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NBI Resource Fund Investor Series

Natural Resources Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(05-27-2025)
$52.51
Change
$0.09 (0.17%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 1990Jan 1…Jan 1992Jan 1994Jan 1996Jan 1998Jan 2000Jan 2002Jan 2004Jan 2006Jan 2008Jan 2010Jan 2012Jan 2014Jan 2016Jan 2018Jan 2020Jan 2022Jan 2024Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 1990Jan 1995Jan 2000Jan 2005Jan 2010Jan 2015Jan 2020$10,000$60,000$110,000$160,000-$40,000$8,000$9,000$11,000$12,000Period

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NBI Resource Fund Investor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 10, 1989): 7.27%

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 -6.70% -9.51% -8.65% -7.05% -6.53% 5.43% 1.38% 9.22% 11.55% 8.26% 6.23% 4.82% 4.77% 4.15%
Benchmark -2.32% 2.56% 3.60% 7.90% 14.40% 9.76% 5.55% 12.48% 13.19% 9.76% 8.03% 6.25% 6.21% 4.75%
Category Average -6.24% -3.57% -2.82% -0.04% -1.18% 3.55% 2.30% 9.71% 17.23% 9.70% 6.14% 5.78% 5.82% 4.12%
Category Rank 64 / 114 80 / 112 78 / 112 83 / 112 71 / 110 53 / 109 77 / 108 76 / 104 95 / 102 71 / 102 68 / 100 76 / 92 74 / 89 58 / 79
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.38% -4.29% 4.00% -2.35% -0.92% 2.77% 2.47% -4.08% 2.72% -2.81% -0.21% -6.70%
Benchmark 4.69% -4.69% 6.39% -0.48% 0.27% 4.24% 0.96% -4.90% 5.21% -0.15% 5.16% -2.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

25.89% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -15.26% 36.13% -1.83% -18.74% 24.27% -8.36% 24.67% 13.48% 5.25% 14.57%
Benchmark -23.78% 36.74% -1.69% -15.86% 20.06% -7.01% 21.57% 12.86% -0.78% 19.24%
Category Average -22.23% 40.92% -2.18% -21.77% 9.95% 5.03% 32.84% 13.19% 2.62% 7.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 2 1
Category Rank 23/ 76 69/ 85 39/ 90 46/ 100 5/ 102 97/ 102 72/ 103 88/ 105 29/ 109 24/ 110

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.13% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.74% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.47
Income Trust Units 4.88
Cash and Equivalents 0.61
Other 0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Energy 52.00
Basic Materials 46.22
Industrial Services 0.81
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.61
Mutual Fund 0.03
Other 0.33

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.97
Multi-National 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Methanex Corp 10.05
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 9.68
Suncor Energy Inc 9.63
Cenovus Energy Inc 9.58
Imperial Oil Ltd 9.29
Winpak Ltd 7.69
Canfor Corp 6.48
Major Drilling Group International Inc 5.98
Total Energy Services Inc 5.53
Richards Packaging Income Fund - Units 4.88

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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NBI Resource Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Natural Resources Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.52% 15.76% 19.27%
Beta 0.82% 0.87% 0.98%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.80% 0.91%
Sharpe -0.07% 0.62% 0.22%
Sortino -0.02% 0.87% 0.22%
Treynor -0.01% 0.11% 0.04%
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 10 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 12.35% 16.52% 15.76% 19.27%
Beta 0.78% 0.82% 0.87% 0.98%
Alpha -0.17% -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.73% 0.80% 0.91%
Sharpe -0.79% -0.07% 0.62% 0.22%
Sortino -0.88% -0.02% 0.87% 0.22%
Treynor -0.12% -0.01% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency - 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A10.010.035.435.40%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: A14.314.351.851.80%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 10, 1989
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $52

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC844

Investment Objectives

The NBI Resource Fund aims to achieve capital growth primarily by investing in equities of Canadian natural resource companies and companies that support resource companies.

Investment Strategy

The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in companies that engage in natural resource activities, such as mining, oil and gas, energy, forest products, water resources and fishing, and companies that support those industries. The portfolio sub-advisor uses a combination of growth and value styles and a mix of investment strategies to select portfolio investments for the fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Foyston, Gordon and Payne, Inc.

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 25

Fees

MER 2.19%
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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