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NBI SmartData International Equity Fund Advisor Series / DSC

International Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$12.77
Change
-$0.08 (-0.65%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 22, 2007): 6.33%

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 0.85% 7.17% 12.26% 27.86% 27.24% 21.53% 18.01% 12.24% 11.54% 9.55% 9.31% 7.01% 8.30% 6.91%
Benchmark -0.03% 6.30% 12.80% 25.87% 26.07% 20.04% 17.54% 10.75% 10.32% 9.60% 9.86% 7.82% 9.43% 8.20%
Category Average -0.38% 4.16% 7.07% 17.41% 16.91% 15.72% 13.34% 7.50% 7.72% 7.50% 8.04% 6.16% 7.68% 6.54%
Category Rank 202 / 861 70 / 825 110 / 814 57 / 790 61 / 790 72 / 759 64 / 724 52 / 693 71 / 672 132 / 642 217 / 589 249 / 529 243 / 470 222 / 406
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -0.49% 6.30% 2.54% -0.28% 0.28% 4.50% 1.58% -0.95% 4.10% 4.36% 1.83% 0.85%
Benchmark 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.52% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.45% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.37% -2.80% 15.45% -10.06% 12.19% 2.69% 9.45% -8.20% 15.07% 13.03%
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 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
Category Rank 258/ 360 247/ 409 296/ 470 353/ 530 504/ 591 436/ 642 296/ 672 211/ 694 269/ 724 277/ 759

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.45% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.06% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.66
Cash and Equivalents 1.98
Income Trust Units 0.26
US Equity 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.91
Industrial Goods 13.85
Consumer Goods 13.25
Healthcare 11.94
Technology 8.43
Other 29.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.76
Asia 31.78
North America 2.08
Latin America 0.26
Africa and Middle East 0.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
ASML Holding NV 2.42
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.98
Nestle SA Cl N 1.83
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 1.69
Novartis AG Cl N 1.66
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR 1.57
Allianz SE 1.45
L'Air Liquide SA 1.18
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.15
Siemens AG Cl N 1.14

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)

NBI SmartData International Equity Fund Advisor Series / DSC

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.96% 11.16% 11.60%
Beta 0.94% 0.95% 0.94%
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.93% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.47% 0.80% 0.48%
Sortino 3.65% 1.34% 0.56%
Treynor 0.14% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 96.55% 93.65% 84.72%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.06% 8.96% 11.16% 11.60%
Beta 1.08% 0.94% 0.95% 0.94%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.90% 0.93% 0.92%
Sharpe 2.72% 1.47% 0.80% 0.48%
Sortino 14.38% 3.65% 1.34% 0.56%
Treynor 0.20% 0.14% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 96.63% 96.55% 93.65% 84.72%

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 22, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,643

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC591

Investment Objectives

The NBI SmartData International Equity Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth. This fund invests directly, or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio mainly composed of equities of foreign companies located outside of North America and in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded on recognized stock exchanges.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of foreign companies located outside North America and in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that are traded on recognized stock exchanges. The portfolio manager will generally invest in common shares of large capitalization companies, but may also invest in small- and mid-cap securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP

  • Len Ioffe
  • Osman Ali
  • Dennis Walsh
  • Takashi Suwabe
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.

Custodian

Natcan Trust Company

Registrar

Natcan Trust Company

Distributor

National Bank Investments 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 2.12%
Management Fee 1.40%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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