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RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(07-04-2025)
$11.29
Change
$0.04 (0.32%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 28, 2016): 3.54%

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 1.45% 1.67% 0.32% 2.17% 10.42% 7.13% 3.29% 3.18% 4.96% 4.11% 3.62% 3.22% - -
Benchmark 5.56% 3.87% 3.54% 7.05% 21.05% 19.29% 11.55% 10.63% 14.92% 11.89% 10.58% 10.22% 10.45% 8.99%
Category Average 5.42% 3.77% 3.18% 6.36% 17.79% 16.36% 9.76% 9.37% 13.40% 10.14% 8.83% 8.37% 8.56% 7.43%
Category Rank 752 / 753 720 / 748 711 / 744 713 / 744 700 / 725 704 / 704 681 / 683 599 / 599 573 / 573 542 / 544 488 / 493 462 / 467 - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund -0.37% 4.01% 0.90% 2.49% 0.09% 2.62% -1.81% 0.07% 0.42% 0.42% -0.21% 1.45%
Benchmark -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.01% (July 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.67% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 4.80% -4.15% 9.78% -1.68% 15.08% -6.69% 0.24% 11.75%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 4
Category Rank - - 371/ 454 38/ 480 526/ 526 446/ 552 582/ 587 474/ 655 686/ 692 705/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.08% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.69% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 52.76
Canadian Equity 42.92
Income Trust Units 4.33
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 52.75
Financial Services 9.78
Energy 7.34
Basic Materials 7.27
Utilities 6.26
Other 16.60

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
National Bank of Canada TD 2.650% Apr 01, 2025 52.54
Enbridge Inc 1.22
Fortis Inc 1.17
Choice Properties REIT - Units 1.13
George Weston Ltd 1.11
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 1.11
Loblaw Cos Ltd 1.11
Power Corp of Canada 1.07
Hydro One Ltd 1.03
AltaGas Ltd 1.03

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)

RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.02% 5.25% -
Beta 0.31% 0.33% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.72% 0.64% -
Sharpe -0.12% 0.48% -
Sortino 0.11% 0.58% -
Treynor -0.02% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 60.52% 83.06% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.47% 5.02% 5.25% -
Beta 0.41% 0.31% 0.33% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.70% 0.72% 0.64% -
Sharpe 1.20% -0.12% 0.48% -
Sortino 3.20% 0.11% 0.58% -
Treynor 0.16% -0.02% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 92.07% 60.52% 83.06% -

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 November 28, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $12

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF9072

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term capital growth. The fund uses a systematic trend-following approach to invest primarily in equity securities of Canadian companies and short-term fixed-income securities.

Investment Strategy

The fund is managed using a systematic quantitative investment model designed to select stocks based on specific criteria related to their historical price patterns and volatility characteristics.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.83%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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