National Bank Investments launches three new sustainable ETFs

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., March 4 – National Bank Investments Inc. announced the launch of five exchange-traded funds, including three new sustainable ETFs.

Each ETF closed the initial offering of units, which began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, according to a press release.

The ETFs include the following:

• The NBI Sustainable Canadian Bond ETF with ticker symbol “NSCB,” sub-advised or managed by AlphaFixe Capital Inc. for a management fee of 0.55%;

• The NBI Sustainable Canadian Equity ETF with ticker symbol “NSCE,” sub-advised or managed by Fiera Capital Corp. for a management fee of 0.6%;

• The NBI Sustainable Global Equity ETF with ticker symbol “NSGE,” sub-advised or managed by AllianceBernstein Canada, Inc. for a management fee of 0.65%;

• The NBI High Yield Bond ETF with ticker symbol “NHYB,” sub-advised or managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. for a management fee of 0.6%; and

• The NBI Global Private Equity ETF with ticker symbol “NGPE,” sub-advised or managed by National Bank Trust Inc. for a management fee of 0.55%.

National Bank Trust Inc. will be the portfolio manager.

The NBI Sustainable Canadian Bond ETF's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and sustained capital growth while focusing on debt instruments designed to raise funds for projects or businesses that have a positive environmental or social impact. It invests, directly or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio comprised primarily of bonds issued by Canadian federal or provincial governments or by Canadian corporations.

The NBI Sustainable Canadian Equity ETF's investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth while following a sustainable approach to investing. It invests, directly or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio comprised primarily of equity securities of Canadian companies.

The NBI Sustainable Global Equity ETF's investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth while following a sustainable approach to investing. It invests, directly or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio comprised primarily of equity securities of companies located around the world.

The NBI High Yield Bond ETF's investment objective is to provide a high level of long-term income. It invests, directly or through investments in securities of other mutual funds, in a portfolio comprised primarily of high-yield debt securities of developed market issuers.

The NBI Global Private Equity ETF's investment objective is to generate long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a global private equity index that measures the investment returns of publicly-listed private equity issuers.

National Bank Investments is an investment funds management firm based in Montreal.

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