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NBI Bond Fund Investor Series

Canadian Fixed Income

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(05-22-2025)
$10.65
Change
$0.01 (0.09%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 18, 1966): 6.35%

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 -0.74% -0.25% 1.69% 0.87% 7.87% 2.95% 2.42% -0.65% -1.03% 0.27% 0.88% 0.53% 0.62% 0.62%
Benchmark -0.77% 0.07% 2.20% 1.20% 8.84% 3.83% 3.17% 0.48% -0.10% 1.30% 1.96% 1.60% 1.75% 1.79%
Category Average -0.63% 0.00% 1.78% 1.02% 8.10% 3.47% 2.77% -0.18% -0.18% 0.85% 1.35% 1.01% 1.16% 1.10%
Category Rank 274 / 478 374 / 478 366 / 475 360 / 478 357 / 450 359 / 425 361 / 414 369 / 400 356 / 380 345 / 366 312 / 341 290 / 318 272 / 288 247 / 261
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.74% 1.05% 2.28% 0.17% 1.85% -1.11% 1.68% -0.85% 1.13% 0.98% -0.48% -0.74%
Benchmark 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.47% (May 1980)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.62% (February 1985)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.36% 0.15% 1.36% 0.09% 5.29% 8.36% -3.68% -13.13% 5.73% 3.21%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 229/ 258 274/ 280 233/ 311 277/ 332 303/ 360 208/ 372 362/ 394 398/ 411 336/ 419 367/ 443

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.36% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.13% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 62.59
Canadian Corporate Bonds 32.19
Cash and Equivalents 3.33
Foreign Government Bonds 1.16
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.36
Other 0.37

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.67
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.33

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.21
Europe 0.80
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.85
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 2.34
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.23
Canada Government 1.00% 01-Sep-2026 2.03
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 1.73
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 1.51
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Dec-2030 1.51
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 1.29
Ontario Province 2.15% 02-Jun-2031 1.15
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 1.11

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

NBI Bond Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.75% 6.38% 5.30%
Beta 1.03% 1.04% 1.00%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe -0.19% -0.51% -0.18%
Sortino -0.09% -0.77% -0.55%
Treynor -0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 70.03% - 0.57%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.13% 6.75% 6.38% 5.30%
Beta 0.74% 1.03% 1.04% 1.00%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.93% 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.96% -0.19% -0.51% -0.18%
Sortino 2.18% -0.09% -0.77% -0.55%
Treynor 0.05% -0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 89.17% 70.03% - 0.57%

Fund Details

Start Date November 18, 1966
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,488

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC840

Investment Objectives

The NBI Bond Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, reasonable unit price stability and sustained capital growth. The fund invests primarily in Canadian federal and provincial bonds. These offer you secure return with low risk.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests primarily in federal and provincial government bonds. The fund may also invest in: foreign government bonds; municipal bonds; Canadian and foreign corporate bonds; asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. The portfolio sub-advisors may choose to invest approximately 45% of the net assets of the fund in securities of underlying funds (including exchange-traded funds) managed by the manager or by third parties.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Fiera Capital Corporation

  • Nicolas Normandeau
  • Philippe Ouellette

Beutel Goodman & Company Ltd.

RP Investment Advisors

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 1.58%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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