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RBC High Yield Bond Fund Series A

High Yield Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017

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NAVPS
(08-08-2025)
$9.74
Change
$0.00 (0.01%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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RBC High Yield Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 12, 2010): 4.07%

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 1.38% 2.10% 2.84% 2.84% 6.81% 7.15% 6.74% 1.49% 3.25% 2.48% 3.01% 2.62% 3.16% 3.21%
Benchmark 1.47% -0.66% 1.39% 1.39% 11.51% 12.96% 12.81% 5.35% 5.30% 5.02% 5.27% 5.04% 5.83% 5.88%
Category Average 1.42% 2.40% 3.00% 3.00% 7.58% 7.77% 6.81% 2.02% 3.86% 3.08% 3.29% 3.05% 3.59% 3.21%
Category Rank 114 / 245 104 / 245 96 / 242 96 / 242 189 / 242 205 / 235 176 / 232 196 / 229 195 / 219 187 / 213 153 / 196 151 / 184 138 / 168 113 / 160
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.45% 0.91% 1.12% -0.37% 0.84% -0.14% 0.90% 0.47% -0.63% -0.51% 1.23% 1.38%
Benchmark 2.95% -0.48% 2.00% 2.26% 0.82% 2.08% 1.94% 0.36% -0.24% -3.14% 1.07% 1.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.59% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.38% 12.00% 4.95% -4.21% 11.52% 4.81% 2.70% -11.33% 9.26% 5.59%
Benchmark 14.93% 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36% 17.23%
Category Average -2.71% 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59% 7.12%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 4
Category Rank 59/ 153 95/ 167 97/ 175 149/ 186 91/ 211 117/ 218 182/ 222 191/ 229 139/ 235 212/ 241

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.00% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.33% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 52.16
Canadian Corporate Bonds 39.23
Cash and Equivalents 7.49
Foreign Government Bonds 0.97
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.18

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.96
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.34
Europe 0.69

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bond ETF (USHY) 2.65
Rogers Communications Inc 5.00% 17-Dec-2081 1.40
ATS Corp 6.500% Aug 21, 2032 0.98
Pembina Pipeline Corp 4.80% 25-Jan-2081 0.95
Chemtrade Logistics Inc 6.375% Aug 28, 2029 0.92
Latam Airlines Group SA 7.88% 15-Apr-2030 0.92
Capital Power Corp 8.13% 05-Jun-2054 0.87
Wolf Midstream Canada LP 6.40% 18-Jul-2029 0.86
Brookfield Infra Finance ULC 6.75% 15-Dec-2029 0.85
Precision Drilling Corp 6.88% 15-Jan-2029 0.84

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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RBC High Yield Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.15% 6.67% 6.54%
Beta 0.70% 0.70% 0.59%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.32% 0.44% 0.35%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.14% 0.25%
Sortino 1.06% 0.09% 0.08%
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 74.69% 50.02% 51.90%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.66% 6.15% 6.67% 6.54%
Beta 0.22% 0.70% 0.70% 0.59%
Alpha 0.04% -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.22% 0.32% 0.44% 0.35%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.44% 0.14% 0.25%
Sortino 2.64% 1.06% 0.09% 0.08%
Treynor 0.15% 0.04% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 74.13% 74.69% 50.02% 51.90%

Fund Details

Start Date October 12, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $3,190

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF496

Investment Objectives

The objective of the fund is to provide a high level of income with the potential for modest capital growth. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding corporate debt securities issued by Canadian and U.S. corporations.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund's objectives, the portfolio manager: invests primarily in higher yielding debt securities rated from BBB to B (by Standard & Poor's or its equivalent), issued by Canadian and U.S. corporations; employs a value-focused philosophy for corporate bonds, striving to invest in quality companies having stable to improving credit profiles which are considered to be undervalued.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Frank Gambino
  • Dagmara Fijalkowski
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds 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 100

Fees

MER 1.47%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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