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NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Global Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2023

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NAVPS
(03-20-2026)
$80.64
Change
-$1.88 (-2.28%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 1995): 10.18%

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 -1.90% -4.05% 0.66% -1.56% 7.20% 11.68% 19.16% 14.60% 12.59% 16.39% 17.20% 15.96% 16.74% 17.97%
Benchmark 2.25% 3.44% 11.12% 4.38% 18.33% 20.04% 20.72% 14.77% 13.20% 14.90% 13.52% 11.99% 12.31% 13.10%
Category Average 1.67% 2.38% 7.91% 3.22% 12.94% 14.63% 15.64% 10.72% 9.69% 11.51% 10.36% 9.14% 9.43% 10.09%
Category Rank 2,053 / 2,190 2,025 / 2,168 1,875 / 2,132 1,949 / 2,173 1,574 / 2,078 1,478 / 1,985 393 / 1,848 217 / 1,734 286 / 1,568 77 / 1,445 30 / 1,389 27 / 1,186 10 / 1,025 9 / 890
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -7.29% -4.48% 7.58% 5.59% 5.34% 0.51% 2.98% 3.57% -1.64% -2.53% 0.34% -1.90%
Benchmark -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21% -0.91% 2.09% 2.25%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

40.25% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-31.12% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.74% 26.55% 4.61% 35.74% 37.42% 14.22% -12.89% 29.26% 30.59% 8.29%
Benchmark 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84% 16.60%
Category Average 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13% 12.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 4
Category Rank 193/ 866 24/ 1,019 70/ 1,166 27/ 1,361 78/ 1,443 1,114/ 1,558 820/ 1,711 75/ 1,846 227/ 1,959 1,577/ 2,071

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

37.42% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.89% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 92.49
International Equity 6.24
Cash and Equivalents 1.26
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 47.25
Healthcare 11.06
Consumer Services 10.33
Financial Services 7.16
Consumer Goods 5.71
Other 18.49

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.75
Asia 2.63
Europe 2.30
Africa and Middle East 0.77
Latin America 0.53
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.06
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.87
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.32
Amazon.com Inc 4.24
Microsoft Corp 3.42
Apple Inc 3.34
Broadcom Inc 2.66
Walmart Inc 2.43
PepsiCo Inc 2.35
Baker Hughes Co Cl A 2.25

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.08% 14.32% 14.72%
Beta 1.37% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha -0.08% -0.02% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.80% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.06% 0.71% 1.08%
Sortino 2.03% 1.17% 1.79%
Treynor 0.11% 0.09% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.48% 14.08% 14.32% 14.72%
Beta 1.39% 1.37% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha -0.16% -0.08% -0.02% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.78% 0.80% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.36% 1.06% 0.71% 1.08%
Sortino 0.52% 2.03% 1.17% 1.79%
Treynor 0.04% 0.11% 0.09% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 August 31, 1995
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $271

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC879

Investment Objectives

The NBI Innovators Fund (formerly NBI Science and Technology Fund) aims to aggressively seek capital appreciation for investors over the long term (greater than five years) primarily by investing in global companies whose activities are partially focused on scientific and technological research.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio sub-advisor uses a bottom-up investment approach to identify high conviction ideas with strong fundamentals at attractive valuations. The portfolio sub-advisor identifies global companies whose activities are partially focused on scientific and technological research and are operated by skilled management teams who drive innovation and deliver differentiated products and services by effectively deploying capital into research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

  • Iain Stealey
  • Robert C. Michele
  • Lisa Coleman
  • Andrew Headley
  • Jeffrey Hutz
  • Robert Cook
  • Thomas Hauser
  • Jeffrey Lovell
  • Manish Goyal

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 50

Fees

MER 2.24%
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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