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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$31.43
Change
-$0.76 (-2.37%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 19, 2012): 13.72%

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 3.65% 3.18% 11.15% 7.31% 22.87% 18.08% 13.42% 13.24% 11.51% 10.13% 10.80% 10.17% 10.76% 10.37%
Benchmark -1.62% 2.05% 13.55% 1.79% 25.98% 28.01% 17.48% 17.23% 18.56% 17.15% 15.74% 15.38% 16.17% 14.61%
Category Average -2.55% -0.30% 8.98% 1.42% 18.49% 21.72% 12.57% 12.21% 14.32% 12.93% 11.60% 11.56% 12.43% 10.56%
Category Rank 18 / 1,336 83 / 1,327 584 / 1,318 10 / 1,328 444 / 1,292 915 / 1,210 610 / 1,141 517 / 1,086 878 / 1,023 822 / 955 620 / 868 604 / 794 568 / 701 414 / 650
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.57% -2.01% 1.97% 1.21% 4.95% 1.54% 0.66% 1.83% 5.10% -3.85% 3.53% 3.65%
Benchmark 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.43% (July 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.84% 8.58% 10.50% 8.36% 17.10% 0.81% 19.75% -3.12% 5.99% 21.36%
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 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank 145/ 645 160/ 693 614/ 770 105/ 856 853/ 928 951/ 1,004 845/ 1,069 130/ 1,124 1,128/ 1,187 1,002/ 1,283

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.36% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.12% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.75
International Equity 3.72
Cash and Equivalents 0.53

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 17.88
Consumer Goods 17.14
Financial Services 11.12
Telecommunications 10.42
Technology 9.10
Other 34.34

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.28
Europe 3.41
Latin America 0.32
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Automatic Data Processing Inc 3.02
Kimberly-Clark Corp 2.99
Procter & Gamble Co 2.95
Duke Energy Corp 2.95
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.92
Johnson & Johnson 2.79
Merck & Co Inc 2.71
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.68
Comcast Corp Cl A 2.67
Apple Inc 2.63

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)

RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.21% 11.19% 11.03%
Beta 0.50% 0.66% 0.73%
Alpha 0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.68% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.82% 0.80%
Sortino 1.93% 1.20% 1.04%
Treynor 0.19% 0.14% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 91.01% 88.87% 89.09%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.11% 9.21% 11.19% 11.03%
Beta 0.53% 0.50% 0.66% 0.73%
Alpha 0.09% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.27% 0.54% 0.68% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.88% 1.01% 0.82% 0.80%
Sortino 3.88% 1.93% 1.20% 1.04%
Treynor 0.32% 0.19% 0.14% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 91.54% 91.01% 88.87% 89.09%

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 November 19, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,114

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF488

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies using a quantitative investment approach. The fund seeks to achieve a reduced level of volatility of returns as compared to the broader U.S. equity market.

Investment Strategy

The fund is managed using a quantitative investment model designed to select individual stocks while controlling portfolio-level risk. This involves building a portfolio that maximizes exposure to factors associated with outperformance, while controlling for exposure to risk factors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Norman So
  • Oliver McMahon
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.87%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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