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NEI Global Dividend RS Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(04-29-2026)
$10.59
Change
-$0.04 (-0.38%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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NEI Global Dividend RS Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 01, 2007): 6.37%

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 -4.11% 4.26% 4.85% 4.26% 5.09% 11.10% 9.41% 8.12% 7.65% 9.35% 7.74% 7.86% 7.42% 7.73%
Benchmark -5.34% -1.19% 0.42% -1.19% 16.89% 15.11% 17.70% 13.10% 11.58% 15.69% 12.22% 11.41% 11.46% 12.12%
Category Average -5.36% 0.18% 1.17% 0.18% 10.76% 11.69% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 72 / 267 39 / 265 48 / 264 39 / 265 215 / 254 145 / 244 226 / 228 196 / 214 191 / 209 203 / 203 180 / 196 159 / 185 149 / 174 143 / 157
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -4.50% 0.69% -0.17% 0.32% 2.72% 1.30% 0.10% 2.36% -1.85% 2.45% 6.13% -4.11%
Benchmark -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21% -0.91% 2.09% 2.25% -5.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.48% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.65% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.60% 6.38% 0.14% 17.80% 6.66% 13.39% -3.81% 0.61% 18.00% 8.03%
Benchmark 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84% 16.60%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 14.14%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 4 4 4
Category Rank 55/ 155 174/ 174 34/ 185 110/ 195 44/ 200 184/ 209 101/ 211 220/ 220 199/ 240 237/ 249

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.00% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.81% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 52.13
International Equity 42.01
Canadian Equity 3.71
Cash and Equivalents 1.43
Income Trust Units 0.73

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 20.65
Consumer Goods 16.73
Utilities 9.96
Telecommunications 9.76
Financial Services 8.17
Other 34.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 57.22
Europe 25.47
Asia 16.78
Latin America 0.29
Africa and Middle East 0.22
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Johnson & Johnson 2.36
Verizon Communications Inc 2.07
Iberdrola SA 1.85
Procter & Gamble Co 1.82
PepsiCo Inc 1.77
Eni SpA 1.52
Cisco Systems Inc 1.49
Engie SA 1.48
Home Depot Inc 1.45
KDDI Corp 1.31

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NEI Global Dividend RS Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.10% 9.71% 9.59%
Beta 0.52 0.62 0.68
Alpha 0.01 0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.32% 0.55% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.63 0.52 0.63
Sortino 1.10 0.77 0.78
Treynor 0.11 0.08 0.09
Tax Efficiency 70.49% 62.94% 65.29%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 10.28% 9.10% 9.71% 9.59%
Beta 0.58 0.52 0.62 0.68
Alpha -0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.38% 0.32% 0.55% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.30 0.63 0.52 0.63
Sortino 0.36 1.10 0.77 0.78
Treynor 0.05 0.11 0.08 0.09
Tax Efficiency 33.75% 70.49% 62.94% 65.29%

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 November 01, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $730

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT084

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and income by investing primarily in equity securities of companies anywhere in the world that pay, or may be expected to pay, dividends as well as in other types of securities that may be expected to distribute income. The Fund follows a responsible approach to investing, as described on pages 77 to 82 of this prospectus. Unitholder approval (by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders) is required prior to a fundamental change of invest

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Sub-Advisor seeks to invest primarily in liquid high quality stocks that pay a high and sustainable dividend. The Portfolio Sub-Advisor seeks to build a portfolio with a high level of diversification to manage volatility. The Fund will exclude all companies with any direct revenue from the industries below, for the securities which the Portfolio Manager has full discretion: Automatic and/or semi-automatic weapons manufacturing for civilian use Controversial weapons: cluster munitio

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • John Bai
Sub-Advisor

Amundi Canada Inc. (Montréal, Québec)

Amundi Asset Management

  • Marc-Ali Ben Abdallah

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 2.40%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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