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RBC Balanced Growth & Income Fund Series A

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017

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NAVPS
(11-14-2025)
$15.68
Change
-$0.02 (-0.12%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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RBC Balanced Growth & Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 7.24%

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 1.34% 6.96% 14.61% 13.91% 15.06% 18.79% 13.41% 7.25% 9.96% 7.88% 8.09% 6.57% 6.85% 6.89%
Benchmark 2.18% 8.14% 18.02% 14.66% 18.95% 22.85% 18.36% 9.81% 11.37% 10.56% 10.82% 9.52% 9.92% 9.53%
Category Average 1.24% 6.09% 13.90% 11.71% 14.14% 18.59% 14.01% 6.73% 9.36% 8.09% 8.19% 6.80% 7.18% 6.83%
Category Rank 782 / 1,292 493 / 1,287 703 / 1,285 458 / 1,264 654 / 1,264 713 / 1,230 819 / 1,154 549 / 1,094 446 / 990 594 / 955 544 / 856 525 / 784 493 / 720 370 / 638
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.26% -1.22% 2.40% 0.76% -1.57% -2.14% 3.27% 2.47% 1.26% 1.96% 3.52% 1.34%
Benchmark 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.20% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.52% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.29% 9.71% 8.40% -5.23% 13.87% 4.99% 12.71% -8.60% 8.97% 13.97%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 3 3 4 2 1 4 4
Category Rank 493/ 554 60/ 641 519/ 721 482/ 791 639/ 874 753/ 959 484/ 1,007 216/ 1,104 941/ 1,154 1,012/ 1,237

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.97% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.60% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 22.31
Canadian Equity 22.03
International Equity 14.98
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.73
Foreign Bonds - Funds 7.61
Other 24.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.90
Financial Services 16.30
Technology 12.16
Energy 5.62
Real Estate 4.70
Other 27.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.87
Europe 9.23
Multi-National 7.64
Asia 7.60
Latin America 2.62
Other 2.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
PH&N Total Return Bond Fund Series O 13.55
RBC Global Corporate Bond Fund Series O 9.14
RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series O 7.59
RBC Global High Yield Bond Fund Series O 6.99
BlueBay Global Monthly Income Bond Fund Series O 6.97
RBC Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series O 6.77
Royal Bank of Canada 1.90
Microsoft Corp 1.58
Apple Inc 1.58
NVIDIA Corp 1.52

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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RBC Balanced Growth & Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.85% 8.84% 8.78%
Beta 0.88% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.86% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.14% 0.82% 0.60%
Sortino 2.46% 1.31% 0.66%
Treynor 0.10% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 88.67% 86.46% 83.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 6.55% 7.85% 8.84% 8.78%
Beta 0.73% 0.88% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.88% 0.86% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.75% 1.14% 0.82% 0.60%
Sortino 3.38% 2.46% 1.31% 0.66%
Treynor 0.16% 0.10% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 88.58% 88.67% 86.46% 83.40%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A74.374.342.442.40%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 August 12, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $1,531

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF481

Investment Objectives

> To provide a combination of capital growth and modest income. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of income-producing equity and fixed-income securities from anywhere around the world either directly or indirectly through investment in other mutual funds managed by RBC GAM or an affiliate of RBC GAM. We will not change the fundamental investment objectives of the fund unless we have the consent of a majority of the voting unitholders of the fund to do so.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund’s objectives, the portfolio manager: invests primarily in income-producing equity securities and fixed-income securities from anywhere around the world such as dividend-paying common shares, preferred shares, government and corporate bonds, high yield bonds, debentures and notes, asset-backed commercial paper, mortgage-backed securities and other income-generating securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Jennifer McClelland
  • Sarah Riopelle
  • Brad Willock
  • Ashley Warburton
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 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.00%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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