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RBC U.S. Dividend Fund Series A

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$36.61
Change
$0.16 (0.43%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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RBC U.S. Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 04, 2006): 9.22%

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 -0.32% 3.31% 12.59% 3.62% 24.36% 23.12% 14.27% 14.48% 15.18% 13.74% 12.15% 11.75% 12.55% 11.11%
Benchmark -1.62% 2.05% 13.55% 1.79% 25.98% 28.01% 17.48% 17.23% 18.56% 17.15% 15.74% 15.38% 16.17% 14.61%
Category Average -0.13% 1.35% 8.44% 3.88% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 146 / 220 58 / 219 66 / 213 153 / 219 60 / 210 29 / 196 70 / 193 64 / 189 43 / 187 30 / 181 44 / 167 33 / 138 27 / 115 29 / 102
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.30% -2.11% 3.70% 3.58% 1.74% -0.04% 1.49% 2.29% 4.97% -0.30% 3.95% -0.32%
Benchmark 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.95% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.09% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 16.41% 6.65% 11.44% 0.35% 19.17% 9.18% 24.83% -7.97% 12.25% 31.07%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 4 1 1
Category Rank 23/ 99 106/ 115 57/ 138 83/ 166 96/ 181 34/ 187 65/ 189 172/ 192 37/ 193 41/ 206

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.07% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.97% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.04
International Equity 2.56
Cash and Equivalents 2.38
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 34.88
Healthcare 14.38
Financial Services 12.29
Consumer Services 9.77
Industrial Goods 5.28
Other 23.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.36
Europe 2.56
Other 0.08

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 6.94
Microsoft Corp 5.97
Amazon.com Inc 4.37
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.09
NVIDIA Corp 3.91
Broadcom Inc 3.30
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) 2.94
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.62
Exxon Mobil Corp 1.86
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1.76

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)

RBC U.S. Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.82% 11.86% 11.33%
Beta 0.77% 0.83% 0.86%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.94% 1.06% 0.84%
Sortino 1.77% 1.72% 1.16%
Treynor 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 83.41% 85.34% 84.84%
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 6 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 7.50% 10.82% 11.86% 11.33%
Beta 0.80% 0.77% 0.83% 0.86%
Alpha 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94%
Sharpe 2.42% 0.94% 1.06% 0.84%
Sortino 7.69% 1.77% 1.72% 1.16%
Treynor 0.23% 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 81.83% 83.41% 85.34% 84.84%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 July 04, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $8,316

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
RBF590

Investment Objectives

The objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital growth and regular dividend income. The fund invests primarily in common and preferred shares of U.S. companies with above average dividend yields.

Investment Strategy

The fund’s investment process is primarily based on fundamental research, although the portfolio manager will also consider quantitative and technical factors. Stock selection decisions are ultimately based on an understanding of the company, its business and its outlook.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Andrzej Skiba
  • Neil Sun
Sub-Advisor

-

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 1.87%
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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