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Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Pool Series B

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(04-21-2026)
$12.98
Change
-$0.12 (-0.93%)

As at March 31, 2026

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Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Pool Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 25, 2010): 5.23%

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 -5.56% 3.11% 3.41% 3.11% 16.39% 9.48% 11.07% 8.06% 6.41% 13.72% 7.80% 6.51% 6.76% 7.65%
Benchmark -5.42% 2.92% 3.68% 2.92% 19.33% 12.70% 14.39% 10.29% 8.15% 14.69% 9.44% 8.38% 8.75% 9.76%
Category Average -6.32% -0.34% 0.03% -0.34% 14.58% 8.68% 10.10% 6.94% 4.77% 11.96% 7.03% 5.77% 5.99% 6.70%
Category Rank 78 / 291 67 / 290 71 / 280 67 / 290 70 / 274 93 / 261 114 / 247 105 / 228 93 / 208 78 / 190 93 / 168 75 / 141 76 / 130 64 / 124
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -4.24% 5.58% 3.47% 1.78% 3.54% 2.10% -0.02% 1.79% -1.45% 4.31% 4.68% -5.56%
Benchmark -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68% 2.65% 2.67% 0.79% 0.81% -0.85% 3.81% 4.82% -5.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.79% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.43% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 3.66% 11.57% -10.59% 17.04% 5.86% 19.36% -11.47% 9.37% 17.32% 8.07%
Benchmark 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68% 11.95%
Category Average 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04% 12.29%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 2 4 1 2 3 2 3
Category Rank 69/ 124 87/ 130 97/ 140 79/ 166 135/ 171 24/ 206 104/ 228 177/ 240 78/ 258 152/ 271

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.36% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.47% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Geographic Allocation

Top Holdings

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Russell Investments Global Smaller Companies Pool Series B

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.37% 13.76% 14.76%
Beta 1.03% 0.97% 1.02%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.31% 0.45%
Sortino 1.06% 0.47% 0.54%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 88.97% 73.67% 80.50%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.21% 13.37% 13.76% 14.76%
Beta 1.06% 1.03% 0.97% 1.02%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.94% 0.94% 0.95%
Sharpe 1.11% 0.58% 0.31% 0.45%
Sortino 1.72% 1.06% 0.47% 0.54%
Treynor 0.13% 0.07% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 93.39% 88.97% 73.67% 80.50%

Fund Details

Start Date October 25, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $4

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC730
FRC763
FRC764
FRC765

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation principally through exposure to equity securities of issuers with a smaller market capitalization. The investment objective cannot be changed unless unitholders of the Fund approve the change at a meeting.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in shares of foreign companies, using the following styles: market-oriented, value, growth, quality and small capitalization. The Fund may use derivatives to hedge against changes in the value of the Fund’s investments caused by changes to the exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and other currencies. The Fund may use various derivatives contracts for non-hedging purposes in order to obtain investment exposure on its cash position.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.

  • Eric Ghandi
  • Richard Shuster

Calamos Advisors LLC

  • Brandon Nelson

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG

  • Matthias Born

Copeland Capital Management, LLC

  • Mark Giovanniello

Janus Henderson Investors US LLC

  • Nick Sheridan

Neuberger Berman LLC

  • Keita Kubota

Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd.

  • Yushi Fujiwara

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.37%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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