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RBC U.S. Monthly Income Fund Series A U$

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-27-2025)
$10.81
Change
$0.05 (0.44%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 24, 2005): 4.97%

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 -1.10% -2.29% -0.56% -0.79% 8.12% 8.25% 5.00% 2.51% 5.60% 5.28% 5.49% 5.22% 5.51% 4.92%
Benchmark 1.80% 0.42% 2.13% 2.48% 10.47% 9.17% 6.07% 2.00% 6.37% 5.34% 5.07% 5.63% 5.84% 5.16%
Category Average -1.53% -3.30% 0.71% -0.84% 8.59% 7.60% 5.79% 3.60% 6.15% 4.75% 4.87% 4.51% 5.24% 4.46%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.30% 1.87% 1.58% 1.87% 1.30% -1.43% 2.57% -2.28% 1.54% 1.31% -2.49% -1.10%
Benchmark 2.55% 1.41% 2.37% 2.28% 2.15% -2.76% 2.18% -2.47% 2.05% 0.29% -1.64% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.37% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.84% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.15% 6.67% 10.07% -3.54% 14.85% 10.88% 11.18% -14.77% 10.57% 10.68%
Benchmark -1.74% 5.51% 16.32% -5.58% 17.91% 13.35% 6.94% -17.27% 14.38% 7.99%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.85% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.77% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 43.40
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.70
Foreign Government Bonds 15.86
Mortgages 13.09
Cash and Equivalents 4.30
Other 5.65

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 51.77
Technology 14.64
Healthcare 7.08
Financial Services 6.47
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.30
Other 15.74

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.88
Europe 2.64
Latin America 1.49
Africa and Middle East 1.18
Multi-National 0.26
Other 1.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 3.05
Microsoft Corp 2.70
United States Treasury 1.88% 15-Nov-2051 1.96
United States Treasury 4.25% 28-Feb-2029 1.96
United States Treasury 4.13% 31-Oct-2029 1.87
NVIDIA Corp 1.83
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.81
US Dollar 1.62
United States Treasury 1.75% 31-Jan-2029 1.58
iShares JPMorgan USD EM Bond ETF (EMB) 1.52

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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RBC U.S. Monthly Income Fund Series A U$

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.91% 9.44% 7.99%
Beta 1.05% 1.01% 0.79%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.72% 0.54%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.37% 0.43%
Sortino 0.34% 0.44% 0.38%
Treynor 0.01% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 60.57% 66.04% 64.01%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.77% 9.91% 9.44% 7.99%
Beta 0.76% 1.05% 1.01% 0.79%
Alpha 0.00% -0.04% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.51% 0.79% 0.72% 0.54%
Sharpe 0.64% 0.15% 0.37% 0.43%
Sortino 1.17% 0.34% 0.44% 0.38%
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 60.65% 60.57% 66.04% 64.01%

Fund Details

Start Date May 24, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency USD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,919

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF587

Investment Objectives

To provide a combination of regular U.S. dollar monthly income and modest capital growth. The fund invests primarily in U.S. fixed-income securities such as government and corporate bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and preferred shares. The fund also invests in high-quality equity securities of U.S. companies. It may also invest in high yield debt securities and emerging market sovereign and corporate bonds.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund’s objectives, the portfolio manager: invests primarily in U.S. fixed-income and U.S. equity securities; employs a strategic asset allocation approach, determining the appropriate asset mix within broad pre-established guidelines for each asset class as follows: Fixed income 55%, Equities 45%.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Frank Gambino
  • Brad Willock
  • David Nava
Sub-Advisor

RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

  • Soo Boo Cheah

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

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 1.60%
Management Fee 1.40%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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