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RBC QUBE Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(12-04-2025)
$12.25
Change
$0.05 (0.37%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

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RBC QUBE Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 18, 2022): 8.47%

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 1.68% 3.31% 8.11% 6.96% 9.24% 11.25% 10.76% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.46% 11.46% 24.10% 21.44% 22.29% 24.88% 20.78% 8.55% 8.86% 8.75% 9.50% 6.85% 8.17% 8.71%
Category Average 4.54% 14.26% 28.71% 29.56% 28.91% 25.07% 20.76% 6.68% 7.64% 7.86% 8.40% 5.56% 7.04% 7.43%
Category Rank 313 / 326 326 / 326 325 / 325 320 / 322 319 / 322 302 / 302 282 / 287 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 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 -0.14% 2.27% 0.77% -1.54% 2.17% -2.40% 0.91% 3.08% 0.60% -0.84% 2.47% 1.68%
Benchmark -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.90% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.06% (August 2023)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - 7.58% 11.71%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 3 4
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 182/ 289 232/ 302

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.71% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.58% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 99.54
Cash and Equivalents 0.35
Income Trust Units 0.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.08
Telecommunications 18.69
Consumer Goods 14.92
Technology 11.01
Healthcare 9.16
Other 26.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 77.99
Africa and Middle East 17.39
Latin America 3.16
North America 0.35
Europe 0.15
Other 0.96

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Ind and Commercial Bank of China Ltd Cl H 2.94
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd 2.93
LG Uplus Corp 2.77
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 2.74
Bank of China Ltd Cl H 2.69
Petronas Gas Bhd 2.51
Saudi Telecom Co SJSC 2.38
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 2.37
Mobile Telecommunications Co KSCP 2.20
Bank of Communications Co Ltd Cl H 2.17

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 QUBE Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.25% - -
Beta 0.57% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.69% - -
Sharpe 0.80% - -
Sortino 1.82% - -
Treynor 0.12% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.92% 8.25% - -
Beta 0.44% 0.57% - -
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.52% 0.69% - -
Sharpe 1.05% 0.80% - -
Sortino 1.77% 1.82% - -
Treynor 0.14% 0.12% - -
Tax Efficiency 95.71% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date July 18, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF1596

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located or active in emerging markets using a quantitative investment approach. The fund seeks to achieve a reduced level of volatility of returns as compared to the broader emerging markets equity market.

Investment Strategy

The fund is managed using a quantitative investment model designed to select individual stocks while controlling portfolio-level risk. This involves building a portfolio that maximizes exposure to factors associated with outperformance, while controlling for exposure to risk factors. To achieve the fund’s objectives, the portfolio manager: invests primarily in equity securities of companies located or active in emerging markets; diversifies the fund across industries within the emerging markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Oliver McMahon
  • Norman So
Sub-Advisor

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Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible No
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.10%
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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