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RBC Emerging Markets Balanced Fund Series A

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Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(05-21-2025) 		$10.61
Change
-$0.07 (-0.63%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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RBC Emerging Markets Balanced Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 27, 2020): 2.96%

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 -3.96% -3.25% -0.16% -1.02% 8.44% 9.50% 7.76% 2.22% 5.05% - - - - -
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
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 1,723 / 1,766 681 / 1,765 1,443 / 1,759 935 / 1,765 1,110 / 1,725 345 / 1,663 276 / 1,620 1,264 / 1,439 1,086 / 1,343 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 3 3 1 1 4 4 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.21% 1.94% 1.53% -0.74% 4.79% -0.32% 0.00% 0.86% 2.31% 0.96% -0.22% -3.96%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.31% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.08% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - -3.16% -10.77% 9.29% 14.85%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 4 3 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 1,411/ 1,411 836/ 1,553 959/ 1,662 484/ 1,715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.85% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.77% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 49.01
Foreign Government Bonds 39.33
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.39
Cash and Equivalents 4.45
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.62
Other 0.20

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 46.34
Technology 16.59
Financial Services 13.49
Consumer Goods 6.58
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.45
Other 12.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 41.55
Latin America 21.67
Africa and Middle East 15.63
North America 11.58
Europe 9.59
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
RBC Emerging Markets Bond Fund Series O 35.02
RBC Emerging Markets Equity Focus Fund O 28.72
RBC Emerging Markets Dividend Fund Series O 15.84
BlueBay Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fd O 9.03
BlueBay Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Canada) O 5.98
RBC Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund Ser O 4.85
Canadian Dollar 0.56

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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RBC Emerging Markets Balanced Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.74% 9.32% -
Beta 0.87% 0.89% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.56% 0.58% -
Sharpe 0.41% 0.32% -
Sortino 0.94% 0.42% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 88.49% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.24% 9.74% 9.32% -
Beta 0.79% 0.87% 0.89% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.48% 0.56% 0.58% -
Sharpe 0.64% 0.41% 0.32% -
Sortino 1.22% 0.94% 0.42% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 89.83% 88.49% - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 27, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $7

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF1418

Investment Objectives

To provide a combination of capital growth and modest income. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets equity and fixed-income securities either directly or indirectly through investment in other mutual funds managed by RBC GAM or an affiliate of RBC GAM.

Investment Strategy

It is expected that the fund will invest up to 100% of its net assets in units of underlying funds managed by RBC GAM or an affiliate of RBC GAM. The fund will only invest in units of other underlying funds based on the underlying funds’ ability to help the fund meet its stated investment objectives.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Sarah Riopelle
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Distributor

Royal Mutual Funds Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.18%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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