Jun-2027 2.19
Quebec Province 1.90% 01-Sep-2030 2.04
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.75% 15-Jun-2030 2.02
Hydro-Quebec 2.00% 01-Sep-2028 1.86

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.09% 2.45% -
Beta 0.99% 1.02% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% -
Sharpe 0.53% -0.25% -
Sortino 1.91% -0.47% -
Treynor 0.01% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 87.41% 72.65% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 0.91% 2.09% 2.45% -
Beta 0.93% 0.99% 1.02% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.98% 0.98% -
Sharpe 1.83% 0.53% -0.25% -
Sortino 4.00% 1.91% -0.47% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 82.57% 87.41% 72.65% -

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 June 07, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $21.40
52 Week Low $20.72
Annual Dividend $0.41
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF seeks to provide unitholders with exposure to the performance of a diversified portfolio of primarily Canadian government and corporate bonds which at the time of purchase are trading below the weighted average price of the universe of Canadian short term bonds to provide regular income while preserving capital.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the RBC ETF is to invest in and hold a portfolio of securities selected by RBC GAM in order to achieve its investment objective. The RBC ETF is not an index mutual fund and is managed in the discretion of RBC GAM in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies and, as such, is generally more active in nature than an index mutual fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.16%
Management Fee 0.15%

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