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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$16.21
Change
-$0.13 (-0.79%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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RBC QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 16, 2016): 8.42%

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 4.05% -0.65% 2.85% 6.51% 14.15% 13.57% 7.46% 8.79% 8.68% 7.28% 7.80% 7.94% - -
Benchmark -1.62% 2.05% 13.55% 1.79% 25.98% 28.01% 17.48% 17.23% 18.56% 17.15% 15.74% 15.38% 16.17% 14.61%
Category Average -2.55% -0.30% 8.98% 1.42% 18.49% 21.72% 12.57% 12.21% 14.32% 12.93% 11.60% 11.56% 12.43% 10.56%
Category Rank 8 / 1,336 926 / 1,327 1,248 / 1,318 32 / 1,328 1,064 / 1,292 1,127 / 1,210 1,053 / 1,141 960 / 1,086 993 / 1,023 936 / 955 814 / 868 738 / 794 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.75% -3.66% 2.98% 0.80% 3.96% 3.91% 0.20% -1.17% 4.53% -6.72% 2.36% 4.05%
Benchmark 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.93% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.28% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 17.53% -1.27% 22.08% 0.54% 20.08% -10.30% 7.28% 10.76%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - 2 3 3 4 4 2 4 4
Category Rank - - 261/ 770 505/ 856 639/ 928 953/ 1,004 818/ 1,069 292/ 1,124 1,117/ 1,187 1,255/ 1,283

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.08% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.44
International Equity 3.73
Cash and Equivalents 0.83

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 17.87
Consumer Goods 17.03
Financial Services 11.11
Telecommunications 10.40
Technology 9.09
Other 34.50

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.27
Europe 3.42
Latin America 0.32
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.99
Kimberly-Clark Corp 2.96
Duke Energy Corp 2.95
Procter & Gamble Co 2.92
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.92
Johnson & Johnson 2.79
Merck & Co Inc 2.71
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.69
Comcast Corp Cl A 2.67
Apple Inc 2.63

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 QUBE Low Volatility U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.15% 15.12% -
Beta 0.73% 0.90% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.07% -
Rsquared 0.57% 0.68% -
Sharpe 0.32% 0.47% -
Sortino 0.55% 0.61% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 93.49% 88.73% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 12.10% 13.15% 15.12% -
Beta 0.57% 0.73% 0.90% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.04% -0.07% -
Rsquared 0.18% 0.57% 0.68% -
Sharpe 0.82% 0.32% 0.47% -
Sortino 1.35% 0.55% 0.61% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.06% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 89.71% 93.49% 88.73% -

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 May 16, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $149

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF432

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term capital growth while minimizing the exposure to currency fluctuations between the U.S. and Canadian dollars. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies using a quantitative investment approach either directly or indirectly through investment in other mutual funds managed by RBC GAM or an affiliate of RBC GAM. The fund seeks to achieve a reduced level of volatility of returns as compared to the broader U.S. equity market.

Investment Strategy

Currently, the fund invests directly in equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund is managed using a quantitative investment model designed to select individual stocks while controlling portfolio-level risk. This involves building a portfolio that maximizes exposure to factors associated with outperformance, while controlling for exposure to risk factors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Norman So
  • Oliver McMahon
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 1.88%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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