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RBC O'Shaughnessy International Equity Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$16.05
Change
-$0.18 (-1.11%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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RBC O'Shaughnessy International Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 17, 2005): 4.58%

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 2.75% 11.83% 22.16% 32.68% 32.74% 28.71% 24.09% 12.60% 14.97% 9.70% 8.88% 6.09% 7.14% 6.22%
Benchmark 2.68% 9.86% 17.82% 25.91% 26.15% 24.41% 21.38% 10.27% 12.91% 9.98% 10.09% 7.98% 9.20% 8.28%
Category Average 1.35% 6.90% 11.90% 17.86% 17.70% 19.62% 17.58% 7.07% 10.02% 7.99% 8.28% 6.27% 7.51% 6.66%
Category Rank 100 / 836 12 / 825 18 / 813 8 / 790 11 / 790 20 / 758 19 / 717 29 / 692 43 / 668 175 / 642 298 / 589 347 / 526 323 / 469 286 / 405
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 0.49% -0.43% 6.34% 3.07% -0.18% -0.72% 5.57% 2.32% 1.13% 4.28% 4.36% 2.75%
Benchmark 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.99% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.08% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 16.57% -5.43% 15.07% -13.03% 10.95% -2.82% 11.34% -8.62% 12.17% 15.26%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 1
Category Rank 202/ 360 334/ 409 317/ 470 466/ 530 521/ 591 557/ 642 188/ 672 228/ 694 510/ 724 110/ 759

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.57% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.03% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 96.92
Cash and Equivalents 1.92
Income Trust Units 1.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.16
Industrial Goods 13.29
Consumer Goods 8.42
Technology 8.02
Healthcare 7.64
Other 35.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 67.83
Asia 29.43
North America 1.54
Latin America 0.88
Africa and Middle East 0.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
EUR Currency 3.09
Enel SpA 2.91
Prosus NV 2.89
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd 2.43
Allianz SE 2.35
Novartis AG Cl N 2.19
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 1.96
Banco de Sabadell SA 1.93
Hitachi Ltd 1.92
Barclays PLC 1.89

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

RBC O'Shaughnessy International Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.33% 12.74% 12.95%
Beta 1.03% 0.98% 1.03%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.91% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.63% 0.95% 0.39%
Sortino 4.20% 1.67% 0.43%
Treynor 0.18% 0.12% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.81% 95.63% 89.42%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.31% 11.33% 12.74% 12.95%
Beta 1.13% 1.03% 0.98% 1.03%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.88% 0.91% 0.89%
Sharpe 3.15% 1.63% 0.95% 0.39%
Sortino 20.52% 4.20% 1.67% 0.43%
Treynor 0.23% 0.18% 0.12% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 98.73% 96.81% 95.63% 89.42%

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 January 17, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $229

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF586

Investment Objectives

The objective of the fund is to provide a long-term total return, consisting of capital growth and current income. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies outside of North America based on Strategy Indexing, an investment portfolio management model developed in 1995 by Jim O’Shaughnessy. Strategy Indexing is a rigorous and disciplined approach to stock selection based on characteristics associated with above average returns over long periods of time.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund’s objectives, the portfolio manager: employs a proprietary quantitative approach to security selection based on research and analysis of historical data; screens securities using a factor-based model for attractive value, growth and quality characteristics; screens securities based on financial and governance risk factors; and through ongoing quantitative research, may modify the criteria with the goal of better achieving each strategy’s objective.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, L.L.C.

  • Ehren Stanhope
  • Daniel Nitiutomo
  • Claire Noel

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds 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 100

Fees

MER 2.20%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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