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NEI Balanced Yield Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$8.65
Change
$0.01 (0.07%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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NEI Balanced Yield Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 08, 2015): 3.34%

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 2.41% 3.88% 10.73% 3.88% 6.35% 1.85% 2.09% 6.20% 2.91% 2.87% 2.74% 3.59% 2.84% -
Benchmark 1.80% 5.77% 13.57% 5.77% 12.38% 6.05% 3.87% 6.63% 5.64% 5.56% 5.88% 6.44% 5.97% 7.01%
Category Average 1.96% 12.03% 12.03% 4.49% 10.15% 3.31% 3.22% 7.67% 4.79% 4.62% 4.52% 5.09% 4.15% 4.67%
Category Rank 289 / 1,734 1,251 / 1,734 1,338 / 1,710 1,251 / 1,734 1,567 / 1,683 1,406 / 1,616 1,135 / 1,433 1,032 / 1,357 1,179 / 1,300 1,057 / 1,165 922 / 1,006 808 / 935 726 / 824 -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.33% -3.10% 1.19% 0.88% -0.82% -3.39% -0.79% 4.54% 2.78% 0.53% 0.89% 2.41%
Benchmark 1.29% -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.94% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.92% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - 8.23% 4.94% -4.74% 12.36% 1.01% 7.83% -8.20% 4.94%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking - - 1 4 4 3 4 3 1 4
Category Rank - - 122/ 915 858/ 1,001 918/ 1,144 716/ 1,256 1,309/ 1,343 966/ 1,424 322/ 1,563 1,635/ 1,682

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.36% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.94
Foreign Corporate Bonds 16.94
International Equity 14.47
Foreign Government Bonds 10.50
Canadian Equity 9.35
Other 14.80

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 36.75
Financial Services 10.63
Utilities 8.38
Technology 6.98
Healthcare 6.04
Other 31.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.29
Europe 20.75
Asia 5.70
Latin America 2.77
Africa and Middle East 0.50
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund Series I 16.99
NEI Global Dividend RS Fund Series I 16.97
NEI U.S. Dividend Fund Series I 15.19
NEI Canadian Dividend Fund Series I 12.02
NEI Global Equity RS Fund Series I 10.07
NEI Global High Yield Bond Fund Series I 9.98
NEI Canadian Bond Fund Series I 7.02
NEI Global Impact Bond Fund I 6.03
NEI Clean Infrastructure Fund I 5.91
Canadian Dollar 0.08

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)

NEI Balanced Yield Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.09% 9.38% -
Beta 0.81% 0.99% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.83% 0.73% -
Sharpe -0.03% 0.15% -
Sortino -0.11% 0.04% -
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency - 19.29% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.96% 8.09% 9.38% -
Beta 0.96% 0.81% 0.99% -
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.81% 0.83% 0.73% -
Sharpe 0.22% -0.03% 0.15% -
Sortino 0.67% -0.11% 0.04% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 60.82% - 19.29% -

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 January 08, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $93

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT196
NWT297
NWT397
NWT696
NWT896

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified mix of yield generating equity and income mutual funds that provide exposure to markets around the world. 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 Manager uses strategic asset allocation as the principal investment strategy. The Portfolio Manager has the flexibility to shift its asset allocation over the short-term in response to opportunities identified in the current market environment and in order to minimize risks. The Portfolio invests primarily in a diversified mix of equity and income mutual funds.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Will Benton 07-16-2019
John Bai 06-08-2021
Judith Chan 07-07-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Advisor Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Distributor Credential Asset Management Inc.
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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 2.29%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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