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NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Global Equity Fund Investor Series

Global Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$13.20
Change
-$0.21 (-1.57%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Global Equity Fund Investor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 30, 2015): 6.38%

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 3.32% 3.48% 8.05% 6.87% 18.99% 14.21% 10.09% 8.48% 8.65% 7.63% 6.87% 7.01% 6.97% -
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.34% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 10 / 2,113 462 / 2,108 1,329 / 2,075 109 / 2,109 742 / 2,035 1,540 / 1,894 983 / 1,766 1,036 / 1,598 1,335 / 1,470 1,258 / 1,414 1,037 / 1,205 889 / 1,045 846 / 905 -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 1 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.18% -1.54% 1.40% -0.98% 6.40% 1.47% 1.44% -0.75% 3.70% -3.17% 3.43% 3.32%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.06% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - -2.54% 10.53% -0.55% 13.43% 5.83% 8.58% -5.19% 6.06% 16.01%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4
Category Rank - 794/ 881 792/ 1,039 261/ 1,186 1,208/ 1,386 1,130/ 1,468 1,485/ 1,588 133/ 1,741 1,816/ 1,892 1,547/ 2,009

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.01% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.19% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 68.82
International Equity 28.05
Canadian Equity 2.99
Cash and Equivalents 0.22
Other -0.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 16.98
Healthcare 15.47
Utilities 15.11
Financial Services 12.55
Consumer Services 8.30
Other 31.59

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 72.03
Europe 17.94
Asia 9.45
Latin America 0.38
Africa and Middle East 0.25
Other -0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) 3.20
General Mills Inc 2.25
Johnson & Johnson 1.14
Consolidated Edison Inc 1.13
Verizon Communications Inc 1.00
AT&T Inc 0.98
Northrop Grumman Corp 0.94
Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.93
WEC Energy Group Inc 0.92
Duke Energy Corp 0.86

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Global Equity Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.41% 10.22% -
Beta 0.59% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.60% 0.71% -
Sharpe 0.67% 0.63% -
Sortino 1.30% 0.91% -
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 90.91% 88.70% -
Volatility 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 9.40% 9.41% 10.22% -
Beta 0.71% 0.59% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.04% 0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.27% 0.60% 0.71% -
Sharpe 1.47% 0.67% 0.63% -
Sortino 3.57% 1.30% 0.91% -
Treynor 0.20% 0.11% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 90.44% 90.91% 88.70% -

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 October 30, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $759

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC898

Investment Objectives

The NBI SmartBeta Global Equity Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests directly, or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio composed mainly of equity securities of companies located around the world that are selected using quantitative analysis of risk factors.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a portfolio composed mainly of common shares of large capitalization companies located around the world, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). The fund may also invest in: common shares of small and medium capitalization companies, securities convertible into common shares, including rights and warrants.

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

National Bank Investments 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 50

Fees

MER 2.07%
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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