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Russell Investments Income Essentials Class B

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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NAVPS
(08-29-2025)
$15.96
Change
-$0.01 (-0.03%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Russell Investments Income Essentials Class B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 27, 2008): 3.87%

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 0.40% 3.53% 1.18% 2.99% 5.30% 6.29% 4.42% 0.80% 1.89% 1.77% 1.84% 1.92% 1.82% 1.82%
Benchmark 0.55% 2.90% 1.17% 3.11% 7.07% 9.29% 7.28% 2.24% 1.84% 3.23% 3.66% 4.03% 3.43% 3.83%
Category Average 0.22% 3.08% 1.54% 3.35% 6.03% 7.74% 5.69% 2.09% 3.19% 3.49% 3.58% 3.52% 3.38% 3.27%
Category Rank 406 / 1,016 375 / 1,016 527 / 1,006 561 / 1,006 733 / 991 877 / 939 839 / 924 785 / 852 705 / 799 747 / 774 665 / 672 590 / 601 519 / 529 437 / 442
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.45% 1.73% -0.67% 1.82% -1.08% 1.79% 0.47% -1.16% -1.59% 1.86% 1.24% 0.40%
Benchmark -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.74% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.42% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.96% 3.15% 3.33% -3.11% 7.69% 2.68% 3.62% -12.08% 6.25% 6.47%
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 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Category Rank 229/ 401 326/ 464 444/ 541 487/ 619 653/ 728 752/ 785 554/ 837 688/ 883 804/ 926 921/ 978

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.69% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.08% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 29.44
Canadian Government Bonds 21.79
International Equity 12.95
US Equity 12.01
Cash and Equivalents 8.69
Other 15.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 58.64
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.69
Financial Services 6.54
Technology 5.43
Real Estate 2.63
Other 18.07

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.12
Europe 8.60
Asia 5.30
Latin America 1.33
Africa and Middle East 0.59
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Russell Investments Fixed Income Pool Series O 51.36
Russell Investments Global Equity Pool Series O 10.39
Russell Investments Canadian Dividend Pool O 9.13
Russell Investments Global Credit Pool O 8.93
Russell Investments Yield Opportunities Pool B 4.99
Russell Investments US Equity Pool Series O 3.99
Russell Investments Overseas Equity Pool Ser O 2.46
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure Pool O 2.04
Russell Investments Inflation Linked Bond Fund O 2.01
Russell Investments Global Real Estate Pool O 1.51

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Russell Investments Income Essentials Class B

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.75% 6.72% 6.17%
Beta 0.99% 0.84% 0.61%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.65% 0.36%
Sharpe 0.08% -0.07% 0.04%
Sortino 0.36% -0.19% -0.21%
Treynor 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 96.77% 82.21% 76.51%
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 4.46% 6.75% 6.72% 6.17%
Beta 0.97% 0.99% 0.84% 0.61%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.78% 0.65% 0.36%
Sharpe 0.46% 0.08% -0.07% 0.04%
Sortino 0.80% 0.36% -0.19% -0.21%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 97.51% 96.77% 82.21% 76.51%

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) $43

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
FRC2028
FRC2029
FRC2030
FRC2031

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide income and some long-term capital growth primarily through investments in and exposure to fixed income securities and, to a lesser extent, Canadian and foreign equity securities, either directly or through investments in other mutual funds. The investment objective cannot be changed unless shareholders of the Fund approve the change at a meeting.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its objective, the Fund invests primarily in Underlying Funds. The exposure of the Fund is roughly 65% fixed income and 35% equity and real assets. There is no specific allocation for cash, but the Fund will hold cash for various purposes. Cash held by the Fund may be invested in Russell Investments Canadian Cash Fund and Russell Investments Money Market Pool. The Fund may use derivatives from time to time for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

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 2.14%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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