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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(05-22-2026)
$23.10
Change
$0.26 (1.15%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 01, 2002): 3.96%

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 5.22% -1.89% -3.63% -2.03% -0.14% 3.68% 3.44% 5.78% 2.34% 4.42% 3.11% 3.41% 3.37% 4.45%
Benchmark 7.20% 3.17% 10.28% 8.91% 29.93% 20.53% 17.18% 16.07% 11.10% 13.53% 10.19% 8.84% 8.84% 10.05%
Category Average 4.20% 0.56% 3.41% 3.49% 15.72% 13.20% 11.38% 11.43% 7.08% 10.19% 7.39% 6.54% 6.54% 7.70%
Category Rank 201 / 862 757 / 854 806 / 844 819 / 850 781 / 795 705 / 746 698 / 711 675 / 693 651 / 674 625 / 638 590 / 605 523 / 542 453 / 484 418 / 431
Quartile Ranking 1 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 3.24% 0.10% -2.87% 1.87% 1.88% -0.54% -1.25% -0.38% -0.14% 3.08% -9.54% 5.22%
Benchmark 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62% -9.73% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.61% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.70% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -4.48% 12.86% -4.84% 15.98% 6.22% 6.76% -16.38% 11.86% 9.20% 5.05%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
Category Rank 305/ 410 395/ 471 169/ 531 360/ 588 363/ 633 493/ 660 553/ 680 515/ 705 589/ 740 693/ 771

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.98% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.38% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 90.62
US Equity 5.35
Cash and Equivalents 4.00
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.84
Consumer Goods 17.13
Technology 13.24
Industrial Goods 12.83
Healthcare 12.23
Other 18.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 71.88
Asia 18.80
North America 9.30
Multi-National 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
ING Groep NV 4.49
Allianz SE 4.15
ASML Holding NV 4.09
Coca Cola HBC AG 3.76
Abb Ltd Cl N 3.53
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 3.46
Caixabank SA 3.38
Schneider Electric SE 3.37
Daifuku Co Ltd 3.32
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 3.12

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.27% 12.68% 12.16%
Beta 0.87 0.89 0.90
Alpha -0.10 -0.07 -0.04
Rsquared 0.82% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.03 0.02 0.26
Sortino 0.13 0.01 0.25
Treynor 0.00 0.00 0.04
Tax Efficiency 96.57% 96.63% 98.96%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 13.03% 11.27% 12.68% 12.16%
Beta 0.80 0.87 0.89 0.90
Alpha -0.21 -0.10 -0.07 -0.04
Rsquared 0.89% 0.82% 0.83% 0.83%
Sharpe -0.13 0.03 0.02 0.26
Sortino -0.22 0.13 0.01 0.25
Treynor -0.02 0.00 0.00 0.04
Tax Efficiency - 96.57% 96.63% 98.96%

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 October 01, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $284

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT075
NWT275

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located mainly outside of Canada and the United States. The Fund follows a responsible approach to investing, as described on pages 77 to 82 of this prospectus. Unitholder approval (by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders) is required prior to a fundamental change of investment objectives.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Sub-Advisor's investment approach seeks companies with sustainable and repeatable earnings growth with reasonable valuation. The strategy invests in secular growth industries through regional or global leaders that possess strong competitive advantages that can enable them to realize long-term sustainable growth in revenues and operating earnings. Through fundamental research, the Portfolio Sub-Advisor analyzes and selects companies based on four main investment criteria: industry

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • John Bai
Sub-Advisor

Addenda Capital Inc.

  • Scott Knight
  • Elizabeth Johnston
  • Thierry Borduas
  • Laury Chaussée

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Distributor

Aviso Financial Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.33%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Back 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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