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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

International Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(08-08-2025)
$22.69
Change
$0.20 (0.90%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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NEI International Equity RS Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 01, 2002): 4.26%

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 0.10% 2.87% 6.52% 6.52% 9.81% 7.98% 12.40% 3.03% 4.93% 4.09% 4.25% 4.29% 5.50% 4.59%
Benchmark 2.18% 7.40% 14.02% 14.02% 17.40% 16.11% 17.68% 7.82% 10.64% 8.76% 7.30% 7.52% 8.97% 7.36%
Category Average 1.27% 5.39% 11.04% 11.04% 14.33% 13.16% 14.85% 5.73% 8.94% 7.32% 6.29% 6.18% 7.49% 5.96%
Category Rank 688 / 809 652 / 789 589 / 784 589 / 784 566 / 771 684 / 738 565 / 703 606 / 686 629 / 648 592 / 609 515 / 544 452 / 499 411 / 447 325 / 370
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.51% 0.92% 1.59% -2.29% -1.73% 0.20% 6.58% 0.06% -2.89% -0.47% 3.24% 0.10%
Benchmark 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.61% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.70% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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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 160/ 360 297/ 404 394/ 464 166/ 524 364/ 586 370/ 636 496/ 666 560/ 688 530/ 718 594/ 753

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 93.14
Cash and Equivalents 3.76
US Equity 3.07
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 19.36
Healthcare 16.97
Technology 13.84
Financial Services 12.88
Industrial Goods 12.18
Other 24.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 82.43
Asia 10.72
North America 6.83
Multi-National 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 3.98
Schneider Electric SE 3.75
Allianz SE 3.47
ING Groep NV 3.44
Relx PLC 3.44
Experian PLC 3.37
L'Air Liquide SA 3.35
Coca Cola HBC AG 3.27
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 3.23
Fresenius SE & Co KGaA 3.15

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 International Equity RS Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.12% 13.11% 12.27%
Beta 0.98% 0.98% 0.93%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.24% 0.29%
Sortino 1.49% 0.32% 0.28%
Treynor 0.09% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.93% 98.34% 99.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.71% 12.12% 13.11% 12.27%
Beta 1.08% 0.98% 0.98% 0.93%
Alpha -0.08% -0.04% -0.05% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.88% 0.87% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.66% 0.70% 0.24% 0.29%
Sortino 1.49% 1.49% 0.32% 0.28%
Treynor 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.72% 98.93% 98.34% 99.02%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A34.834.829.329.30%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 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) $370

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.

  • John Bai
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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