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Russell Investments Balanced Class Series B

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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
(12-12-2025)
$15.83
Change
-$0.06 (-0.35%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Russell Investments Balanced Class Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 27, 2008): 4.30%

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 0.34% 4.10% 6.85% 8.13% 7.27% 9.47% 6.53% 2.39% 2.66% 2.73% 3.29% 2.40% 2.88% 2.92%
Benchmark -0.23% 3.59% 7.18% 7.98% 8.19% 10.70% 8.47% 3.24% 2.67% 3.52% 4.40% 3.94% 4.17% 4.20%
Category Average 0.42% 3.37% 6.11% 8.01% 6.86% 9.84% 7.40% 3.33% 3.52% 3.90% 4.55% 3.70% 3.99% 3.94%
Category Rank 583 / 991 277 / 988 381 / 987 459 / 978 446 / 978 613 / 949 732 / 898 720 / 855 657 / 808 658 / 756 604 / 689 531 / 586 430 / 516 385 / 449
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -0.80% 1.99% 0.23% -1.43% -1.51% 1.98% 1.24% 0.42% 0.97% 2.75% 0.97% 0.34%
Benchmark 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.28% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.75% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.72% 3.44% 5.33% -4.41% 8.33% 4.43% 4.45% -12.69% 6.26% 7.39%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4
Category Rank 169/ 387 283/ 449 157/ 516 568/ 594 543/ 701 643/ 757 385/ 809 754/ 855 778/ 898 815/ 950

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.33% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.69% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 21.67
Cash and Equivalents 21.34
Canadian Government Bonds 14.52
International Equity 12.40
US Equity 10.57
Other 19.50

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 46.10
Cash and Cash Equivalent 21.34
Financial Services 7.59
Technology 6.04
Consumer Services 2.53
Other 16.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.06
Europe 8.37
Asia 5.46
Latin America 1.39
Africa and Middle East 0.66
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Russell Investments Canadian Fixed Income Fund B 50.59
Russell Investments Global Equity Pool Series O 14.24
Russell Investments Global Credit Pool O 12.46
Russell Investments Multi-Factor Cdn Equity Pool O 9.48
Russell Investments Multi-Factor US Equity Pool B 2.96
Russell Investments Multi-Factor Int Equity Pool O 2.94
Russell Investments Inflation Linked Bond Fund O 2.01
Russell Investments Emerging Markets Equity Pl O 1.96
Russell Investments Global Real Estate Pool O 1.01
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure Pool O 1.01

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)

Russell Investments Balanced Class Series B

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.14% 6.76% 6.66%
Beta 0.99% 0.86% 0.66%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.68% 0.37%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.02% 0.19%
Sortino 0.95% -0.03% 0.02%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 97.80% 84.79% 80.50%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.66% 6.14% 6.76% 6.66%
Beta 0.99% 0.99% 0.86% 0.66%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.74% 0.68% 0.37%
Sharpe 0.95% 0.42% 0.02% 0.19%
Sortino 1.56% 0.95% -0.03% 0.02%
Treynor 0.04% 0.03% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 98.35% 97.80% 84.79% 80.50%

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 October 27, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $9

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC1029
FRC1030
FRC1031
FRC1032
FRC1039

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth with income through approximately equal exposure to equity securities and fixed income investments and financial instruments. The investment objective cannot be changed unless shareholders of the Fund approve the change at a meeting.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently intends to invest approximately 64% of its assets in fixed income securities and 36% of its assets in equity and real assets securities. To achieve its objective, the Fund currently invests primarily in Underlying Funds. The decision to invest in an Underlying Fund is based on Russell Investments’ assessment of the market outlook and the Underlying Fund’s ability to help the Fund meets its stated investment objectives.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

Russell Investments Canada Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 0
PAC Subsequent 0
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.48%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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