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NEI Global Sustainable Balanced Fund Series A

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Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025) 		$10.83
Change
$0.04 (0.37%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

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NEI Global Sustainable Balanced Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 29, 1989): 4.67%

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 0.16% 1.80% 8.07% 6.62% 6.19% 13.96% 10.14% 2.41% 4.53% 4.93% 5.40% 4.25% 4.19% 3.64%
Benchmark 1.71% 6.86% 13.93% 12.08% 15.49% 18.78% 15.08% 7.46% 7.99% 7.83% 8.39% 7.39% 7.54% 7.46%
Category Average 0.98% 5.04% 10.70% 9.77% 11.49% 15.41% 11.30% 5.11% 7.16% 6.24% 6.64% 5.57% 5.84% 5.65%
Category Rank 1,635 / 1,780 1,742 / 1,774 1,551 / 1,770 1,559 / 1,724 1,647 / 1,719 1,342 / 1,658 1,274 / 1,610 1,447 / 1,481 1,269 / 1,339 1,116 / 1,264 1,027 / 1,174 915 / 1,047 854 / 919 822 / 838
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.92% -2.28% 3.50% -0.60% -2.98% -1.16% 2.96% 1.87% 1.22% 0.23% 1.40% 0.16%
Benchmark 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.92% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.41% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.85% -0.55% 3.83% -5.62% 12.64% 11.80% 9.96% -16.63% 10.04% 8.98%
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 4 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4
Category Rank 666/ 747 846/ 856 862/ 931 947/ 1,076 664/ 1,188 166/ 1,278 566/ 1,365 1,468/ 1,507 725/ 1,616 1,542/ 1,669

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.64% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.63% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 30.32
International Equity 25.06
Foreign Corporate Bonds 21.44
Foreign Government Bonds 10.50
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.77
Other 7.91

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.03
Technology 15.49
Industrial Goods 9.62
Financial Services 6.30
Industrial Services 5.36
Other 23.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.65
Europe 22.66
Asia 6.12
Latin America 1.65
Africa and Middle East 0.37
Other 0.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NEI Environmental Leaders Fund Series I 35.51
NEI Global Corporate Leaders Fund I 21.53
US Dollar 1.26
KfW 4.63% 18-Mar-2030 0.46
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.46
International Dvlpmt Associatn 4.50% 12-Feb-2035 0.46
Inter-American Investment Corp 4.25% 01-Apr-2030 0.45
Asian Development Bank 4.00% 12-Jan-2033 0.45
Inter-American Developmnt Bank 3.50% 14-Sep-2029 0.44
International Finance Corp 4.50% 13-Jul-2028 0.41

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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NEI Global Sustainable Balanced Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.16% 10.84% 9.02%
Beta 1.15% 1.22% 1.00%
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.82% 0.67%
Sharpe 0.67% 0.22% 0.24%
Sortino 1.45% 0.27% 0.15%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 79.23% 53.84% 36.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 6.95% 9.16% 10.84% 9.02%
Beta 0.90% 1.15% 1.22% 1.00%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.80% 0.82% 0.67%
Sharpe 0.49% 0.67% 0.22% 0.24%
Sortino 0.73% 1.45% 0.27% 0.15%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 67.85% 79.23% 53.84% 36.02%

Fund Details

Start Date September 29, 1989
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $309

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT064
NWT264

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to generate a combination of income and capital appreciation over the long-term by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities which fit within the Fund’s definition of responsible investing. The Fund follows a responsible approach to investing, as described on pages 74 to 79 of this prospectus. Unitholder approval (by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders) is required prior to a fundamental change of investment objectives.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objective, the Fund invests in a mix of global equity and fixed income securities, either directly or indirectly through the use of derivatives, as well as securities of mutual funds and/or ETFs, including funds managed by third parties and/or those offered and managed by the Portfolio Manager.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • John Bai
  • Will Benton
  • Judith Chan
Sub-Advisor

Impax Asset Management LLC

  • Anthony Trzcinka
  • Hubert Aarts
  • Peter Schwab
  • Siddharth Jha

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 2.17%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Back or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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