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Fund Price: $10.20 (as at May 17, 2013)  1-day chg: $0 0.00%  YTD: 0.97%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 0.46% 0.66% 0.66%
3 Months 1.19% 2.17% 2.18%
6 Months 1.50% 3.89% 3.88%
1 Year 3.39% 5.86% 5.85%
2 Year Avg 3.08% 4.14% 4.15%
3 Year Avg 3.59% 4.85% 4.86%
4 Year Avg 4.41% 6.48% 6.33%
5 Year Avg 3.41% 3.49% 3.49%
10 Year Avg - 4.42% 4.26%
15 Year Avg - 4.22% 4.11%
20 Year Avg - 6.64% 5.53%
Since Inception 3.14% - -
 
2012 3.47% 4.61% 4.61%
2011 2.70% 2.26% 2.22%
2010 4.04% 6.28% 6.25%
 
3 year risk 1.28 2.86 2.44
3 year beta 0.38 0.99 1.00

*Globe Cdn Fixed Inc 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 Fixed Inc Balanced Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Nov 09): 9.89 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 08): -3.07 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 National Bank Monthly Secure Income Fund's investment objectives are to ensure current income and capital preservation. This fund invests directly or through investment in securitites of other mutual fund, in a portfolio comprised primarily of money market instruments, fixed income securitites and preferred shares of Canadian and foreign corporations.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: National Bank Mutual Funds
Managed by: National Bank of Canada
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: May 2006
Asset Class: Canadian Fixed Income Balanced
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: N/A
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.44%
Management Fee: 1.25%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$50
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$50
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation March 31, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings March 31, 2013

Bond Type March 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at March 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at May 17, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  National Bank Short Term Cdn Income Fund 38.51     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Altamira Corporate Bond Fund 18.43     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  National Bank Bond Fund 10.98     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  National Bank Mortgage Fund 10.95     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Altamira High Yield Bond Fund 9.48     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Altamira Preferred Equity Fd-Adv FE Fund 2.52     bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MFC-T Manulife Financial Insurance Canada Stock 0.24   46.59 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 0.2   14.97 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SLF-T Sun Life Financial Inc. Insurance Canada Stock 0.17   43.45 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GWO-T Great-West Lifeco Insurance Canada Stock 0.16   34.01 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BMO-T Bank of Montreal Banks Canada Stock 0.16   12.99 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SLF-T Sun Life Financial Inc. Insurance Canada Stock 0.15   43.45 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 0.13   20.25 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 0.13   20.25 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: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Apr 25, 2013 0.0164 0.0164 0.2489 10.200
Mar 25, 2013 0.0170 0.0170 0.2531 10.180
Feb 25, 2013 0.0175 0.0175 0.2592 10.170
Jan 25, 2013 0.0169 0.0169 0.2646 10.160
Dec 27, 2012 0.0193 0.0147 0.0340 0.2659 10.170
Nov 26, 2012 0.0203 0.0203 0.2508 10.170
Oct 25, 2012 0.0216 0.0216 0.2497 10.160
Sep 25, 2012 0.0200 0.0200 0.2479 10.180
Aug 27, 2012 0.0205 0.0205 0.2467 10.160
Jul 25, 2012 0.0197 0.0197 0.2456 10.190
Jun 25, 2012 0.0218 0.0218 0.2439 10.150
May 25, 2012 0.0232 0.0232 0.2402 10.150
Apr 25, 2012 0.0207 0.0207 0.2373 10.110
Mar 26, 2012 0.0231 0.0231 0.2361 10.110
Feb 27, 2012 0.0229 0.0229 0.2316 10.150
Jan 25, 2012 0.0182 0.0182 0.2280 10.120
Dec 28, 2011 0.0189 0.0189 0.2291 10.090
Nov 25, 2011 0.0192 0.0192 0.2294 10.040

Portfolio Manager(s)

Fiera Fixed Income Team

Fiera Capital Corporation

Start Date: April, 2012

Fund Return: 3.34%

Also manages:Altamira Dividend, Altamira Tactical Asset Allocation, National Bank Balanced Diversified, National Bank Conservative Diversif, National Bank Dividend, National Bank Growth Diversified, National Bank Moderate Diversified, National Bank Monthly Conserv Inc, National Bank Monthly Equity Income, National Bank Monthly High Income, National Bank Monthly Income, National Bank Monthly Moderate Inc, National Bank Secure Diversified

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Fiera Tactical Asset Allocation Team

Fiera Capital Corporation

Start Date: April, 2012

Fund Return: 3.34%

Also manages:Altamira Dividend, Altamira Tactical Asset Allocation, National Bank Balanced Diversified, National Bank Conservative Diversif, National Bank Dividend, National Bank Growth Diversified, National Bank Moderate Diversified, National Bank Monthly Conserv Inc, National Bank Monthly Equity Income, National Bank Monthly High Income, National Bank Monthly Income, National Bank Monthly Moderate Inc, National Bank Secure Diversified

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