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NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(07-04-2025)
$38.74
Change
$0.12 (0.31%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 27, 1986): 9.01%

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 6.73% 8.04% -1.53% 1.70% 11.91% 12.20% 7.29% 3.26% 8.85% 6.42% 3.59% 3.71% 4.03% 3.41%
Benchmark 7.20% 7.94% 2.67% 6.17% 13.69% 15.51% 6.55% 4.89% 14.94% 10.11% 6.60% 6.56% 6.79% 6.16%
Category Average 7.16% 5.42% -0.18% 2.75% 14.28% 12.70% 7.13% 5.11% 12.37% 8.74% 6.49% 6.04% 6.27% 5.28%
Category Rank 116 / 203 29 / 199 130 / 199 129 / 199 178 / 199 117 / 195 99 / 193 119 / 186 163 / 177 145 / 175 147 / 166 139 / 164 136 / 154 112 / 130
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.13% 5.28% 0.10% 1.63% 2.50% 3.39% -3.18% -1.15% -4.77% 3.82% -2.50% 6.73%
Benchmark -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.80% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.81% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -10.77% 18.49% 5.64% -17.96% 14.84% 8.74% 13.10% -14.48% 9.01% 17.31%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 2 3
Category Rank 116/ 129 96/ 151 51/ 156 126/ 165 146/ 172 126/ 177 183/ 185 116/ 193 76/ 195 100/ 196

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 83.52
International Equity 5.87
Income Trust Units 5.69
Cash and Equivalents 3.02
US Equity 1.89
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 34.98
Energy 13.97
Healthcare 11.04
Consumer Goods 6.48
Real Estate 5.80
Other 27.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.13
Asia 5.21
Europe 0.40
Latin America 0.26

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Dundee Precious Metals Inc 3.71
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 3.18
Canadian Dollar 3.04
Torex Gold Resources Inc 3.02
TerraVest Industries Inc 2.86
Perseus Mining Ltd 2.86
Orla Mining Ltd 2.83
New Gold Inc 2.82
Extendicare Inc 2.78
Transcontinental Inc Cl A 2.65

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

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NEI Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.42% 13.66% 15.54%
Beta 0.77% 0.66% 0.68%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.67% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.30% 0.51% 0.18%
Sortino 0.56% 0.72% 0.14%
Treynor 0.05% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 82.14% 90.51% 77.28%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 12.21% 13.42% 13.66% 15.54%
Beta 0.95% 0.77% 0.66% 0.68%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.86% 0.67% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.69% 0.30% 0.51% 0.18%
Sortino 1.32% 0.56% 0.72% 0.14%
Treynor 0.09% 0.05% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 86.77% 82.14% 90.51% 77.28%

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) $51

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
NWT10118

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.

  • Christopher Guthrie
  • Alex Etsell
Sub-Advisor

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.

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 2.59%
Management Fee 1.95%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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