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NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(03-24-2026)
$74.79
Change
-$0.61 (-0.81%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 1987): 8.66%

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 1.63% -0.33% -2.85% -0.27% 0.25% 5.09% 6.45% 5.22% 6.38% 7.98% 7.80% 7.23% 7.08% 7.99%
Benchmark 5.77% 7.63% 17.66% 7.09% 30.61% 25.99% 21.43% 15.11% 15.04% 15.40% 13.75% 12.52% 11.83% 12.75%
Category Average 4.30% 5.23% 11.44% 4.77% 19.65% 17.90% 16.40% 11.90% 12.35% 13.01% 11.50% 10.20% 9.58% 10.43%
Category Rank 557 / 598 545 / 598 567 / 597 535 / 598 537 / 568 554 / 562 549 / 556 544 / 547 533 / 536 520 / 527 506 / 519 467 / 480 423 / 439 391 / 408
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -3.40% 0.78% 4.70% 0.37% 0.38% 0.49% -0.51% -1.94% -0.08% -0.06% -1.88% 1.63%
Benchmark -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57% 2.40% 0.50% 1.25% 5.77%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.92% (December 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.84% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 15.04% 2.06% -5.10% 24.29% 10.49% 22.96% -12.57% 10.65% 10.43% 4.51%
Benchmark 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75% 25.52%
Category Average 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16% 17.10%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Category Rank 179/ 407 393/ 430 146/ 480 69/ 512 201/ 527 258/ 535 362/ 544 411/ 555 546/ 562 549/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.29% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 56.61
US Equity 33.22
International Equity 6.47
Cash and Equivalents 3.69
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.53
Technology 17.47
Consumer Services 14.94
Industrial Services 11.27
Basic Materials 8.82
Other 22.97

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.52
Europe 6.48

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Franco-Nevada Corp 5.99
Royal Bank of Canada 5.78
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.97
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.69
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Cl A 3.32
Boyd Group Services Inc 2.99
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.99
Stantec Inc 2.78
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.55
FirstService Corp 2.52

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.17% 12.40% 12.24%
Beta 0.75% 0.90% 0.91%
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.69% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.33% 0.54%
Sortino 0.65% 0.49% 0.67%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 85.84% 90.91% 95.49%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.00% 9.17% 12.40% 12.24%
Beta 0.51% 0.75% 0.90% 0.91%
Alpha -0.13% -0.08% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.62% 0.69% 0.78%
Sharpe -0.28% 0.32% 0.33% 0.54%
Sortino -0.52% 0.65% 0.49% 0.67%
Treynor -0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency - 85.84% 90.91% 95.49%

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 November 19, 1987
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $321

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC887

Investment Objectives

The NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund aims to provide investors with superior investment returns over the long term, having regard for the safety of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily Canadian equities.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests primarily in Canadian equity. The fund may also invest in: treasury bills, short-term notes and other money market instruments, securities convertible into common shares (including rights and warrants), income trusts, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), exchange-traded notes, common shares of foreign companies (including companies located in emerging markets).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

  • David Arpin
  • Shah Khan
  • David Taylor
  • Tyler Hewlett
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.

Custodian

Natcan Trust Company

Registrar

Natcan Trust Company

Distributor

National Bank Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.14%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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