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NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

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Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025) 		$85.91
Change
$0.90 (1.06%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 1987): 8.75%

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 -1.94% -1.96% 3.41% 4.66% 6.17% 12.73% 8.97% 3.43% 8.38% 8.12% 8.62% 7.46% 7.26% 7.40%
Benchmark 1.57% 10.88% 23.01% 21.97% 26.13% 28.83% 19.84% 12.15% 16.24% 13.34% 13.19% 11.09% 11.33% 11.12%
Category Average 0.70% 6.38% 16.58% 14.45% 17.83% 22.47% 15.90% 9.37% 14.10% 11.49% 11.01% 9.12% 9.39% 8.95%
Category Rank 601 / 602 598 / 599 592 / 593 554 / 574 570 / 574 565 / 568 556 / 561 540 / 550 533 / 537 517 / 527 486 / 509 442 / 480 397 / 416 381 / 407
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.73% -3.14% 3.34% 0.60% -3.40% 0.78% 4.70% 0.37% 0.38% 0.49% -0.51% -1.94%
Benchmark 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.92% (December 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.84% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -5.52% 15.04% 2.06% -5.10% 24.29% 10.49% 22.96% -12.57% 10.65% 10.43%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 4
Category Rank 324/ 375 177/ 408 394/ 431 146/ 481 72/ 513 201/ 529 260/ 537 365/ 550 407/ 561 549/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.29% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 56.78
US Equity 31.59
International Equity 9.04
Cash and Equivalents 2.58
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.59
Consumer Services 17.23
Technology 16.93
Industrial Services 13.66
Healthcare 6.30
Other 20.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.96
Europe 9.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 5.61
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.14
Stantec Inc 3.93
TMX Group Ltd 3.92
Microsoft Corp 3.88
Boyd Group Services Inc 3.87
Waste Connections Inc 3.70
Loblaw Cos Ltd 3.67
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Cl A 3.66
Intact Financial Corp 3.05

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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NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.43% 12.67% 12.34%
Beta 0.81% 0.90% 0.92%
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.72% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.49% 0.50%
Sortino 0.99% 0.73% 0.59%
Treynor 0.06% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.51% 97.61% 98.44%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.29% 10.43% 12.67% 12.34%
Beta 0.66% 0.81% 0.90% 0.92%
Alpha -0.09% -0.06% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.53% 0.72% 0.72% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.39% 0.50% 0.49% 0.50%
Sortino 0.62% 0.99% 0.73% 0.59%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 86.08% 96.51% 97.61% 98.44%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A66.9​66.941.3​41.30%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

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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, 1987
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $720

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC887

Investment Objectives

The NBI Canadian Equity Growth Fund aims to provide investors with superior investment returns over the long term, having regard for the safety of capital. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily Canadian equities.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests primarily in Canadian equity. The fund may also invest in: treasury bills, short-term notes and other money market instruments, securities convertible into common shares (including rights and warrants), income trusts, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), exchange-traded notes, common shares of foreign companies (including companies located in emerging markets).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

  • David Arpin
  • Shah Khan
  • David Taylor
  • Tyler Hewlett
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 50

Fees

MER 2.14%
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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