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RBC India Equity Fund A

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Geographic Equity

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(05-02-2025) 		$18.03
Change
$0.08 (0.43%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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RBC India Equity Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 26, 2009): 4.53%

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 7.55% -6.09% -8.90% -6.09% 4.53% 16.91% 9.24% 10.01% 19.03% 7.55% 6.68% 6.43% 8.61% 5.46%
Benchmark -1.51% 1.51% 5.33% 1.51% 15.81% 14.88% 7.77% 10.75% 16.76% 10.91% 10.51% 9.37% 10.36% 8.54%
Category Average 3.55% -2.07% -4.39% -2.07% 3.19% 14.40% 9.16% 7.52% 14.26% 8.38% 6.34% 7.77% 8.80% 6.87%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 3.76% -2.42% 7.14% 4.44% -0.81% 2.10% -3.75% 0.62% 0.16% -4.05% -8.99% 7.55%
Benchmark -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

24.37% (January 2012)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-26.80% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.23% -6.11% 31.20% -8.89% -1.71% 6.45% 25.44% -6.25% 15.74% 20.55%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average 3.66% 2.24% 28.39% -9.85% 12.16% 14.68% 11.64% -10.77% 19.30% 15.57%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.20% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.89% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.08
Cash and Equivalents 1.92

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.80
Consumer Goods 13.14
Real Estate 9.78
Technology 9.50
Energy 7.77
Other 27.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 98.08
North America 1.92

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
HDFC Bank Ltd 8.22
Reliance Industries Ltd 7.77
ICICI Bank Ltd 6.03
Larsen & Toubro Ltd 4.62
DLF Ltd 4.45
Infosys Ltd 4.21
Zomato Ltd 3.73
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 3.64
Axis Bank Ltd 3.55
Bharti Airtel Ltd 3.50

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 India Equity Fund A

Median

Other - Geographic Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.38% 15.56% 19.73%
Beta 0.29% 0.46% 0.66%
Alpha 0.07% 0.11% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.08% 0.15% 0.18%
Sharpe 0.42% 1.05% 0.29%
Sortino 0.73% 1.86% 0.30%
Treynor 0.21% 0.36% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 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 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.89% 14.38% 15.56% 19.73%
Beta -0.20% 0.29% 0.46% 0.66%
Alpha 0.09% 0.07% 0.11% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.02% 0.08% 0.15% 0.18%
Sharpe 0.11% 0.42% 1.05% 0.29%
Sortino 0.24% 0.73% 1.86% 0.30%
Treynor -0.09% 0.21% 0.36% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 October 26, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $17

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF1850

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities of publicly traded companies registered, or with an official listing, on a stock exchange in India, as well as investing in securities of public companies based outside of India that have a significant business or investment link with India.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities issued by medium to large actively traded companies. The portfolio may also include securities in appropriate smaller companies. The Fund may invest in equity-related securities including, but not limited to, warrants, American depositary receipts and global depositary receipts.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Ltd.
Sub-Advisor

RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Ltd.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust
Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Royal Bank of Canada
Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 3.14%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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