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Meritage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

Global Core Plus Fixd Inc

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NAVPS
(08-28-2025)
$7.93
Change
$0.01 (0.13%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 29, 2013): 1.49%

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 -0.37% 0.00% -0.24% 0.75% 2.42% 4.18% 2.15% -0.87% -0.73% 0.30% 1.07% 0.93% 0.65% 0.92%
Benchmark -0.22% -0.13% 0.34% 1.59% 4.10% 6.07% 3.75% -0.64% -1.96% 0.01% 0.96% 1.28% 0.51% 1.39%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 331 / 365 341 / 363 324 / 362 318 / 361 225 / 358 193 / 323 208 / 308 164 / 272 129 / 252 120 / 209 99 / 183 83 / 151 64 / 138 53 / 112
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.62% 1.62% -1.23% 1.25% -0.59% 1.00% 0.87% -0.49% -0.62% 0.13% 0.25% -0.37%
Benchmark -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53% -1.24% -1.07% 1.17% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.00% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.14% 2.38% 1.52% -1.53% 6.85% 6.56% -2.28% -11.46% 5.39% 3.48%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 3
Category Rank 74/ 106 41/ 124 76/ 141 148/ 170 55/ 202 142/ 216 167/ 259 179/ 285 149/ 322 177/ 348

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.85% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.46% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 39.90
Canadian Corporate Bonds 32.09
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.50
Cash and Equivalents 4.98
Foreign Government Bonds 2.69
Other 2.84

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 94.66
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.98
Mutual Fund 0.13
Technology 0.13
Utilities 0.09
Other 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.58
Europe 2.72
Asia 2.22
Multi-National 0.26
Latin America 0.18
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CI Canadian Bond Fund Class I 32.73
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund - O Series 32.63
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Series I 15.04
RP Strategic Income Plus Fund Class A 15.04
NBI Sustainable Canadian Short Term Bd ETF (NSSB) 4.99
Cash and Cash Equivalents -0.43

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Meritage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

Median

Other - Global Core Plus Fixd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.47% 5.42% 4.80%
Beta 0.76% 0.59% 0.31%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.48% 0.20%
Sharpe -0.32% -0.58% -0.15%
Sortino -0.20% -0.84% -0.53%
Treynor -0.02% -0.05% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency 57.90% - 8.20%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.05% 5.47% 5.42% 4.80%
Beta 0.62% 0.76% 0.59% 0.31%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.49% 0.62% 0.48% 0.20%
Sharpe -0.25% -0.32% -0.58% -0.15%
Sortino -0.26% -0.20% -0.84% -0.53%
Treynor -0.01% -0.02% -0.05% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency 59.65% 57.90% - 8.20%

Fund Details

Start Date October 29, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $35

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC7520

Investment Objectives

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve a current income by investing primarily in a diverse mix of fixed-income mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests under normal market conditions is the following: 100% of net assets in securities of Canadian and global fixed-income funds. The Portfolio Manager may, at its sole discretion, review and adjust the target weighting of each asset class depending on economic and market conditions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.

Custodian

Natcan Trust Company

Registrar

Natcan Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.76%
Management Fee 1.35%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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