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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series 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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2019, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(06-12-2025) 		$30.43
Change
$0.08 (0.25%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 2012): 12.88%

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 0.86% -5.83% -2.84% 1.05% 12.90% 13.76% 10.81% 10.03% 10.08% 8.43% 9.51% 8.68% 9.69% 10.00%
Benchmark 5.88% -5.07% -3.12% -3.37% 14.53% 21.32% 17.67% 14.22% 15.90% 15.75% 14.67% 14.04% 14.79% 14.00%
Category Average 5.26% -4.85% -5.13% -3.50% 9.43% 16.98% 12.94% 9.20% 12.41% 11.86% 10.74% 10.50% 11.05% 10.02%
Category Rank 1,286 / 1,332 743 / 1,310 286 / 1,297 68 / 1,298 380 / 1,274 926 / 1,208 888 / 1,157 518 / 1,081 847 / 1,019 844 / 952 656 / 874 635 / 814 553 / 738 382 / 650
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 1.21% 4.95% 1.54% 0.66% 1.83% 5.10% -3.85% 3.53% 3.65% -0.45% -6.21% 0.86%
Benchmark 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.43% (July 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.84% 8.58% 10.50% 8.36% 17.10% 0.81% 19.75% -3.12% 5.99% 21.36%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank 141/ 634 159/ 682 607/ 759 105/ 844 846/ 916 943/ 991 832/ 1,056 129/ 1,107 1,116/ 1,170 980/ 1,256

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.36% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.12% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.69
International Equity 3.99
Cash and Equivalents 0.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 17.78
Healthcare 17.78
Utilities 11.03
Financial Services 10.96
Telecommunications 9.57
Other 32.88

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.01
Europe 3.73
Latin America 0.25
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Southern Co 3.02
Duke Energy Corp 3.01
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.95
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.94
Kimberly-Clark Corp 2.92
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.91
Johnson & Johnson 2.88
Verizon Communications Inc 2.86
Procter & Gamble Co 2.85
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.82

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)

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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.99% 10.28% 10.99%
Beta 0.52% 0.59% 0.70%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.53% 0.60% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.75% 0.77%
Sortino 1.22% 1.10% 0.99%
Treynor 0.13% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 88.81% 87.21% 88.42%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 11.66% 9.99% 10.28% 10.99%
Beta 0.50% 0.52% 0.59% 0.70%
Alpha 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.32% 0.53% 0.60% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.68% 0.75% 0.77%
Sortino 1.28% 1.22% 1.10% 0.99%
Treynor 0.19% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 85.61% 88.81% 87.21% 88.42%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A67.4​67.461.7​61.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A86.8​86.864.9​64.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 19, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,074

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF488

Investment Objectives

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

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Norman So
  • Oliver McMahon
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada
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 1.87%
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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