As at July 31, 2025

NBI SmartBeta Low Volatility Global Equity Fund

Advisor Series

Category: Global Equity

Investment Objective

To provide long-term capital growth. The fund invests directly, or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio composed mainly of equity securities of companies located around the world that are selected using quantitative analysis of risk factors.

Fund Details

Investment horizon

At least 5 years

Fund volatility

Low to medium

Style

Sector
Deviation

Market
Capitalization

Style: Value
Sector Deviation: Wide
Market Capitalization: Large

Minimum Initial Investment:

$500

Subsequent Investment:

$50

Systematic Investment:

$25

Distribution Frequency:

Annually

Assets Under Management ($M):

$110.2

Price per Unit:

$12.92

Inception Date:

October 30, 2015

Value of $10,000 since inception:

$17,196

Benchmark Index:


MSCI World

Management Fee:

1.75%

MER:

2.07%

Portfolio Manager:

National Bank Investments Inc.

Management Fee Reduction Plan¹

For High Net Worth investors
Amount Applicable

Level to the level* Reduction
1 First $250,000 0.050%
2 Next $250,000 0.100%
3 In excess of $500,000 0.150%

¹ Subject to satisfying one of the Plan admissibility criteria.
* The levels apply according to the market value of the
   assets.

Available Fund Code:

Advisor Series
Initial Sales Charge NBC498
Deferred Sales Charge NBC598
Low Sales Charge NBC698
F Series NBC798

Portfolio Asset Mix

(% of Net Assets)

United States 68.00%
European Union 13.96%
Japan 6.00%
Canada 3.56%
Other 3.24%
Asia/Pacific Rim 2.76%
Multi-National 2.14%
Latin America 0.34%
Sector Allocation %
Consumer Goods & Services 26.07
Utilities 17.93
Healthcare 14.48
Financial Services 11.82
Industrial Goods & Services 10.43
Telecommunications 5.50
Energy 3.45
Basic Materials 3.38
Technology 3.04
Exchange Traded Fund 2.15
Real Estate 1.75
Dividend Yield (Trailing Yield) 2.69
Top Holdings %
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) 2.14
Consolidated Edison Inc 2.06
Kroger Co 1.77
General Mills Inc 1.56
Johnson & Johnson 1.54
Duke Energy Corp 1.39
CME Group Inc Cl 1.27
Northrop Grumman Corp 1.27
American Electric Power Co Inc 1.14
Southern Co 1.13
Total of Top Holdings of the Fund
(% of Net Assets):
15.27
Total Number of Securities Held: 501

Calendar Returns (%)

YTD 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
3.19 16.01 6.06 -5.19 8.58 5.83 13.43

Annualized Returns (%)

1 M 3 M 6 M 1 Y 3 Y 5 Y 10 Y Incp.
0.31 0.16 -0.23 5.86 10.20 6.80 - 5.72

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.