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Meritage Global Balanced Portfolio - Advisor Series/ISC

Global Neutral Balanced

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

2017

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NAVPS
(01-20-2026)
$14.71
Change
-$0.19 (-1.29%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Meritage Global Balanced Portfolio - Advisor Series/ISC

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 28, 2014): 5.08%

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 -0.81% 0.31% 4.89% 8.51% 8.51% 9.82% 9.22% 3.29% 3.95% 4.71% 5.98% 4.51% 4.84% 5.01%
Benchmark -1.26% 0.21% 6.84% 10.42% 10.42% 13.90% 13.16% 6.38% 6.40% 7.17% 7.88% 7.22% 7.38% 6.87%
Category Average -0.49% 1.04% 5.97% 9.84% 9.84% 10.99% 10.50% 4.61% 5.61% 5.86% 6.92% 5.49% 5.74% 5.67%
Category Rank 1,230 / 1,766 1,384 / 1,751 1,351 / 1,745 1,161 / 1,713 1,161 / 1,713 1,313 / 1,658 1,269 / 1,607 1,313 / 1,500 1,224 / 1,358 1,063 / 1,271 924 / 1,182 883 / 1,069 720 / 923 619 / 845
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 2.82% -0.69% -2.83% -1.35% 3.31% 2.30% 0.55% 0.88% 3.09% 1.07% 0.06% -0.81%
Benchmark 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.78% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.10% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.60% 7.54% -5.25% 13.90% 8.61% 6.62% -12.63% 8.03% 11.15% 8.51%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 3
Category Rank 226/ 845 368/ 923 899/ 1,069 406/ 1,182 488/ 1,271 1,169/ 1,358 1,149/ 1,500 1,237/ 1,607 1,309/ 1,658 1,161/ 1,713

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.90% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.63% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 25.03
International Equity 18.65
Canadian Equity 15.74
Canadian Government Bonds 15.15
Canadian Corporate Bonds 12.92
Other 12.51

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.32
Technology 17.06
Financial Services 12.81
Consumer Services 5.20
Industrial Goods 4.55
Other 22.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.82
Europe 9.73
Asia 9.65
Latin America 1.14
Africa and Middle East 0.42
Other 0.24

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CI Canadian Bond Fund Series I 13.95
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund - O Series 13.67
Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund Series I 10.07
Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada) Ser I 10.05
TD Global Equity Focused Fund - Investor Series 10.01
AGF American Growth Fund Series O 7.64
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Series I 6.17
RP Strategic Income Plus Fund Class A 6.04
Leith Wheeler Canadian Equity Fund Series A 5.07
RBC Vision Canadian Equity Fund Series O 5.02

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Meritage Global Balanced Portfolio - Advisor Series/ISC

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.08% 8.00% 8.08%
Beta 0.99% 0.93% 0.93%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.85% 0.72%
Sharpe 0.74% 0.18% 0.42%
Sortino 1.50% 0.21% 0.39%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 93.56% 89.85% 91.76%
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 6.69% 7.08% 8.00% 8.08%
Beta 0.94% 0.99% 0.93% 0.93%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.87% 0.85% 0.72%
Sharpe 0.87% 0.74% 0.18% 0.42%
Sortino 1.44% 1.50% 0.21% 0.39%
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 81.41% 93.56% 89.85% 91.76%

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 August 28, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $186

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC7433

Investment Objectives

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diverse mix of global fixed-income and global equity mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

The target weighting for each asset class in which the Portfolio invests under normal market conditions is the following: 35%-55% of net assets in global fixed-income securities, 45%-65% of net assets in global equity securities. 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 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.35%
Management Fee 1.95%
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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