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NEI Growth & Income Fund Series A

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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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
(05-30-2025)
$5.41
Change
-$0.01 (-0.17%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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NEI Growth & Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 31, 1995): 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 -1.26% -3.63% -1.84% -2.08% 6.08% 4.74% 2.67% -0.49% 4.49% 1.81% 2.05% 2.35% 3.63% 3.07%
Benchmark -2.54% -5.91% 0.78% -2.84% 11.49% 12.43% 10.67% 6.78% 9.16% 7.82% 7.95% 7.59% 8.99% 8.19%
Category Average -1.92% -5.08% 0.21% -1.93% 8.87% 9.22% 7.36% 4.70% 7.93% 5.91% 5.80% 5.41% 6.28% 5.36%
Category Rank 230 / 1,311 194 / 1,310 1,183 / 1,309 751 / 1,310 1,140 / 1,289 1,162 / 1,216 1,163 / 1,192 1,053 / 1,068 956 / 1,010 958 / 985 828 / 857 733 / 770 692 / 726 561 / 595
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.18% 0.12% 3.35% 0.27% 2.65% -0.69% 2.55% -2.26% 1.61% -0.53% -1.88% -1.26%
Benchmark 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.16% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.12% 7.90% 9.55% -6.83% 12.96% 5.71% 11.48% -18.69% 6.78% 9.65%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Category Rank 491/ 582 104/ 671 387/ 757 692/ 830 747/ 922 765/ 1,007 666/ 1,056 1,089/ 1,153 1,131/ 1,202 1,230/ 1,285

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.69% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 48.14
US Equity 16.43
International Equity 11.30
Canadian Government Bonds 10.48
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.71
Other 4.94

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 20.02
Financial Services 17.23
Consumer Goods 8.37
Basic Materials 7.85
Telecommunications 7.62
Other 38.91

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.62
Europe 6.82
Asia 3.83
Latin America 0.56
Africa and Middle East 0.11
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NEI Canadian Bond Fund Series I 20.48
NEI Global Dividend RS Fund Series I 10.00
NEI Global Equity RS Fund Series I 9.39
NEI Global Growth Fund Series I 9.36
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.24
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd Cl A 1.85
Manulife Financial Corp 1.79
Power Corp of Canada 1.67
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.66
Rogers Communications Inc Cl B 1.61

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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NEI Growth & Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.14% 10.10% 10.20%
Beta 0.94% 0.96% 0.97%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.83% 0.76%
Sharpe -0.08% 0.25% 0.18%
Sortino 0.02% 0.27% 0.07%
Treynor -0.01% 0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency - 8.88% 16.00%
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 5 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 6.61% 10.14% 10.10% 10.20%
Beta 0.73% 0.94% 0.96% 0.97%
Alpha -0.02% -0.07% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.86% 0.83% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.36% -0.08% 0.25% 0.18%
Sortino 0.82% 0.02% 0.27% 0.07%
Treynor 0.03% -0.01% 0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 47.84% - 8.88% 16.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A50.850.849.349.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 31, 1995
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment, Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $194

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT106

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide security of capital and to increase its value through capital appreciation and reinvestment of revenues by investing primarily in a mix of (i) equity securities of Canadian and foreign companies and (ii) bonds, debentures and other securities issued by governments, financial institutions and companies in Canada and in the United States and other foreign countries.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Manager invests in securities and mutual funds that invest in companies that fit established investment criteria to create a portfolio of enduring quality, value, dividend and growth characteristics.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Sub-Advisor

Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc

  • Stéphane Lebrun
  • Mila Krassiouk
  • Charmaine Lim Uy

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

Distributor

Aviso Financial Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.72%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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