Investment Objective
To achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diverse mix of international and emerging markets equity mutual funds. The Portfolio may from time to time make direct investments in Canadian and foreign equity and fixed-income securities.
Fund Details
Investment horizon
At least 5 year
Fund volatility
Medium
Minimum Initial Investment:
$500
Subsequent Investment:
$50
Systematic Investment:
$25
Distribution Frequency:
Annually
Assets Under Management ($M):
$25.8
Price per Unit:
$22.86
Inception Date:
September 25, 2007
Value of $10,000 over 10 years:
$19,513
Management Fee:
0.90%
MER:
1.24%
Management Fee Reduction Plan¹
For High Net Worth investors
Amount Applicable
| Level | to the level* | Reduction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First $250,000 | 0.025% |
| 2 | Next $250,000 | 0.050% |
| 3 | In excess of $500,000 | 0.075% |
¹ Subject to satisfying one of the Plan admissibility criteria.
* The levels apply according to the market value of the
assets.
Available Fund Code:
| Trust Portfolios | Fund Code |
|---|---|
| Advisor Series | |
| Initial Sales Charge | NBC7403 |
| Deferred Sales Charge | NBC7503 |
| Low Sales Charge | NBC7603 |
| F Series | NBC7703 |
| F5 Series | NBC8703 |
| T5 Series | |
| Initial Sales Charge | NBC8403 |
| Deferred Sales Charge | NBC8503 |
| Low Sales Charge | NBC8603 |
Portfolio Statistics
Alpha
-0.02
Beta
0.94
R-squared
0.90
Standard Deviation
8.92
Sharpe
1.15
Portfolio Asset Mix* (% of Net Assets)
| International Equity | 96.80 |
| Cash and Equivalents | 2.57 |
| US Equity | 0.49 |
| Foreign Corporate Bonds | 0.10 |
| Canadian Government Bonds | 0.04 |
| Third-Party funds | % |
|---|---|
| Manulife World Investment Fund Advisor Series | 35.27 |
| PH&N Overseas Equity Fund | 34.50 |
| Brandes International Equity Fund | 30.22 |
Geographic Allocation*
| Other | 24.94% |
| United Kingdom | 20.34% |
| Japan | 14.32% |
| France | 11.07% |
| Switzerland | 7.01% |
| Netherlands | 5.50% |
| Italy | 4.77% |
| Taiwan | 4.27% |
| China | 4.13% |
| Germany | 3.65% |
Sector Allocation*
| Financial Services | 18.70% |
| Technology | 15.55% |
| Industrial Goods | 14.38% |
| Consumer Goods | 10.90% |
| Healthcare | 10.02% |
| Consumer Services | 8.52% |
| Industrial Services | 7.55% |
| Other | 6.87% |
| Energy | 3.76% |
| Basic Materials | 3.75% |
Calendar Returns (%)
| YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 20.62 | 20.62 | 13.18 | 10.30 | -11.81 | 6.70 | 9.57 |
Annualized Returns (%)
| Global Equities | 1 M | 3 M | 6 M | 1 Y | 3 Y | 5 Y | 10 Y | Incp. | Incp. Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandes International Equity Fund | 1.14 | 4.10 | 14.81 | 33.68 | 26.04 | 17.54 | 10.55 | 8.23 | 07-02-2002 |
| Manulife World Investment Fund Advisor Series | -0.35 | -2.44 | 0.79 | 16.83 | 13.80 | 5.16 | 5.92 | 7.57 | 08-02-2013 |
| PH&N Overseas Equity Fund | 1.35 | 3.06 | 9.55 | 16.89 | 12.13 | 4.69 | 7.61 | 6.92 | 10-02-2002 |
| Portfolio | 1 M | 3 M | 6 M | 1 Y | 3 Y | 5 Y | 10 Y | Incp. | Incp. Date |
| Portfolio | 0.61 | 1.34 | 7.74 | 20.62 | 14.62 | 7.22 | 6.91 | 5.63 |
*Underlying fund data are as of September 30, 2025.