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NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(12-06-2024)
$40.10
Change
-$0.37 (-0.92%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 27, 1986): 9.10%

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 2.50% 4.27% 12.70% 17.19% 25.82% 15.02% 2.33% 8.25% 7.36% 5.26% 3.82% 4.16% 5.48% 3.34%
Benchmark 1.39% 3.91% 10.68% 19.66% 30.17% 14.46% 3.54% 14.22% 10.82% 8.79% 6.04% 5.99% 8.10% 6.04%
Category Average 0.45% 1.87% 10.43% 15.30% 28.24% 12.20% 2.56% 11.38% 9.65% 8.14% 5.92% 5.96% 6.66% 5.24%
Category Rank 19 / 208 68 / 207 64 / 204 71 / 201 158 / 201 69 / 200 94 / 197 143 / 183 153 / 182 153 / 175 146 / 171 138 / 163 116 / 142 120 / 133
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.77% 3.47% 1.59% 1.61% 3.71% -2.87% 2.53% 0.13% 5.28% 0.10% 1.63% 2.50%
Benchmark 4.84% 3.76% -0.37% 0.77% 7.49% 0.17% 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.80% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.81% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -2.79% -10.77% 18.49% 5.64% -17.96% 14.84% 8.74% 13.10% -14.48% 9.01%
Benchmark -2.34% -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79%
Category Average 3.45% -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 2
Category Rank 122/ 130 122/ 135 100/ 158 56/ 163 133/ 172 153/ 179 131/ 182 188/ 190 117/ 198 77/ 200

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.49% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.96% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 83.80
Income Trust Units 7.88
Cash and Equivalents 3.33
International Equity 2.02
US Equity 2.01
Other 0.96

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 28.22
Energy 14.82
Real Estate 8.32
Financial Services 7.90
Consumer Services 7.37
Other 33.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.97
Asia 2.02
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CES Energy Solutions Corp 3.67
Eldorado Gold Corp 3.56
Dundee Precious Metals Inc 3.12
North West Co Inc 3.06
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd 3.00
Canadian Dollar 3.00
Stella-Jones Inc 2.89
Torex Gold Resources Inc 2.83
Transcontinental Inc Cl A 2.61
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd 2.56

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.66% 18.90% 15.32%
Beta 0.73% 0.69% 0.67%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.82% 0.76%
Sharpe -0.02% 0.35% 0.19%
Sortino 0.02% 0.43% 0.13%
Treynor 0.00% 0.10% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 65.23% 93.41% 74.12%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 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 7.45% 13.66% 18.90% 15.32%
Beta 0.55% 0.73% 0.69% 0.67%
Alpha 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.58% 0.78% 0.82% 0.76%
Sharpe 2.53% -0.02% 0.35% 0.19%
Sortino 6.53% 0.02% 0.43% 0.13%
Treynor 0.34% 0.00% 0.10% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 91.80% 65.23% 93.41% 74.12%

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 March 27, 1986
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $54

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT10118
NWT219
NWT319
NWT618
NWT818

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to achieve capital appreciation over the longer term by seeking to invest primarily in the equity securities of faster growing, small-cap Canadian companies. 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

The Portfolio Sub-Advisor uses a bottom up investing approach to achieve long-term growth of capital through investment in Canadian corporations or Canadian listed corporations. The Portfolio Sub-Advisor generally seeks to identify small or mid-capitalization companies with sustainable competitive advantages, strong balance sheets, high quality management teams, and then tries to acquire these companies at reasonable valuations.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Christopher Guthrie 08-01-2023
Alex Etsell 08-01-2023
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 08-01-2023

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Advisor Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.
Distributor Credential Asset Management Inc.
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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 2.59%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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