Printed on April 22, 2015
RBC Global Precious Metals Fund
No. of Funds in Category
40
Fund Category
Precious Metals Equity
Morningstar Rating™
QQQQ
Investment Objective
Portfolio Analysis as of March 31, 2015
To provide long-term capital growth by investing
primarily in equity securities of companies throughout
the world involved directly or indirectly in the
exploration, mining and production of precious metals
(gold, silver and platinum) and in bullion, coins, receipts
and certificates.
Asset Mix
% Assets
Cash
1.3
Fixed Income
0.0
Canadian Equity
90.6
US Equity
1.2
International Equity 7.0
Other
0.0
Fund Details
Series
Load Structure
Currency
Fund Code
D
No Load
CAD
RBF1038
Income Distribution
Capital Gains Distribution
Annually
Annually
P/B Ratio
P/E Ratio
1.1
28.6
Avg. Mkt Cap. $B
2.0
Small
July 2007
441.1
24.47
1.26
S&P/TSX Global Gold
Equity Statistics
Large Mid
Inception Date
Total Fund Assets $Mil
Series D NAV $
Series D MER %
Benchmark
Equity Style
Value Blend Growth
Sales Status
Min. Investment $
Subsequent Investment $
Open
500
25
Management Company
RBC Global Asset
Management Inc.
www.rbcgam.com
Web Site
Top 5 Sectors
% Equity
Materials
Information Technology
Financials
Utilities
Telecommunication Services
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Geographic Allocations
% Assets
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Australia
91.8
7.0
1.2
0.1
Top 25 Holdings
% Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
Goldcorp Inc
Silver Wheaton Corp
Franco-Nevada Corp
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
9.4
8.6
6.5
6.2
5.0
Eldorado Gold Corp
Rio Alto Mining Ltd
Randgold Resources Ltd ADR
B2Gold Corp
Yamana Gold Inc
4.6
4.5
4.4
3.8
3.6
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc
Semafo Inc
Primero Mining Corp
Detour Gold Corp
3.5
3.4
3.2
2.9
1.8
Romarco Minerals Inc.
Aureus Mining Inc
Richmont Mines Inc
Petra Diamonds Ltd
HudBay Minerals Inc
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
SilverCrest Mines Inc
OceanaGold Corp
Klondex Mines Ltd
Stillwater Mining Co
Torex Gold Resources Inc
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Total % of Top 25 Holdings
Total Number of Stock Holdings
Total Number of Bond Holdings
Total Number of Other Holdings
Total Number of Holdings
84.9
68
0
1
69
Performance Analysis as of March 31, 2015
26
22
18
Growth of $10,000
Series D
$8,779
14
10
6
2
80
40
Calendar Returns %
Series D
0
-40
-80
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
YTD
—
—
—
—
—
—
-25.6
1st
67.0
2nd
76.6
1st
-27.4
3rd
-11.7
1st
-43.5
2nd
0.3
3rd
3.4
2nd
Fund
Quartile
1 Mth
3 Mth
6 Mth
1 Yr
3 Yr
5 Yr
10 Yr
Since Incep. Trailing Return %
-10.7
2nd
57
3.4
2nd
57
-5.8
2nd
57
-11.2
1st
51
-19.9
2nd
40
-7.7
1st
31
—
—
16
-1.4
—
—
Fund
Quartile
No. of Funds in Category
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RBC Global Precious Metals Fund
Management Overview
Manager Bios
Performance Analysis Cont'd as of March 31, 2015
Chris Beer
Distributions ($)/Unit
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Total Distributions
Interest
Dividends
Capital Gains
Return Of Capital
Chris Beer is Vice President and Senior Portfolio
Manager, Canadian and Global Equities. He has been in
the investment industry since 1993.
YTD*
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10.00
—
—
10.00
—
9.85
—
—
9.85
—
2.05
—
—
2.05
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.75
—
—
0.75
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Brahm Spilfogel
Ended
1 Yr
Ended
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Best/Worst Periods %
Brahm Spilfogel is Vice President and Senior Portfolio
Manager, Canadian and Global Equities. He has been in
the investment industry since 1991.
10-2009
Best
107.8 10-2011
10-2008
Worst
-52.7 12-2013
Average
5.3
No. of Periods
81
Pct. Positive
40.7
* Distributions are characterized into income type at year-end.
3 Yr
Ended
5 Yr
Ended
10 Yr
53.5
-28.7
8.8
57
54.4
10-2013
11-2014
12.2
-9.0
2.2
33
66.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Quarterly Commentary as at March 31, 2015
Gold and silver prices were volatile during the
period, but average quarterly prices improved 2%
and 1% respectively as oil prices stabilized. This
was offset by continued U.S. Dollar strength
whose performance was driven by robust
economic data, and speculation that the U.S.
Federal Reserve could soon begin raising interest
rates.
Average quarterly prices for platinum declined 3%
during Q1, while palladium prices were flat. The
continued weakening of the South African
currency has allowed mines which would have
otherwise been unprofitable to continue to
operate, clouding the long-term supply/demand
outlook.
In Q1, Precious Metal equities performed strongly
with senior and intermediate producers
outperforming developers and explorers. This
situation is not atypical in environments of volatile
commodity prices as investors favour more stable
cash flow producers. Mergers and acquisitions
remained active with notable transactions
including Tahoe Resources merging with Rio Alto,
Goldcorp acquiring Probe Mines, Timmins
acquiring Newstrike Capital and Silver Wheaton
acquiring a gold stream for Vale’s Salobo mine.
The Fund’s relative performance in Q1 was
negatively impacted by zero weight positions in
both Newmont Mining and Barrick Gold which
rose 15% and 11% respectively, which more than
offset strong performance from overweight names
including Agnico-Eagle, Kirkland Lake Gold and
SEMAFO.
The portfolio manager expects companies with
higher quality assets, robust balance sheets and
prospects of near term free cash flow to
outperform. The portfolio manager remains
cautiously optimistic that Precious Metal prices,
which have now successfully re-tested their lows
numerous times, will be relatively range bound
and supportive in 2015.
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RBC Global Precious Metals Fund
Disclosure
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Class Funds are offered by RBC Global Asset
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Commissions, trailing commissions,
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