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NBI Small Cap Fund Investor Series

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$72.06
Change
-$0.13 (-0.18%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 25, 1988): 8.39%

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 -2.43% -3.64% 4.95% 0.29% -2.34% 10.94% 7.52% 2.85% 6.19% 6.92% 7.28% 4.28% 3.08% 4.13%
Benchmark 5.23% 17.24% 38.15% 46.68% 41.85% 34.48% 21.49% 13.80% 16.09% 15.47% 14.07% 10.28% 9.57% 11.56%
Category Average 2.20% 7.45% 18.13% 21.37% 17.92% 21.66% 13.92% 8.43% 11.45% 11.00% 10.70% 7.94% 7.49% 8.07%
Category Rank 187 / 198 194 / 197 194 / 197 193 / 196 194 / 196 192 / 193 189 / 192 183 / 190 178 / 182 168 / 175 157 / 166 157 / 163 150 / 154 130 / 133
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.62% -1.99% -4.29% -3.34% -1.20% 6.67% 4.54% 1.74% 2.40% -0.98% -0.28% -2.43%
Benchmark -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

20.16% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.83% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.07% 18.10% -4.30% -20.72% 17.92% 12.66% 20.57% -16.25% 10.20% 15.46%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3
Category Rank 66/ 127 97/ 149 154/ 154 154/ 163 96/ 170 110/ 175 124/ 182 131/ 190 62/ 192 131/ 193

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.57% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.72% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.33
US Equity 8.52
International Equity 2.61
Cash and Equivalents 1.33
Income Trust Units 1.21

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Real Estate 20.99
Energy 14.64
Consumer Goods 12.54
Industrial Goods 11.15
Basic Materials 10.26
Other 30.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.39
Asia 2.61

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Mainstreet Equity Corp 5.06
Black Diamond Group Ltd 4.80
Richelieu Hardware Ltd 4.42
Topaz Energy Corp 4.19
Boyd Group Services Inc 3.91
ADENTRA Inc 3.73
Savaria Corp 3.60
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd 3.36
TerraVest Industries Inc 3.32
Stella-Jones Inc 3.06

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

NBI Small Cap Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.66% 13.05% 15.99%
Beta 0.50% 0.58% 0.68%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.35% 0.49% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.34% 0.32% 0.22%
Sortino 0.73% 0.44% 0.20%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 99.88% 99.91% 99.83%
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 9 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 11.55% 11.66% 13.05% 15.99%
Beta 0.46% 0.50% 0.58% 0.68%
Alpha -0.19% -0.02% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.36% 0.35% 0.49% 0.73%
Sharpe -0.39% 0.34% 0.32% 0.22%
Sortino -0.63% 0.73% 0.44% 0.20%
Treynor -0.10% 0.08% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency - 99.88% 99.91% 99.83%

Fund Details

Start Date February 25, 1988
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $81

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC841

Investment Objectives

The NBI Small Cap Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth and preservation. The fund invests primarily in common shares of companies chosen for their growth potential. The fund may also invest in money market instruments and securities of Canadian federal and provincial governments. The fund makes investments in small capitalization companies which provide you with additional dynamic growth potential for a diversified portfolio.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests mainly in small capitalization Canadian equities. The fund may also invest in: equity securities of Canadian mid and large capitalization companies; rights and warrants; equity securities of foreign companies. The portfolio sub-advisor may choose to invest approximately 45% of the net assets of the fund in securities of underlying mutual funds managed by the manager or by third parties, including exchange-traded funds.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.

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 2.20%
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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