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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$21.23
Change
-$0.69 (-3.14%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 01, 2002): 4.33%

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 0.06% 6.86% 4.22% 6.64% 12.23% 10.93% 7.02% 4.91% 5.57% 5.61% 4.43% 5.35% 5.39% 4.27%
Benchmark 1.20% 7.16% 5.45% 6.99% 14.01% 13.90% 9.73% 7.35% 9.62% 8.10% 6.28% 7.55% 8.28% 6.64%
Category Average 1.20% 6.36% 5.10% 6.81% 13.63% 12.80% 8.48% 6.16% 8.33% 7.22% 5.50% 6.68% 7.27% 5.54%
Category Rank 556 / 801 392 / 799 583 / 793 463 / 799 528 / 771 571 / 735 585 / 712 558 / 686 628 / 652 541 / 615 461 / 541 400 / 477 384 / 424 324 / 368
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.79% -1.01% 2.67% -1.31% 4.51% 0.92% 1.59% -2.29% -1.73% 0.20% 6.58% 0.06%
Benchmark 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.61% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.70% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.12% -4.48% 12.86% -4.84% 15.98% 6.22% 6.76% -16.38% 11.86% 9.20%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4
Category Rank 161/ 367 304/ 411 398/ 471 168/ 532 370/ 599 376/ 649 503/ 679 574/ 702 544/ 732 607/ 767

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.12% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.38% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 84.95
Cash and Equivalents 12.06
US Equity 2.97
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 18.77
Healthcare 17.72
Industrial Goods 12.18
Cash and Cash Equivalent 12.07
Technology 11.34
Other 27.92

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 73.91
North America 15.04
Asia 11.05
Multi-National 0.01
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canadian Dollar 8.95
Sap SE 4.02
Relx PLC 3.62
Schneider Electric SE 3.45
Experian PLC 3.33
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 3.21
Fresenius SE & Co KGaA 2.97
Resmed Inc - GDR 2.97
Abb Ltd Cl N 2.85
EssilorLuxottica SA 2.82

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)

NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.07% 13.56% 12.26%
Beta 0.94% 0.96% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.88% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.29% 0.29% 0.27%
Sortino 0.59% 0.38% 0.24%
Treynor 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 98.27% 98.51% 98.96%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 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 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.13% 13.07% 13.56% 12.26%
Beta 1.04% 0.94% 0.96% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% 0.88% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.86% 0.29% 0.29% 0.27%
Sortino 2.36% 0.59% 0.38% 0.24%
Treynor 0.08% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 98.95% 98.27% 98.51% 98.96%

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 October 01, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $369

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT075
NWT275

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located mainly outside of Canada and the United States. 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’s investment approach seeks companies with sustainable and repeatable earnings growth with reasonable valuation. The strategy invests in secular growth industries through regional or global leaders that possess strong competitive advantages that can enable them to realize long-term sustainable growth in revenues and operating earnings.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Addenda Capital Inc.

  • Ian Scullion
  • Annie Laliberté
  • Michel Rouette
  • Scott Knight

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 2.33%
Management Fee 1.80%
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) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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