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RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Canadian Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(07-25-2025) 		$11.33
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 28, 2016): 3.65%

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 1.14% 2.40% 3.34% 3.34% 12.09% 7.38% 4.77% 2.97% 5.17% 4.22% 3.66% 3.43% - -
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.49% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 718 / 750 744 / 745 737 / 740 737 / 740 702 / 725 702 / 702 681 / 681 602 / 602 571 / 571 539 / 540 488 / 492 460 / 463 - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.01% 0.90% 2.49% 0.09% 2.62% -1.81% 0.07% 0.42% 0.42% -0.21% 1.45% 1.14%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.01% (July 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.67% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 4.80% -4.15% 9.78% -1.68% 15.08% -6.69% 0.24% 11.75%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 4
Category Rank - - 367/ 450 38/ 476 522/ 522 446/ 548 578/ 583 470/ 651 682/ 688 701/ 715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.08% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.69% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 52.76
Canadian Equity 42.92
Income Trust Units 4.33

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalent 52.75
Financial Services 9.78
Energy 7.34
Basic Materials 7.27
Utilities 6.26
Other 16.60

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
National Bank of Canada TD 2.650% Apr 01, 2025 52.54
Enbridge Inc 1.22
Fortis Inc 1.17
Choice Properties REIT - Units 1.13
George Weston Ltd 1.11
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 1.11
Loblaw Cos Ltd 1.11
Power Corp of Canada 1.07
Hydro One Ltd 1.03
AltaGas Ltd 1.03

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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RBC Trend Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.63% 5.26% -
Beta 0.30% 0.33% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.67% 0.64% -
Sharpe 0.17% 0.51% -
Sortino 0.62% 0.64% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 73.17% 83.80% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.31% 4.63% 5.26% -
Beta 0.41% 0.30% 0.33% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.68% 0.67% 0.64% -
Sharpe 1.55% 0.17% 0.51% -
Sortino 4.04% 0.62% 0.64% -
Treynor 0.20% 0.03% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 93.14% 73.17% 83.80% -

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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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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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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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 November 28, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $12

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF9072

Investment Objectives

To provide long-term capital growth. The fund uses a systematic trend-following approach to invest primarily in equity securities of Canadian companies and short-term fixed-income securities.

Investment Strategy

The fund is managed using a systematic quantitative investment model designed to select stocks based on specific criteria related to their historical price patterns and volatility characteristics.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

-

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 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.83%
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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