RBC QUANT EQUITY LEADERS ETFs
Core equity solutions to build on
RBC Quant Equity Leaders ETFs are designed
to be high-quality core equity solutions.
These ETFs employ a rules-based, multi-factor
investment approach that screens for high
quality earnings, then independently runs
value and growth screens to avoid companies
with expensive valuations and slow growth.
The results are high-quality core equity
ETFs that offer a strategic, well-thoughtout solution managed by a team with three
decades of active management expertise.
An innovative approach to weighting and
quarterly re-balancing is designed to further
enhance risk-return characteristics.
KEY BENEFITS
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
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High quality of earnings
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Professional money
management – no index
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Diversified core equity
exposure
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Unique rules-based
multi-factor approach
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Sector diversification
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Value and growth characteristics
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Balance sheet stability
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Capital growth potential
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Forward-looking fundamental
screening
RBC Quant Equity Leaders – A rules-based methodology
2A | SCREEN FOR VALUE
§ Remove stocks with expensive valuations
§ Value screens include:
> Tangible book yield
> Cash-flow yield (non-financials)
> Earnings yield (financials)
1 | SCREEN FOR
EARNINGS QUALITY
We start by using earnings
quality as an initial overlay of
our proprietary, unique sector
classifications to exclude stocks
with low quality of earnings.
VALUE UNIVERSE
3 | RBC QUANT
EQUITY LEADERS ETFs
Securities that are in both the
value and growth universe are
included in the ETF portfolio.
2B | SCREEN FOR GROWTH
§ Remove stocks with slow growth
§ Growth screens include:
> Price momentum
> Cash flow return on invested capital
(non-financials)
> Return-on-equity (financials)
GROWTH UNIVERSE
RBC
ETFs
RBC Quant Equity Leaders ETFs
RBC Quant Canadian Equity Leaders ETF
RBC Quant U.S. Equity Leaders ETF
RCE
RUE RUE.u RHS
Ticker Symbol
Management fee
Risk profile
Distributions
Majority income type
RBC Quant EAFE Equity Leaders ETF
RIE
RIE.u RHF
0.39%
0.39%
0.49%
Medium
Medium
Medium
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Dividend income and capital gains
Foreign income and capital gains
Foreign income and capital gains
113
2.42
17.83
16.14%
231
3.94
16.95
23.32%
257
2.19
16.35
16.60%
RCE
RUE
RUE.u–USD
RHS–CAD Hedged
RIE
RIE.u–USD
RHF–CAD Hedged
$32.8 B
$107.6 B*
$48.7 B*
7.02
3.29
19.38
34.48
5.13
8.63
2.31
11.5
3.65
4.51
0.10
12.49
9.45
7.77
16.04
14.68
10.26
20.07
3.04
2.33
3.78
0.10
13.48
10.17
5.27
25.25
7.82
14.43
5.02
7.98
4.81
5.61
0.14
Portfolio characteristics
Number of holdings
Tangible P/B ratio
Forward P/E ratio
Estimated ROE
Currency strategy
Market cap
Weighted average market cap
Sector allocation (%)
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Industrials
Information Technology
Materials
Telecommunication Services
Utilities
Cash
Portfolio characteristics as of April 30, 2015. *In CAD.
RBC Global Asset Management offers a comprehensive lineup of ETFs and mutual
funds designed to deliver effective investment solutions to help investors build
better portfolios. Our investment solutions are backed by the strength of
an experienced investment team at RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
With offices in several financial centres around the world, RBC Global Asset
Management is one of Canada’s largest money managers.
To find out more about RBC
Quant Equity Leaders ETFs:
Visit www.rbcgam.com/etfs
Call 1-855-RBC-ETFS
(1-855-722-3837)
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are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange and brokerage commissions will reduce returns. RBC ETFs are managed by RBC Global Asset
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