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NEI Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(07-24-2026)
$11.90
Change
-$0.29 (-2.34%)

As at June 30, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

As at June 30, 2026

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NEI Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 06, 2013): 6.96%

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 3.34% 32.05% 35.45% 35.45% 56.29% 31.22% 25.27% 19.18% 4.19% 9.60% 9.34% 7.88% 8.03% 9.14%
Benchmark 1.35% 14.95% 13.67% 13.67% 27.65% 21.10% 19.94% 15.90% 7.82% 10.72% 9.15% 8.29% 8.52% 9.87%
Category Average 2.17% 24.95% 28.91% 28.91% 48.79% 30.12% 24.18% 19.71% 8.76% 12.55% 10.36% 9.09% 8.88% 9.97%
Category Rank 84 / 316 33 / 308 47 / 306 47 / 306 103 / 301 150 / 293 144 / 271 182 / 265 221 / 248 199 / 230 160 / 220 149 / 196 118 / 176 102 / 161
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.61% 2.38% 8.02% 4.36% -2.58% 1.00% 6.99% 7.29% -10.65% 13.02% 13.06% 3.34%
Benchmark 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03% -8.17% 7.94% 5.08% 1.35%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.06% (May 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.37% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -0.31% 34.32% -15.72% 21.87% 32.14% -9.39% -30.05% 5.81% 15.59% 22.69%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 1 1 4 4 3 2 4
Category Rank 126/ 137 12/ 167 164/ 179 15/ 214 16/ 230 211/ 234 253/ 253 198/ 268 95/ 278 248/ 297

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.32% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-30.05% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 99.68
Cash and Equivalents 0.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 46.10
Financial Services 21.14
Industrial Goods 7.99
Consumer Goods 6.15
Healthcare 4.47
Other 14.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 84.36
Latin America 7.82
Africa and Middle East 5.46
Europe 1.41
North America 0.31
Other 0.64

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.46
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.93
SK Hynix Inc 6.10
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 2.29
Delta Electronics Inc 1.92
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.87
SK Square Co Ltd 1.82
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd 1.35
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.27
China Construction Bank Corp Cl H 1.26

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NEI Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.70% 17.55% 16.39%
Beta 1.24 1.20 1.16
Alpha 0.00 -0.04 -0.02
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.23 0.15 0.50
Sortino 2.55 0.23 0.66
Treynor 0.17 0.02 0.07
Tax Efficiency 99.90% 99.74% 99.57%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 22.77% 16.70% 17.55% 16.39%
Beta 1.44 1.24 1.20 1.16
Alpha 0.11 0.00 -0.04 -0.02
Rsquared 0.89% 0.79% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 2.00 1.23 0.15 0.50
Sortino 3.98 2.55 0.23 0.66
Treynor 0.32 0.17 0.02 0.07
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.90% 99.74% 99.57%

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 May 06, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $618

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT130

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing its assets primarily in equity securities of emerging market companies. The Fund will be able to invest in any sector and in both large and small capitalization companies. The Fund follows a responsible approach to investing, as described on pages 77 to 82 of this prospectus. Unitholder approval (by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders) is required prior to a fundamental change of investment objectives.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Sub-Advisor follows a disciplined, evidence-based quantitative investment approach focused on bottom-up stock selection in primarily liquid equity securities of Emerging Market companies. The strategy integrates multiple factors such as value, momentum, quality, analyst revisions, and short- term signals to generate stable alpha, carefully balancing responsible investing considerations alongside risk and return considerations. The Fund will exclude all companies with any direct rev

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • John Bai
Sub-Advisor

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

  • Jan Sytze Mosselaar
  • Han van der Boon

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Distributor

Aviso Financial Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.52%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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