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NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Global Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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

2024, 2023

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$87.56
Change
-$1.59 (-1.78%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 1995): 10.42%

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 -1.64% 4.91% 17.28% 11.10% 8.96% 22.53% 21.14% 14.35% 14.26% 17.33% 18.64% 17.03% 18.55% 17.29%
Benchmark -0.21% 7.43% 16.77% 17.66% 17.83% 23.70% 19.82% 12.53% 13.51% 13.27% 13.30% 11.82% 12.70% 11.89%
Category Average 0.01% 5.40% 12.16% 13.81% 12.32% 18.48% 14.92% 8.75% 10.15% 10.11% 10.34% 8.95% 9.78% 9.04%
Category Rank 1,873 / 2,157 1,427 / 2,126 326 / 2,100 1,421 / 2,066 1,523 / 2,065 431 / 1,954 152 / 1,840 81 / 1,699 135 / 1,545 28 / 1,437 22 / 1,344 20 / 1,154 3 / 1,014 2 / 859
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.93% 4.23% -4.60% -7.29% -4.48% 7.58% 5.59% 5.34% 0.51% 2.98% 3.57% -1.64%
Benchmark 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

40.25% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-31.12% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 21.25% 7.74% 26.55% 4.61% 35.74% 37.42% 14.22% -12.89% 29.26% 30.59%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1
Category Rank 113/ 741 188/ 862 18/ 1,015 65/ 1,161 27/ 1,356 68/ 1,438 1,111/ 1,553 825/ 1,705 65/ 1,840 222/ 1,954

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 93.04
International Equity 6.55
Cash and Equivalents 0.41

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 44.23
Consumer Services 14.27
Healthcare 12.05
Financial Services 9.65
Consumer Goods 4.16
Other 15.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.45
Europe 3.16
Asia 1.38
Africa and Middle East 1.18
Latin America 0.84

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 7.17
Amazon.com Inc 6.34
NVIDIA Corp 6.05
Apple Inc 5.37
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.89
Walmart Inc 3.18
Broadcom Inc 3.00
American Express Co 2.59
Netflix Inc 2.12
Sherwin-Williams Co 2.03

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)

NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.63% 14.32% 14.88%
Beta 1.36% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.80% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.12% 0.82% 1.03%
Sortino 2.15% 1.35% 1.68%
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 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 9 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 16.50% 14.63% 14.32% 14.88%
Beta 1.48% 1.36% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha -0.15% -0.05% -0.01% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.83% 0.80% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.43% 1.12% 0.82% 1.03%
Sortino 0.65% 2.15% 1.35% 1.68%
Treynor 0.05% 0.12% 0.10% 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) $290

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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