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NEI Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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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

2016, 2015, 2014

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$15.08
Change
$0.09 (0.58%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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NEI Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 18, 2002): 7.46%

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 -0.50% -0.69% 2.28% 1.70% 13.88% 7.57% 5.16% 6.97% 12.02% 6.16% 6.27% 5.42% 6.26% 5.53%
Benchmark -0.10% -2.00% 4.34% 1.41% 17.85% 13.20% 9.57% 10.07% 14.37% 10.31% 10.21% 9.29% 9.91% 8.27%
Category Average -0.48% -1.20% 2.30% 1.19% 13.76% 8.94% 6.01% 8.00% 12.03% 7.77% 7.91% 6.96% 7.75% 6.56%
Category Rank 262 / 468 142 / 468 279 / 467 182 / 467 253 / 463 391 / 451 367 / 441 351 / 414 247 / 403 362 / 395 351 / 368 320 / 349 298 / 325 230 / 276
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.14% -1.65% 5.42% 1.14% 3.89% -0.92% 3.37% -2.71% 2.41% 0.62% -0.81% -0.50%
Benchmark 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.03% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.30% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.22% 16.67% 3.12% -8.86% 16.64% -7.54% 28.75% -3.67% 6.00% 12.67%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 4
Category Rank 96/ 275 185/ 311 288/ 342 265/ 367 301/ 389 370/ 403 138/ 411 259/ 434 334/ 446 401/ 455

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.75% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.86% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 66.74
US Equity 12.20
Income Trust Units 9.80
International Equity 6.34
Cash and Equivalents 4.92

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.76
Energy 12.57
Consumer Services 11.10
Telecommunications 8.89
Real Estate 6.28
Other 30.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.43
Europe 6.38
Latin America 3.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.80
Royal Bank of Canada 4.68
TC Energy Corp 3.92
BCE Inc 3.71
Intact Financial Corp 3.10
Canadian National Railway Co 3.09
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.00
Nutrien Ltd 2.79
Manulife Financial Corp 2.77
Power Corp of Canada 2.73

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 Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.66% 11.60% 12.30%
Beta 0.84% 0.86% 0.90%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.83% 0.36%
Sortino 0.34% 1.39% 0.36%
Treynor 0.02% 0.11% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 52.08% 78.26% 58.59%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.75% 11.66% 11.60% 12.30%
Beta 0.78% 0.84% 0.86% 0.90%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.94% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.11% 0.15% 0.83% 0.36%
Sortino 2.65% 0.34% 1.39% 0.36%
Treynor 0.12% 0.02% 0.11% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 82.06% 52.08% 78.26% 58.59%

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 18, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment, Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $138

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT128

Investment Objectives

This Fund’s objective is to achieve a balance between high dividend income and capital growth by investing mainly in a diversified portfolio of blue-chip Canadian common stocks and, to a lesser extent, in high-yield preferred stocks and interest bearing securities. 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 focuses primarily on high quality, undervalued common stocks. The Portfolio Sub-Advisor’s selections seek to give preference to capital preservation and capital growth, while providing a high, regular level of income over a full market cycle. The Portfolio Sub-Advisor chooses the investments by seeking out reputable businesses with sound financials that are trading below intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Lincluden Investment Management

  • James D. Lampard
  • Peter C. Chin

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 2.22%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Back Fee Only
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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