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Important information about the NEI Investment Funds is contained in the Simplified Prospectus. Obtain a copy from your financial advisor, mutual fund specialist or NEI Investments and read it carefully before investing.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Past performance does not guarantee future performance. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in net asset value and reinvestment of dividends and distributions, but does not include any sales, redemption or other account charges or administrative fees payable by the investor which would reduce returns.

With respect to money market funds, the performance data provided assumes reinvestment of distributions only and does not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any investor that would have reduced returns. There can be no assurances that the fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in the fund will be returned to you. Past performance may not be repeated.

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NEI Global Sustainable Balanced Fund

On May 1, 2020, the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies were changed to an investment approach that includes global fixed income and equity securities with corresponding changes in the portfolio’s benchmark and to the Fund’s sub-advisor.  The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current investment objectives and strategies been in place during that period.

NEI ESG Canadian Enhanced Index Fund

On May 1, 2020, the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies were changed to provide that the holdings of the Fund would be based on a proprietary index which focusses on Canadian companies with an enhanced environmental, social and governance profile. The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current investment objectives and strategies been in place during that period.

NEI Global High Yield Bond Fund

On April 15, 2021, the Fund changed its fundamental investment objectives to enhance the ESG characteristics of the fund in accordance with NEI’s responsible approach to investing as set out in “Responsible Investing” section in Part A of the Simplified Prospectus. The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current investment objectives and strategies been in place during that period.

NEI Global Value Fund

On April 16, 2021, the Fund changed its fundamental investment objectives to enhance the ESG characteristics of the fund in accordance with NEI’s responsible approach to investing as set out in “Responsible Investing” section in Part A of the Simplified Prospectus. The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current investment objectives and strategies been in place during that period.

NEI Emerging Markets Fund

On July 13, 2020, the Fund was transitioned to an ESG mandate. As part of this transition, the sub advisor optimized the Fund along Responsible Investing dimensions by applying a framework that entails both exclusionary screens and a proprietary scoring system that assesses securities on specified ESG metrics. The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current transition been in place during that period.

NEI Global Growth Fund (formerly NEI Global Equity Fund)

On November 15, 2021, NEI Global Growth Fund (formerly NEI Global Equity Fund) changed its sub-advisor and its fundamental investment objectives. The purpose of the change is to enhance the environmental, social, and governance characteristics of the Fund, with a focus on growth-style equity opportunities. The performance of this Fund for the period prior to this date may have been different had the current investment objectives and strategies been in place during that period.

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Morningstar is an independent organization that groups funds with generally similar investment objectives for comparison purposes and ranks them on a historical basis. Morningstar star ratings are an objective, quantitative measure of a fund's historical risk-adjusted performance relative to other funds in its category, and are calculated from a fund's 3, 5, and 10-year returns measured against 91-day Treasury bill and peer group returns. The top 10% of the funds in a category earn five stars; the next 22.5% four stars; the following 35% three stars; the next 22.5% two stars, and the bottom 10% one star. The Overall Rating is a weighted combination of the 3, 5, and 10-year ratings. Only funds with at least a three-year track record are considered, and ratings are calculated only for categories with at least 20 funds.

Morningstar quartile rankings show how well a fund has performed compared to all other funds in its category and are subject to change monthly. The quartiles divide the data into four equal segments expressed in terms of rank (1, 2, 3 or 4). The top 25% of funds (or quarter) are in the first quartile, the next 25% of funds are in the second, and the next group is in the third quartile. The 25% of funds with the poorest performance are in the fourth quartile. The point at which half the funds had better performance and half had worse performance is the median.

If 100 funds were being compared, there would be four quartiles of 25 funds each.

For more details on the calculation of Morningstar star ratings or quartile rankings please visit www.morningstar.ca. © Morningstar Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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