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NEI U.S. Equity RS Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(07-25-2025)
$79.36
Change
$0.54 (0.68%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2025Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Jan 1983Jan 1989Jan 1995Jan 2001Jan 2007Jan 2013Jan 2019$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

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NEI U.S. Equity RS Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 29, 1982): 7.82%

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 2.69% 1.32% -0.88% -0.88% 9.98% 16.67% 17.24% 11.86% 13.05% 11.69% 12.01% 11.93% 11.51% 10.19%
Benchmark 4.21% 5.29% 0.70% 0.70% 14.79% 21.58% 22.01% 13.98% 16.67% 15.87% 14.97% 15.11% 15.47% 14.65%
Category Average 4.11% 5.46% 0.47% 0.47% 10.63% 16.88% 17.15% 9.34% 13.21% 11.82% 11.14% 11.32% 11.70% 10.63%
Category Rank 1,080 / 1,341 966 / 1,312 788 / 1,295 788 / 1,295 745 / 1,274 738 / 1,208 686 / 1,157 313 / 1,087 586 / 1,020 589 / 975 418 / 878 434 / 816 469 / 740 417 / 650
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.37% -0.21% 1.43% 1.51% 4.92% 0.53% 3.44% -0.84% -4.62% -5.04% 3.90% 2.69%
Benchmark 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.38% (December 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.84% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.57% -0.41% 7.03% 5.68% 22.15% 6.18% 22.05% -6.37% 16.94% 28.33%
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 3 4 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 3
Category Rank 365/ 632 578/ 680 716/ 757 154/ 842 627/ 914 787/ 989 676/ 1,054 171/ 1,104 783/ 1,167 685/ 1,253

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.33% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.37% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 84.49
International Equity 11.27
Cash and Equivalents 2.40
Canadian Equity 1.84

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 38.70
Financial Services 15.56
Consumer Services 10.69
Healthcare 7.96
Industrial Services 7.74
Other 19.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.73
Europe 7.52
Latin America 1.56
Asia 1.21
Africa and Middle East 0.98

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 8.79
Apple Inc 4.63
Broadcom Inc 3.18
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.04
NVIDIA Corp 2.80
Visa Inc Cl A 2.55
Amazon.com Inc 2.37
Intuit Inc 2.35
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.27
McKesson Corp 2.10

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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NEI U.S. Equity RS Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.18% 10.68% 11.38%
Beta 0.72% 0.75% 0.82%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.97% 0.76%
Sortino 2.34% 1.51% 1.00%
Treynor 0.17% 0.14% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 96.35% 96.89% 97.71%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 10.85% 10.18% 10.68% 11.38%
Beta 0.80% 0.72% 0.75% 0.82%
Alpha -0.02% 0.02% 0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.89% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.62% 1.23% 0.97% 0.76%
Sortino 0.97% 2.34% 1.51% 1.00%
Treynor 0.08% 0.17% 0.14% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 88.60% 96.35% 96.89% 97.71%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A72.272.261.561.50%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 January 29, 1982
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,641

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT063
NWT263

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long-term by investing mostly in the common shares of a wide variety of companies listed on North American stock exchanges. The Fund follows a responsible approach to investing, as described on pages 74 to 79 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 aims to create an actively managed, high-conviction equity portfolio designed to outperform the market over a full cycle, while emphasizing downside protection and capturing most of the upside in rising markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • John Bai
Sub-Advisor

AllianceBernstein Canada Inc.

  • Kent Hargis

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 2.27%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Back or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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