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NEI Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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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
(10-09-2025) 		$24.67
Change
-$0.02 (-0.09%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2023Jul 2025Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 1994Jul 1998Jan 2003Jul 2007Jan 2012Jul 2016Jan 2021$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

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NEI Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 28, 1992): 7.88%

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 3.76% 10.50% 20.21% 18.56% 19.31% 20.51% 16.65% 7.17% 12.91% 8.09% 6.88% 7.05% 7.85% 7.77%
Benchmark 5.11% 11.42% 19.69% 20.08% 25.13% 26.31% 21.36% 12.85% 15.21% 13.08% 11.89% 11.37% 11.19% 11.30%
Category Average 3.24% 7.32% 14.34% 13.66% 17.29% 20.59% 17.65% 10.35% 13.21% 11.32% 9.89% 9.38% 9.29% 9.25%
Category Rank 242 / 601 144 / 597 104 / 573 89 / 573 231 / 573 329 / 567 344 / 560 481 / 549 357 / 536 512 / 526 487 / 499 463 / 478 379 / 415 369 / 400
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.87% 3.46% -1.88% 1.68% -1.02% -2.00% -1.49% 6.19% 3.99% 2.02% 4.39% 3.76%
Benchmark 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.88% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.24% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.39% 11.42% 11.52% -10.45% 20.46% -0.45% 24.38% -16.69% 9.92% 14.46%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 4 4 4
Category Rank 141/ 374 296/ 407 134/ 430 356/ 480 266/ 512 447/ 528 176/ 536 467/ 549 443/ 560 491/ 567

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.38% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.69% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 69.73
International Equity 15.94
US Equity 12.37
Cash and Equivalents 1.47
Income Trust Units 0.49

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.56
Basic Materials 13.88
Consumer Goods 13.24
Technology 10.13
Telecommunications 8.35
Other 33.84

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.06
Europe 14.77
Asia 1.16
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.90
Linamar Corp 2.63
Royal Bank of Canada 2.60
Rogers Communications Inc Cl B 2.56
Magna International Inc 2.46
Bank of Montreal 2.42
Manulife Financial Corp 2.34
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.28
Power Corp of Canada 2.19
Nutrien Ltd 2.16

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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NEI Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.52% 15.16% 15.25%
Beta 1.05% 1.16% 1.20%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.86% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.98% 0.71% 0.45%
Sortino 2.03% 1.15% 0.52%
Treynor 0.12% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 71.79% 77.67% 79.43%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 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 9.93% 12.52% 15.16% 15.25%
Beta 0.89% 1.05% 1.16% 1.20%
Alpha -0.02% -0.05% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.87% 0.86% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.54% 0.98% 0.71% 0.45%
Sortino 3.87% 2.03% 1.15% 0.52%
Treynor 0.17% 0.12% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 94.18% 71.79% 77.67% 79.43%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A59.2​59.244.5​44.50%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A47.7​47.742.0​42.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 February 28, 1992
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $79

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT108

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Canadian companies. The Fund may invest in both large and small capitalization companies.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in equity securities (including securities convertible into equity securities) of Canadian companies, but may invest up to 35% of the Fund’s property in similar securities of companies located outside of Canada.

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 2.57%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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