As at July 31, 2025

NBI Precious Metals Fund

Advisor Series

Category: Precious Metals Equity

Investment Objective

To achieve long-term growth through investment primarily in securities of companies or securities whose value is dependent upon the value of gold, silver, platinum and palladium ("Precious Metals") or strategic metals (such as rhodium, titanium, chromium, cobalt and iridium) or strategic minerals or diamonds.

Fund Details

Investment horizon

At least 5 years

Fund volatility

HIGH

Style

Sector
Deviation

Market
Capitalization

Style: Blend
Sector Deviation: Minimal
Market Capitalization: Mid

Minimum Initial Investment:

$500

Subsequent Investment:

$50

Systematic Investment:

$25

Distribution Frequency:

Annually

Assets Under Management ($M):

$33.7

Price per Unit:

$29.14

Inception Date:

June 12, 2009

Value of $10,000 over 10 years:

$37,992

Benchmark Index:

S&P/TSX Gold Index (85%)

S&P/TSX Composite Silver (15%)

Management Fee:

1.75%

MER:

2.20%

Portfolio Manager:

National Bank Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor:

Foyston, Gordon & Payne

Available Fund Codes:

Advisor Series
Initial Sales Charge NBC457
Deferred Sales Charge NBC557
Low Sales Charge NBC657
F Series NBC757

Portfolio Asset Mix

(% of Net Assets)

Canadian Equity 85.36%
Cash and Equivalents 9.63%
US Equity 2.77%
Other 2.24%
Sector Allocation %
Basic Materials 97.52
Mutual Fund 2.48
Dividend Yield (Trailing Yield) 0.86
Top Holdings %
OR Royalties Inc 11.83
Barrick Mining Corp 10.78
Franco-Nevada Corp 10.38
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 10.31
Teck Resources Ltd Cl B 9.26
Major Drilling Group International Inc 9.11
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 8.18
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 7.22
Alamos Gold Inc Cl 3.09
MAG Silver Corp 2.77
Total of Top Holdings of the Fund
(% of Net Assets):
82.93
Total Number of Securities Held: 20

Calendar Returns (%)

YTD 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
38.37 20.55 1.63 -7.03 -12.91 27.66 44.36

Annualized Returns (%)

1 M 3 M 6 M 1 Y 3 Y 5 Y 10 Y Incp.
-0.24 9.10 25.17 35.22 23.87 2.80 14.28 6.43

Disclosure

NBI Mutual Funds (the “Funds”) are offered by National Bank Investments Inc. an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada and sold by authorized dealers. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in the Funds. Please read the prospectus of the Funds before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns which include changes in the value of securities and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any unitholder that would have reduced returns. The Funds’ securities are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other government deposit insurer. For money market funds, there can be no assurances that a fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of the investment in a fund will be returned. The Funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.