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Fund Price: $13.51 (as at May 17, 2013)  1-day chg: $.0557 0.41%  YTD: 2.84%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.10% 0.26% 0.26%
3 Months 1.38% 2.07% 2.06%
6 Months 3.54% 4.80% 4.68%
1 Year 6.52% 6.66% 6.54%
2 Year Avg 4.55% 2.76% 2.66%
3 Year Avg 6.20% 4.58% 4.63%
4 Year Avg 8.92% 7.78% 7.64%
5 Year Avg 4.48% 2.64% 2.41%
10 Year Avg 7.68% 5.76% 5.08%
15 Year Avg 6.90% 4.18% 3.64%
20 Year Avg - 6.04% 5.70%
Since Inception 7.26% - -
 
2012 6.82% 5.99% 5.84%
2011 2.86% -1.38% -1.79%
2010 9.89% 8.71% 8.59%
 
3 year risk 3.48 5.53 4.99
3 year beta 0.67 1.01 1.00

*Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 01): 25.66 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -15.98 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: 3 High

Fund Objectives

The Fund primarily invests in high yielding, fixed income securities, such as government and corporate bonds, debentures, preferred shares, common shares with above average dividend yields, real estate investment trusts, royalty trusts, income trusts and similar high yielding investments. The unit value of the fund will be affected by changes in financial markets and changes in interest rates. If interest rates fall, the unit value tends to rise. If interest rates rise, the unit value tends to fall.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: June 1997
Asset Class: Canadian Neutral Balanced
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.20%
Management Fee: 1.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$25
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
-
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation December 31, 2012

Equity Sector Weightings December 31, 2012

Bond Type December 31, 2012

Top Holdings as at December 31, 2012

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 17, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  National Bank of Canada, JAN/31/13 Bond 3.28   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TD-T TD Bank Banks Canada Stock 3.28   6.66 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BNS-T Bank of Nova Scotia Banks Canada Stock 3.27   13.63 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 3.25   19.65 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SU-T Suncor Energy Integrated Oils Canada Stock 1.72   19.54 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 3.15%, JUN/02/22 Bond 1.68   2.18 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 2.00%, JUN/01/16 Bond 1.66   0.01 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CM-T CIBC Banks Canada Stock 1.54   11.83 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ENB-T Enbridge Inc. Oil Pipelines Canada Stock 1.39   20.08 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 4.65%, JUN/02/41 Bond 1.33   -0.31 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 May 17, 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
Apr 30, 2013 0.0425 0.0425 0.5100 13.449
Mar 28, 2013 0.0425 0.0425 0.5100 13.478
Feb 28, 2013 0.0425 0.0425 0.5100 13.505
Jan 31, 2013 0.0425 0.0425 0.5100 13.392
Dec 21, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5100 13.283
Nov 30, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5150 13.219
Oct 31, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5200 13.239
Sep 28, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5250 13.238
Aug 31, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5300 13.082
Jul 31, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5350 13.042
Jun 29, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5400 12.969
May 31, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5450 12.899
Apr 30, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5500 13.121
Mar 30, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5550 13.183
Feb 29, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5600 13.207
Jan 31, 2012 0.0425 0.0425 0.5650 13.155
Dec 23, 2011 0.0475 0.0475 0.5700 12.898
Nov 30, 2011 0.0475 0.0475 0.5700 12.884

Portfolio Manager(s)

Jennifer McClelland

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: March, 2007

Fund Return: 4.40%

Also manages:RBC Canadian Equity Income, RBC Managed Payout Solution, RBC Managed Payout Solution-Enhance, RBC Select Aggressive Growth Port, RBC Select Balanced, RBC Select Choices Aggressive Gwt, RBC Select Choices Balanced, RBC Select Choices Conservative, RBC Select Choices Growth, RBC Select Conservative, RBC Select Growth, RBC Target 2015 Education Fund, RBC Target 2020 Education Fund

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Suzanne Michele Gaynor

RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: March, 2008

Fund Return: 4.96%

Suzanne is a member of the Global Fixed Income and Currencies Team and is an investment specialist in the Canadian fixed income markets. Establishing herself as an expert 'bond selector' with a successful track record in formulating trading strategies and the quantitative structuring of portfolios focusing on bond and sector selection, she has been trading in the Canadian bond market since 1988.

Also manages:RBC Advisor Canadian Bond, RBC Canadian Government Bond Index, RBC Managed Payout Sol-Enhanced Pl

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