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NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Global Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(10-11-2024)
$76.90
Change
$0.88 (1.16%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 1995): 10.15%

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 2.44% 2.81% 5.48% 20.23% 37.39% 28.71% 13.89% 13.63% 18.79% 16.87% 17.98% 18.33% 18.21% 18.23%
Benchmark 2.54% 5.44% 9.22% 20.44% 31.13% 24.98% 10.10% 12.92% 12.49% 10.93% 11.34% 11.57% 11.47% 11.51%
Category Average 1.85% 6.76% 6.76% 16.89% 26.55% 20.79% 7.09% 10.29% 9.82% 8.46% 8.68% 8.97% 8.86% 8.56%
Category Rank 546 / 2,087 1,721 / 2,078 1,539 / 2,048 477 / 2,023 101 / 1,978 87 / 1,863 24 / 1,732 187 / 1,545 23 / 1,464 19 / 1,331 2 / 1,137 2 / 1,040 1 / 847 2 / 747
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.20% 10.20% 3.48% 2.59% 8.80% 2.13% -4.55% 2.38% 4.99% -0.24% 0.60% 2.44%
Benchmark -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

40.25% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-31.12% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 16.05% 21.25% 7.74% 26.55% 4.61% 35.74% 37.42% 14.22% -12.89% 29.26%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average 8.33% 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Category Rank 27/ 682 114/ 764 184/ 888 18/ 1,046 65/ 1,193 27/ 1,393 73/ 1,474 1,137/ 1,594 845/ 1,749 77/ 1,905

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

37.42% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.89% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 89.27
International Equity 8.83
Cash and Equivalents 1.90

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 43.70
Consumer Services 12.34
Healthcare 11.92
Financial Services 6.26
Industrial Goods 5.80
Other 19.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.17
Europe 5.24
Asia 2.60
Africa and Middle East 0.99

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 7.99
Microsoft Corp 7.15
Amazon.com Inc 5.76
Apple Inc 4.87
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.61
Philip Morris International Inc 2.63
Fiserv Inc 2.59
Sherwin-Williams Co 2.47
Charles Schwab Corp 2.39
Zillow Group Inc Cl C 2.31

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

NBI Innovators Fund Investor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.53% 14.81% 14.72%
Beta 1.05% 1.00% 1.09%
Alpha 0.03% 0.06% 0.05%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.74% 1.09% 1.11%
Sortino 1.32% 1.94% 1.82%
Treynor 0.10% 0.16% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.68% 14.53% 14.81% 14.72%
Beta 1.44% 1.05% 1.00% 1.09%
Alpha -0.07% 0.03% 0.06% 0.05%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.84% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 2.07% 0.74% 1.09% 1.11%
Sortino 6.22% 1.32% 1.94% 1.82%
Treynor 0.20% 0.10% 0.16% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 August 31, 1995
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $235

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NBC879

Investment Objectives

The NBI Innovators Fund (formerly NBI Science and Technology Fund) aims to aggressively seek capital appreciation for investors over the long term (greater than five years) primarily by investing in global companies whose activities are partially focused on scientific and technological research.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio sub-advisor uses a bottom-up investment approach to identify high conviction ideas with strong fundamentals at attractive valuations. The portfolio sub-advisor identifies global companies whose activities are partially focused on scientific and technological research and are operated by skilled management teams who drive innovation and deliver differentiated products and services by effectively deploying capital into research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
National Bank Trust Inc. 06-17-2022
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. 11-30-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager National Bank Investments Inc.
Advisor National Bank Trust Inc.
Custodian Natcan Trust Company
Registrar Natcan Trust Company
Distributor National Bank Investments Inc.
Auditor Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP

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 2.23%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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