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RBC Global Corporate Bond Fund Series A

Global Corp Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(04-09-2025)
$8.51
Change
-$0.02 (-0.22%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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RBC Global Corporate Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 23, 2004): 2.98%

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 -0.66% 1.22% -0.32% 1.22% 4.09% 4.55% 0.78% -0.90% 1.02% 0.54% 0.87% 0.89% 1.19% 1.04%
Benchmark 0.51% 2.98% 5.19% 2.98% 11.59% 8.31% 5.78% 2.49% 1.72% 2.69% 3.02% 3.02% 3.17% 3.28%
Category Average -0.32% 1.45% 1.41% 1.45% 6.28% 6.09% 2.88% 1.35% 3.26% 2.56% 2.61% - - -
Category Rank 151 / 199 131 / 199 174 / 199 131 / 199 133 / 159 119 / 153 120 / 138 114 / 127 100 / 118 106 / 111 91 / 96 83 / 88 75 / 79 63 / 65
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 3 4 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 -1.83% 1.35% 0.63% 1.88% 0.96% 1.41% -1.46% 1.26% -1.31% 0.62% 1.27% -0.66%
Benchmark -0.72% 1.05% 0.71% 3.42% -0.54% 2.07% 0.44% 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09% 0.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.67% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.08% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.66% 5.05% 3.62% -2.63% 9.23% 6.13% -2.38% -15.19% 7.61% 3.00%
Benchmark 15.41% 0.66% 2.08% 5.22% 5.81% 8.39% -3.78% -10.63% 6.54% 10.41%
Category Average - - - - 9.03% 6.89% 0.56% -10.54% 7.62% 5.63%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 2 4
Category Rank 60/ 64 55/ 79 60/ 88 81/ 95 48/ 108 65/ 114 116/ 122 114/ 135 71/ 152 128/ 155

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.23% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.19% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 52.69
Canadian Corporate Bonds 17.63
Foreign Government Bonds 15.61
Cash and Equivalents 10.30
Canadian Government Bonds 0.72
Other 3.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 86.76
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.30
Exchange Traded Fund 2.55
Financial Services 0.55
Utilities 0.03
Other -0.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.84
Europe 23.25
Latin America 3.39
Africa and Middle East 2.95
Asia 1.68
Other 0.89

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ? Corp Bond 1-5 yr UCITS ETF EUR Dist 2.55
RBC Emerging Markets Bond Fund Series O 2.21
Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bond Idx FdETF (VCSH) 1.96
BlueBay Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fd O 1.59
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 1.27
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-Feb-2054 0.93
Canada Government 30-Jan-2025 0.90
United States Treasury 4.25% 28-Feb-2029 0.87
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp Bnd Idx ETF (VCIT) 0.85
United States Treasury 3.63% 30-Sep-2031 0.83

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)

RBC Global Corporate Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.87% 7.14% 6.07%
Beta 1.03% 0.79% 0.49%
Alpha -0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.51% 0.29%
Sharpe -0.35% -0.16% -0.08%
Sortino -0.33% -0.33% -0.37%
Treynor -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency - 5.41% 15.59%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 4.49% 7.87% 7.14% 6.07%
Beta 0.75% 1.03% 0.79% 0.49%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.40% 0.62% 0.51% 0.29%
Sharpe 0.04% -0.35% -0.16% -0.08%
Sortino 0.34% -0.33% -0.33% -0.37%
Treynor 0.00% -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 72.31% - 5.41% 15.59%

Fund Details

Start Date August 23, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $14,400

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF580

Investment Objectives

The objective of the fund is to provide a high level of interest income with the potential for modest capital growth by investing primarily in global corporate bonds. The fund invests primarily in investment grade corporate debt securities from anywhere around the world. It may also invest in high yield debt securities and emerging market sovereign and corporate bonds.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund’s objectives, the portfolio manager: invests primarily in investment grade debt securities rated BBB(-) and above by Standard & Poor’s (or equivalent rating agency) from anywhere around the world; maintains a minimum portfolio average credit quality rating of BBB(-) by Standard & Poor’s (or equivalent rating agency).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Frank Gambino
  • Marty Balch
Sub-Advisor

RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

  • Soo Boo Cheah

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Investor Services Trust (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 1.64%
Management Fee 1.35%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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