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AGF Global Resources Class
July 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A specialty equity fund providing exposure to global resources, such as gold, oil and precious metals.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors who want focused sector diversification into resource based companies.
  • It complements a large-cap, value style fund or a more broadly diversified, global equity fund.
  • This fund is part of the AGF All World Tax Advantage Group.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Natural resources
Fund Start Date: 2000-04-19
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$263963288814--
US$463563610714--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Robert Lyon  -  May 2008 
Bob Farquharson  -  April 2000 
Performance Start Date:
2000-04-27
Total Net Assets: $155.1 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style5
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Aug 27, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
22.87
22.60
+0.27
+0.8
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of July 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
-11.3
-3.2
+7.6
+4.9
+5.3
+15.4
+24.4
+28.9
+18.1
BENCHMARK*
-11.2
-6.5
+8.3
-0.4
+1.6
+10.6
+12.7
+17.1
+9.7
60% MSCI (Developed) World Energy Total Return Index + 40% MSCI (Developed) World Materials Total Return Index.
The benchmark performance is as of the nearest month-end to the performance start date of the applicable fund.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
FUND
+16.4
+31.0
+36.6
+22.2
+33.2
+9.5
-6.3
BENCHMARK*
+11.9
+22.8
+21.8
+16.1
+10.1
-5.9
+0.4
+2.5
+17.8
+11.2
Distribution Frequency: As declared      Last Distribution Date: never
 
PORTFOLIO
As of July 31, 2008  
Buys/Additions
New Gold Inc.
Sells/Reductions
Peak Gold Limited
Trican Well Service Limited
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
MACARTHUR COAL LTD Diversified Metals & Mining 5.6%
GOLDCORP INC Gold 4.2%
FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST Diversified Metals & Mining 3.4%
BREAKER ENERGY LTD Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod 3.2%
LABRADOR IRON ORE RYLTY INCM Steel 1.9%
TRICAN WELL SERVICE LTD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 1.7%
INMET MINING CORP Diversified Metals & Mining 1.7%
YAMANA GOLD INC Gold 1.7%
KINROSS GOLD CORP Gold 1.6%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COP&GOLD Diversified Metals & Mining 1.6%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
Diversified Metals & Mining 21.6%
Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod 18.6%
Gold 16.5%
Integrated Oil & Gas 7.2%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.8%
Steel 2.1%
Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.9%
Oil & Gas Drilling 1.4%
Corporates 0.6%
Precious Metals & Minerals 0.5%
REGIONAL MIX
North America 60.5%
Cash 24.2%
Pacific Rim 6.8%
Europe 5.6%
Latin America 1.6%
Middle East & Africa 0.7%
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.3%
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.3%

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments.  Please read the prospectus before investing.  The indicated rate[s] of return is [are] the historical annual compounded total return[s] including changes in [share or unit] value and reinvestment of all [dividends or distributions] and does [do] not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns.  Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. The payment of distributions should not be confused with a fund’s performance, rate of return or yield.  If distributions paid by the fund are greater than the performance of the fund, your original investment will shrink. Distributions paid as a result of capital gains realized by a fund, an income and dividends earned by a fund are taxable in your hands in the year they are paid. Your adjusted cost based will be reduced by the amount of any returns of capital. If your adjusted cost base falls below zero, you will have to pay capital gains tax on the amount below zero.

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