Investment Objective
The fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing, directly or indirectly through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio comprised primarily of equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies located around the world. It is expected that investments in emerging market securities will not exceed approximately 20% of the fund’s net assets.
Fund Details
Investment horizon
At least 5 year
Fund volatility
Medium to High
Style: Growth, Sector Deviation: Wide, Market cap: Small
Minimum Initial Investment:
$500
Subsequent Investment:
$50
Systematic Investment:
$25
Distribution Frequency:
Annually
Assets Under Management ($M):
$778.8
Price per Unit:
$11.11
Inception Date:
August 29, 2023
Value of $10,000 since inception:
$11,111
Benchmark Index:
MSCI World Small Cap Net Index (CAD)
Management Fee:
1.90%
MER:
2.46%
Portfolio Manager:
National Bank Investments Inc.
Sub-Advisor:
PineStone Asset Management Inc.
Available Fund Codes:
| Advisor Series | |
|---|---|
| Initial Sales Charge | NBC5456 |
| F Series | NBC5756 |
| FH Series | NBC5056 |
| H Series | |
| Initial Sales Charge | NBC5156 |
| O Series | NBC9156 |
Portfolio Asset Mix (% of Net Assets)
| European Union | 51.66% |
| United States | 30.43% |
| Other European | 7.29% |
| Asia/Pacific Rim | 3.91% |
| Japan | 3.73% |
| Canada | 2.98% |
| Sector Allocation | % |
|---|---|
| Industrial Goods & Services | 39.74 |
| Consumer Goods & Services | 19.36 |
| Technology | 18.92 |
| Real Estate | 8.44 |
| Financial Services | 6.39 |
| Healthcare | 5.03 |
| Basic Materials | 2.12 |
| Dividend Yield (Trailing Yield) | 1.58 |
| Top Holdings | % |
|---|---|
| Belimo Holding AG Cl N | 4.32 |
| Diploma PLC | 4.10 |
| Nordnet AB (publ) | 3.95 |
| Federal Signal Corp | 3.94 |
| TechnologyOne Ltd | 3.91 |
| Intertek Group PLC | 3.87 |
| Rotork PLC | 3.85 |
| Howden Joinery Group PLC | 3.20 |
| Rational AG | 3.17 |
| Inficon Holding AG | 2.97 |
| Total of Top Holdings of the Fund (% of Net Assets): |
37.28 |
| Total Number of Securities Held: | 45 |
Calendar Returns (%)
| YTD | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.69 | 7.23 | - | - | - | - | - |
Annualized Returns (%)
| 1 M | 3 M | 6 M | 1 Y | 3 Y | 5 Y | 10 Y | Incp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.53 | -2.11 | 8.61 | 5.21 | - | - | - | 4.96 |