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RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

International Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(01-20-2025)
$15.36
Change
$0.01 (0.05%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

Period

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RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2016): 4.98%

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 -1.52% -3.97% 0.23% 10.32% 10.32% 11.07% 2.11% 3.28% 5.66% 8.00% 4.88% 6.75% - -
Benchmark 0.16% -2.50% 2.96% 11.18% 11.18% 13.43% 4.75% 5.79% 6.23% 7.84% 5.62% 7.13% 6.11% 7.37%
Category Average -0.42% -2.79% 2.96% 10.76% 10.76% 12.24% 3.26% 4.58% 5.23% 7.19% 4.72% 6.28% 5.26% 6.09%
Category Rank 773 / 806 730 / 804 676 / 792 540 / 770 540 / 770 592 / 733 519 / 703 540 / 680 355 / 650 256 / 600 324 / 532 234 / 471 - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.29% 3.59% 2.78% -1.07% 4.23% -1.02% 3.48% 0.48% 0.38% -2.44% -0.05% -1.52%
Benchmark 0.90% 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.69% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.96% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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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/ 471 431/ 532 174/ 600 107/ 650 492/ 680 393/ 703 546/ 733 540/ 770

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 97.34
Cash and Equivalents 2.66

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.65
Consumer Goods 15.71
Healthcare 14.14
Industrial Goods 11.48
Industrial Services 9.24
Other 24.78

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 62.75
Asia 34.59
North America 2.66

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Hitachi Ltd 3.90
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 3.46
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 3.42
Mitsubishi Corp 2.80
EssilorLuxottica SA 2.68
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 2.67
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 2.66
AIA Group Ltd 2.57
ING Groep NV 2.48
UBS Group AG 2.41

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)

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation). Data ranges from 8.6162 to 21.9811.
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RBC International Dividend Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.56% 13.62% -
Beta 0.97% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.89% -
Sharpe -0.05% 0.30% -
Sortino 0.00% 0.39% -
Treynor -0.01% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 70.64% 93.17% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.71% 13.56% 13.62% -
Beta 1.01% 0.97% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.88% 0.90% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.75% -0.05% 0.30% -
Sortino 1.92% 0.00% 0.39% -
Treynor 0.06% -0.01% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 96.38% 70.64% 93.17% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 66.102627 to 94.316052.
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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 74.952 to 93.316677.
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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 60.308795 to 86.664585.
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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) $217

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. 11-06-2006
Mayur Nallamala 09-17-2015
Dominic Wallington 09-17-2015

Management and Organization

Fund Manager RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Advisor RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust
Registrar RBC Investor Services Trust
Distributor Royal Mutual Funds Inc.
Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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