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AGF Precious Metals Fund
February 28, 2010
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A specialty equity fund providing exposure to gold, silver and other precious metals.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors seeking diversification from core portfolio assets with the potential for enhanced long-term performance.
  • It provides the potential to benefit from rising prices of precious metals.
  • It complements a diversified Canadian or international equity fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Precious metals
Fund Start Date: 1993-09-27 00:00:00.0
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$333334235645--
US$----------
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Robert Lyon  -  May 2008 
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Bob Farquharson  -  November 2000 
Ani Markova  -  January 2010 
Performance Start Date:
1993-09-27
Total Net Assets: $573.2 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style4
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Mar 11, 2010
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
29.31
29.18
+0.13
-0.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of February 28, 2010
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
+6.6
-6.4
+21.7
-2.8
+42.6
-4.9
+0.5
+15.4
+20.4
+11.2
BENCHMARK*
+7.6
-11.9
+5.4
-3.3
+5.2
-5.1
+0.7
+9.8
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-
S&P/TSX Global Gold Total Return Index.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
FUND
+62.8
-36.4
+6.7
+63.9
+19.4
-7.9
+64.5
+103.8
+24.4
-14.0
BENCHMARK*
+7.6
+1.5
-4.0
+29.7
+22.4
-8.5
+14.3
+43.6

Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 1996
PORTFOLIO
As of February 28, 2010  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Central Fund of Canada Ltd. Gold 4.8%
Goldcorp Inc. Gold 4.4%
Eldorado Gold Corporation Gold 3.8%
Iamgold Corporation Gold 3.5%
Randgold Resources Ltd. Gold 3.3%
Red Back Mining Inc. Gold 2.9%
Inmet Mining Corporation Diversified Metals & Mining 2.7%
San Gold Corporation Gold 2.7%
Kinross Gold Corporation Gold 2.7%
Semafo Inc. Gold 2.6%
GICS SECTOR ALLOCATION
Gold 70.6%
Diversified Metals & Mining 14.0%
Precious Metals & Minerals 9.4%
Steel 2.0%
Coal & Consumable Fuels 1.4%
Corporates 0.6%
Specialty Chemicals 0.6%
Environ. & Facilities Svcs 0.2%
REGIONAL MIX
North America 85.1%
Middle East & Africa 5.2%
Pacific Rim 5.0%
Europe 2.9%
Cash 1.2%
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.6%

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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