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Russell Investments Emerging Markets Equity Pool Series B

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(03-13-2026)
$28.26
Change
-$0.23 (-0.80%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at March 31, 2025

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Russell Investments Emerging Markets Equity Pool Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2001): 5.88%

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 5.48% 14.90% 26.39% 14.21% 40.94% 27.30% 19.90% 11.00% 6.20% 8.82% 7.46% 4.71% 6.46% 8.49%
Benchmark 3.03% 7.32% 15.33% 7.69% 26.72% 22.67% 18.04% 11.04% 7.01% 9.84% 8.70% 6.54% 8.44% 10.23%
Category Average 5.74% 15.40% 26.42% 13.99% 43.17% 26.62% 20.30% 11.98% 6.54% 10.27% 8.92% 6.40% 8.30% 9.74%
Category Rank 206 / 333 215 / 331 200 / 328 193 / 333 203 / 325 151 / 307 189 / 292 210 / 283 168 / 253 190 / 249 176 / 230 148 / 189 143 / 179 109 / 148
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.82% -3.26% 3.42% 5.82% 2.51% 1.91% 7.94% 3.95% -1.96% 0.60% 8.28% 5.48%
Benchmark 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.78% (March 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.36% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.92% 25.02% -13.76% 14.13% 9.52% -1.51% -19.20% 4.88% 15.91% 27.01%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 2 3
Category Rank 46/ 145 141/ 175 159/ 188 127/ 229 209/ 249 95/ 253 211/ 272 232/ 291 100/ 304 206/ 324

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.01% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.92
Cash and Equivalents 2.48
US Equity 0.88
Canadian Equity 0.59
Income Trust Units 0.13

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 31.17
Financial Services 23.50
Consumer Goods 11.04
Consumer Services 6.88
Basic Materials 6.06
Other 21.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 75.76
Latin America 9.15
Africa and Middle East 7.05
Europe 4.63
North America 3.37
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 5.90
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.77
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.65
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.04
RICL CAD CASH MGT FND SERIES O 1.53
MediaTek Inc 1.42
SK Hynix Inc 1.13
Byd Co Ltd Cl H 1.02
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 1.01
Meituan 0.93

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Russell Investments Emerging Markets Equity Pool Series B

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.16% 13.78% 14.00%
Beta 1.05% 1.08% 1.07%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.91% 0.93%
Sharpe 1.36% 0.30% 0.52%
Sortino 3.28% 0.48% 0.68%
Treynor 0.14% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 95.04% 82.53% 88.87%
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 12.50% 11.16% 13.78% 14.00%
Beta 1.18% 1.05% 1.08% 1.07%
Alpha 0.07% 0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.86% 0.91% 0.93%
Sharpe 2.64% 1.36% 0.30% 0.52%
Sortino 7.83% 3.28% 0.48% 0.68%
Treynor 0.28% 0.14% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 97.05% 95.04% 82.53% 88.87%

Fund Details

Start Date January 12, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $19

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC541
FRC571
FRC572
FRC573

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by assuming a higher level of volatility than is ordinarily expected from developed markets outside North America by investing primarily in equity securities of emerging market countries. The investment objective cannot be changed unless unitholders of the Fund approve the change at a meeting.

Investment Strategy

This Fund invests primarily in shares of companies located in emerging market countries, which includes frontier markets. An emerging market country is a country with an economy that the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. These countries generally include every country in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and most countries in Western Europe.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

Oaktree Capital Management

  • Frank Carroll
  • Janet Wang

Coeli Frontier Markets AB

  • David James Brennan

RWC Asset Advisors (US) LLC

  • John Malloy

Axiom International Investors LLC

  • Andrew Jacobson

Man Numeric Boston, MA

  • Mickael Nouvellon

Pzena Investment Management, LLC

  • Caroline Cai
  • Allison Fisch
  • Rakesh Bordia
  • Akhil Subramanian

Sands Capital Management, LLC

  • Brian Christiansen
  • Teeja Boye

Russell Investment Management, LLC

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC

  • Rand S. Wrighton Jr.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 0
PAC Subsequent 0
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.67%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.20%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.35%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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