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Meritage International Equity Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

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International Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(09-17-2025) 		$18.70
Change
-$0.02 (-0.11%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2024Jul 2025Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 2008Jul 2010Jan 2013Jul 2015Jan 2018Jul 2020Jan 2023$10,000$8,000$12,000$14,000$16,000Period

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Meritage International Equity Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 25, 2007): 4.12%

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 2.07% 3.23% 6.42% 13.30% 13.51% 14.16% 13.91% 3.68% 7.45% 6.97% 5.88% 5.49% 6.05% 5.78%
Benchmark 3.32% 6.11% 10.68% 18.41% 16.71% 17.28% 18.31% 7.77% 10.72% 9.90% 7.95% 8.12% 8.63% 7.83%
Category Average 2.24% 2.80% 5.53% 12.72% 10.92% 13.96% 15.21% 5.19% 8.23% 8.02% 6.49% 6.44% 7.01% 6.36%
Category Rank 399 / 821 337 / 809 287 / 789 316 / 785 276 / 779 362 / 744 484 / 705 522 / 687 463 / 659 474 / 610 419 / 553 419 / 518 361 / 460 296 / 392
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.84% -2.04% -0.36% 0.78% 4.67% 1.72% -0.35% -1.17% 4.68% 1.36% -0.22% 2.07%
Benchmark 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.67% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.81% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.68% -4.26% 18.37% -9.92% 17.39% 8.36% 5.52% -12.86% 9.04% 11.75%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 3
Category Rank 135/ 361 290/ 405 200/ 465 329/ 525 313/ 587 312/ 637 573/ 667 356/ 689 686/ 719 410/ 754

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.68% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.86% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.98
Cash and Equivalents 3.47
US Equity 0.42
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.86
Industrial Goods 14.03
Technology 12.35
Consumer Goods 11.57
Healthcare 11.52
Other 29.67

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.02
Asia 27.10
North America 4.00
Latin America 3.89

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife World Investment Fund Advisor Series 35.64
PH&N Overseas Equity Fund Series D 34.92
Brandes International Equity Fund Series I 29.63
Cash and Cash Equivalents -0.18

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return89101112131415161718190%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Meritage International Equity Portfolio - Advisor Series/DSC

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.85% 12.09% 11.99%
Beta 0.93% 0.94% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.89% 0.44% 0.38%
Sortino 1.85% 0.69% 0.41%
Treynor 0.10% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.64% 96.40% 94.16%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.28% 10.85% 12.09% 11.99%
Beta 0.84% 0.93% 0.94% 0.96%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.93% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.36% 0.89% 0.44% 0.38%
Sortino 3.48% 1.85% 0.69% 0.41%
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 0.06% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 90.68% 96.64% 96.40% 94.16%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A29.0​29.030.9​30.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 September 25, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $25

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC7503

Investment Objectives

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diverse mix of international and emerging markets equity mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests up to: 100% of its net assets in international and emerging markets equity. International equity originates primarily in markets located outside North America. The Portfolio invests up to 100% of its net assets in underlying funds (that may include exchange-traded funds) managed by the manager or third parties (“Underlying Funds”).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

National Bank Trust Inc.
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.
Custodian

Natcan Trust Company
Registrar

Natcan Trust Company
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.52%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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