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Fund Price: $10.00 (as at June 18, 2013) Current Yield: 0.61%

Returns as at May 31, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.05% -0.01% 0.08%
3 Months 0.10% 0.07% 0.23%
6 Months 0.26% 0.15% 0.47%
1 Year 0.58% 0.38% 0.95%
2 Year Avg 0.62% 0.34% 0.93%
3 Year Avg 0.61% 0.36% 0.87%
4 Year Avg 0.48% 0.30% 0.70%
5 Year Avg 0.79% 0.48% 0.96%
10 Year Avg 1.66% 1.44% 2.12%
15 Year Avg 2.26% 2.15% 2.86%
20 Year Avg 2.67% 2.67% 3.42%
Since Inception 4.16% - -
 
2012 0.65% 0.41% 0.93%
2011 0.68% 0.41% 0.95%
2010 0.33% 0.19% 0.39%
 
3 year risk 0.04 0.20 0.07
3 year beta 0.00 0.00 1.00

*91 Day Treasury Bill Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the 91 Day Treasury Bill Index.

Risk Measures as at May 31, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Nov 90): 12.82 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending May 10): 0.12 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 1 High

Fund Objectives

The Fund invests primarily in high quality, short-term debt securities, such as treasury bills, which have been issued or guaranteed by Canadian provincial or federal governments or their agencies, or issued by Canadian chartered banks, loan companies, trust companies and corporations, including (subject to regulatory approval) Royal Bank and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. The Fund intends to maintain a unit value of $10.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: December 1986
Asset Class: Canadian Money Market
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending May 31, 2013)
Total Assets: $1,604.1 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.58%
Management Fee: 0.35%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$25
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$25
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation January 31, 2013

Top Holdings

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at June 18, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Bank of Nova Scotia, OCT/25/13 Bond 3.1   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  King Street Funding Trust, FEB/14/13 Bond 2.72   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  National Bank of Canada, JUL/09/13 Bond 2.6   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bank of Montreal, JUL/11/13 Bond 2.55   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  HSBC Bank Canada, 0.00%, FEB/13/13 Bond 2.49   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Bay Street Funding, FEB/11/13 Bond 2.49   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  HSBC Bank Canada, 0.00%, FEB/01/13 Bond 2.38   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, JUN/06/13 Bond 2.13   1.02 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  CIBC, MAR/11/13 Bond 1.93   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Nova Scotia, 1.59%, DEC/03/14 Bond 1.9   -0.07 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to June 18, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
May 31, 2013 0.0052 0.0052 0.0576 10.000
Mar 28, 2013 0.0052 0.0052 0.0634 10.000
Feb 28, 2013 0.0047 0.0047 0.0639 10.000
Jan 31, 2013 0.0052 0.0052 0.0643 10.000
Dec 31, 2012 0.0053 0.0053 0.0646 10.000
Nov 30, 2012 0.0051 0.0051 0.0646 10.000
Oct 31, 2012 0.0053 0.0053 0.0648 10.000
Sep 28, 2012 0.0051 0.0051 0.0651 10.000
Aug 31, 2012 0.0054 0.0054 0.0654 10.000
Jul 31, 2012 0.0054 0.0054 0.0656 10.000
Jun 29, 2012 0.0056 0.0056 0.0659 10.000
May 31, 2012 0.0057 0.0057 0.0658 10.000
Apr 30, 2012 0.0054 0.0054 0.0661 10.000
Mar 30, 2012 0.0056 0.0056 0.0664 10.000
Feb 29, 2012 0.0051 0.0051 0.0678 10.000
Jan 31, 2012 0.0055 0.0055 0.0678 10.000
Dec 30, 2011 0.0054 0.0054 0.0678 10.000

Portfolio Manager(s)

Walter Posiewko

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: January, 1999

Fund Return: 2.18%

Also manages:RBC Canadian Short-Term Income, RBC Canadian T-Bill, RBC Premium $US Money Market (US$), RBC Premium Money Market, RBC U.S. Money Market (US$)

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