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NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Canadian Equity Fund Investor Series

Canadian Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(12-13-2024)
$16.06
Change
-$0.07 (-0.43%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Canadian Equity Fund Investor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 30, 2015): 8.04%

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 2.35% 5.02% 13.45% 20.04% 23.71% 11.76% 7.93% 9.39% 8.12% 9.74% 7.40% 7.73% 7.78% -
Benchmark 6.37% 10.66% 16.91% 25.77% 30.69% 15.61% 10.90% 13.91% 11.92% 12.54% 10.25% 10.17% 10.75% 8.96%
Category Average 5.35% 8.49% 14.17% 21.52% 25.96% 13.04% 9.68% 12.40% 10.12% 10.55% 8.40% 8.32% 8.64% 7.35%
Category Rank 723 / 741 690 / 726 513 / 721 547 / 714 587 / 714 551 / 688 543 / 643 536 / 581 491 / 547 407 / 511 383 / 475 346 / 450 335 / 407 -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 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 3.05% 1.12% 1.84% 1.09% -1.43% 3.12% 0.56% 6.37% 0.99% 2.87% -0.25% 2.35%
Benchmark 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.24% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.13% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - 12.50% 8.36% -7.69% 21.40% 4.82% 16.79% -5.97% 6.84%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 4
Category Rank - - 366/ 408 152/ 450 136/ 476 227/ 521 226/ 547 559/ 582 432/ 649 634/ 688

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.40% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.64
Cash and Equivalents 0.23
Income Trust Units 0.11
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Services 21.92
Utilities 19.60
Financial Services 14.62
Basic Materials 11.73
Industrial Services 10.47
Other 21.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.96
Latin America 0.02
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Metro Inc 3.90
Empire Co Ltd Cl A 3.76
Loblaw Cos Ltd 3.75
Waste Connections Inc 2.83
Hydro One Ltd 2.68
George Weston Ltd 2.66
Fortis Inc 2.60
Dollarama Inc 2.60
RB Global Inc 2.53
TMX Group Ltd 2.46

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)

NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Canadian Equity Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.99% 13.34% -
Beta 0.65% 0.75% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.80% 0.78% -
Sharpe 0.46% 0.48% -
Sortino 0.83% 0.62% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 83.18% 88.12% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.89% 9.99% 13.34% -
Beta 0.59% 0.65% 0.75% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.60% 0.80% 0.78% -
Sharpe 2.49% 0.46% 0.48% -
Sortino 10.64% 0.83% 0.62% -
Treynor 0.29% 0.07% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 97.40% 83.18% 88.12% -

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 30, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $313

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC896

Investment Objectives

The NBI SmartBeta Canadian Equity Fund's investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests directly, or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio composed mainly of equity securities of Canadian companies that are selected using quantitative analysis of risk factors.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a portfolio composed mainly of common shares of Canadian large capitalization companies. The fund may also invest in: common shares of Canadian small and medium capitalization companies; securities convertible into common shares, including rights and warrants; common shares of foreign companies. The portfolio sub-advisor may choose to invest up to 10% of the net assets of the fund in underlying funds (including exchange-traded funds) managed by the manager or third parties.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
National Bank Trust Inc. 07-26-2019

Management and Organization

Fund Manager National Bank Investments Inc.
Advisor National Bank Trust Inc.
Custodian Natcan Trust Company
Registrar Natcan Trust Company
Distributor National Bank Investments Inc.
Auditor Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP

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 2.10%
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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