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Russell Investments Real Assets Series B

Global Equity Balanced

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FundGrade E

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-06-2024)
$10.18
Change
$0.02 (0.21%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Russell Investments Real Assets Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 22, 2013): 4.63%

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 -0.35% 3.07% 9.10% 8.70% 18.43% 7.14% 2.34% 6.30% 2.39% 4.36% 3.60% 3.52% 3.57% 4.02%
Benchmark 0.42% 2.79% 10.62% 17.20% 26.88% 18.07% 6.92% 9.55% 8.96% 9.52% 8.24% 8.84% 8.53% 9.24%
Category Average -0.20% 2.18% 8.64% 13.52% 23.22% 13.95% 4.36% 8.19% 6.92% 7.23% 5.79% 6.34% 6.05% 6.04%
Category Rank 1,030 / 1,382 276 / 1,381 618 / 1,375 1,330 / 1,371 1,253 / 1,364 1,278 / 1,288 1,064 / 1,227 941 / 1,107 1,040 / 1,069 922 / 960 836 / 881 776 / 807 679 / 710 555 / 593
Quartile Ranking 3 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 6.08% 2.71% -1.87% 0.89% 3.03% -2.33% 3.16% -2.12% 4.83% 0.90% 2.51% -0.35%
Benchmark 5.87% 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.86% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.14% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 15.71% 8.44% 1.62% 4.23% -1.05% 14.27% -4.46% 15.57% -8.46% 2.69%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 4 1 3 4 1 1 4
Category Rank 12/ 539 210/ 612 616/ 713 797/ 808 114/ 887 672/ 980 1,048/ 1,075 183/ 1,124 218/ 1,238 1,265/ 1,288

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.71% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.46% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 45.40
International Equity 31.21
Cash and Equivalents 7.77
Income Trust Units 6.42
Commodities 4.79
Other 4.41

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Real Estate 36.73
Utilities 15.75
Energy 14.84
Industrial Services 12.37
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.78
Other 12.53

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.22
Europe 17.70
Asia 12.96
Latin America 5.71
Africa and Middle East 0.36
Other 5.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure Pool O 38.10
Russell Investments Global Real Estate Pool O 37.23
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking ETF (DBC) 9.55
Kosmos Energy Ltd 0.66
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd Cl A 0.65
Darling Ingredients Inc 0.58
BP PLC 0.56
Glencore PLC 0.51
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras - Pfd 0.49
Bradespar SA - Pfd 0.44

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Russell Investments Real Assets Series B

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.49% 12.30% 10.61%
Beta 0.91% 1.02% 0.93%
Alpha -0.04% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.71% 0.68%
Sharpe -0.04% 0.07% 0.28%
Sortino -0.01% 0.01% 0.20%
Treynor -0.01% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 15.81% 16.76% 56.08%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.51% 11.49% 12.30% 10.61%
Beta 1.01% 0.91% 1.02% 0.93%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.53% 0.69% 0.71% 0.68%
Sharpe 1.35% -0.04% 0.07% 0.28%
Sortino 3.49% -0.01% 0.01% 0.20%
Treynor 0.13% -0.01% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 89.38% 15.81% 16.76% 56.08%

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 May 22, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $32

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC138
FRC140
FRC162

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of asset classes that are directly or indirectly linked to physical assets, or to assets that the investment manager of the fund believes have a tendency to maintain their real (after inflation) value over time. The Fund invests in or gains exposure to primarily equity securities, fixed-income securities, permitted commodities and securities of other mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its objective, the Fund invests primarily in Underlying Funds and may invest in or obtain exposure to other investment products and strategies. The decision to gain exposure to an Underlying Fund or other investment product or strategy is based on Russell Investments’ assessment of the market outlook and the ability of the investment to help the Fund meet its stated investment objectives.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Russell Investments Canada Limited 05-22-2013
Russell Investment Management Company 07-29-2023

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Russell Investments Canada Limited
Advisor Russell Investments Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor Russell Investments Canada Limited
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.35%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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