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RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(05-12-2025)
$16.09
Change
$0.14 (0.89%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2016): 5.22%

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 -1.50% -1.11% 2.17% 3.79% 7.33% 9.03% 9.70% 4.28% 8.13% 6.38% 5.39% 5.34% 6.25% -
Benchmark 0.66% 1.09% 7.07% 6.87% 11.81% 11.28% 11.79% 6.83% 10.51% 7.21% 6.12% 6.46% 8.04% 6.69%
Category Average -0.04% -0.20% 5.18% 5.32% 10.73% 9.28% 10.04% 5.03% 9.11% 6.07% 5.29% 5.45% 6.84% 5.39%
Category Rank 685 / 800 444 / 797 570 / 795 476 / 795 491 / 770 408 / 735 426 / 714 500 / 692 466 / 652 338 / 615 343 / 541 299 / 483 316 / 431 -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.23% -1.02% 3.48% 0.48% 0.38% -2.44% -0.05% -1.52% 4.95% 1.54% -1.13% -1.50%
Benchmark 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.69% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.96% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 20.81% -12.03% 20.44% 15.75% 6.88% -13.68% 11.82% 10.32%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - - 1 4 2 1 3 3 3 3
Category Rank - - 98/ 470 429/ 530 174/ 597 107/ 647 491/ 677 390/ 699 543/ 729 536/ 764

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.81% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.96
Cash and Equivalents 2.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.73
Consumer Goods 17.09
Healthcare 10.60
Industrial Goods 10.39
Industrial Services 7.74
Other 24.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 66.94
Asia 30.99
North America 2.06
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 3.71
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 3.60
EssilorLuxottica SA 3.01
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 2.58
Unilever PLC 2.31
Hitachi Ltd 2.30
British American Tobacco PLC 2.27
AIA Group Ltd 2.22
Iberdrola SA 2.21
UBS Group AG 2.21

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)

RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.45% 12.59% -
Beta 0.93% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.49% 0.49% -
Sortino 1.05% 0.76% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 93.46% 95.12% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.45% 12.45% 12.59% -
Beta 0.98% 0.93% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.91% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.44% 0.49% 0.49% -
Sortino 1.07% 1.05% 0.76% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.07% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 95.20% 93.46% 95.12% -

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 25, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $246

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF505

Investment Objectives

The objective of the fund is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of major companies domiciled in the developed countries outside of North America.

Investment Strategy

The fund’s investment process is primarily based on fundamental research, although the portfolio manager will also consider quantitative and technical factors. Stock selection decisions are ultimately based on an understanding of the company, its business and its outlook. The fund invests across regions in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The fund seeks to invest in the best investment ideas from across a range of sectors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

  • Dominic Wallington

RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited

  • Mayur Nallamala

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 256
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.09%
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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