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NBI SmartData U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series / DSC

U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(08-28-2025)
$22.24
Change
$0.01 (0.04%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2024Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Jan 2009May 2011Sep 2013Jan 2016May 2018Sep 2020Jan 2023$10,000$8,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 28, 2007): 10.08%

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 2.94% 13.03% -2.56% 0.93% 12.01% 19.37% 17.81% 11.83% 14.09% 13.63% 12.34% 13.46% 13.39% 11.34%
Benchmark 3.75% 14.47% 0.98% 4.47% 16.63% 22.18% 20.13% 14.21% 16.63% 16.21% 15.16% 15.90% 15.37% 14.37%
Category Average 2.77% 12.61% -0.79% 3.25% 11.69% 17.04% 15.31% 9.43% 12.84% 12.04% 11.19% 11.79% 11.55% 10.41%
Category Rank 737 / 1,363 714 / 1,336 895 / 1,305 987 / 1,297 653 / 1,278 525 / 1,228 477 / 1,165 359 / 1,091 407 / 1,029 390 / 976 400 / 885 336 / 831 256 / 744 296 / 655
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.14% 2.09% 1.41% 6.50% 0.52% 3.58% -2.52% -6.82% -5.09% 5.94% 3.64% 2.94%
Benchmark 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.79% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.43% (February 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.98% 15.86% 8.16% 1.72% 19.33% 13.88% 26.27% -13.86% 21.14% 35.39%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 4 3 2 2 3 2
Category Rank 581/ 633 21/ 681 686/ 758 349/ 843 781/ 915 571/ 990 270/ 1,055 433/ 1,105 602/ 1,168 325/ 1,254

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

35.39% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.86% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 96.69
International Equity 1.89
Cash and Equivalents 1.42
Derivatives 0.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 39.93
Financial Services 13.93
Consumer Services 11.56
Healthcare 8.36
Consumer Goods 5.87
Other 20.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.11
Europe 1.84
Asia 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.12
Microsoft Corp 6.65
Apple Inc 5.73
Amazon.com Inc 4.64
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.99
Broadcom Inc 2.51
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.46
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.11
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.88
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.85

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 Return8101214161820222426280%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

NBI SmartData U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series / DSC

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.38% 13.14% 13.37%
Beta 0.96% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.07% 0.88% 0.74%
Sortino 1.91% 1.34% 1.01%
Treynor 0.14% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 91.77% 89.30% 87.62%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 14.21% 12.38% 13.14% 13.37%
Beta 1.04% 0.96% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.98% 0.98% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.64% 1.07% 0.88% 0.74%
Sortino 1.00% 1.91% 1.34% 1.01%
Treynor 0.09% 0.14% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 75.02% 91.77% 89.30% 87.62%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A63.563.560.460.40%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A52.352.354.654.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A68.968.963.363.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 28, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,353

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC590

Investment Objectives

The NBI SmartData U.S. Equity Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth. This fund invests directly, or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio mainly composed of equities of U.S. companies.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of U.S. companies. The portfolio manager will generally invest in common shares of large capitalization companies, but may also invest in small- and mid-cap securities and in preferred shares. The fund may also invest in securities that are convertible into common and/or preferred shares, including rights and warrants, income trust securities and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP

  • Len Ioffe
  • Osman Ali
  • Dennis Walsh
  • Takashi Suwabe
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

National Bank Investments Inc.

Custodian

Natcan Trust Company

Registrar

Natcan Trust Company

Distributor

National Bank Investments Inc.

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 100

Fees

MER 2.11%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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