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AGF Global Dividend Fund*
December 31, 2011
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A global dividend fund which combines the benefits of global investing with the power of dividends.

*Acuity Global Dividend Fund and Acuity Global High Income Fund merged into AGF Global Dividend Fund, effective August 26, 2011

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for conservative investors who want to diversify their portfolio with global dividends.
  • This fund uses a total return approach with an emphasis on yield.
  • It suits investors who want lower volatility in their portfolios.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Global equity
Fund Start Date: 2007-08-20 00:00:00.0
Management Style: Top-down, Bottom-up Blend
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$4000400140025000--
US$4100410141025100--
T401341134213----
V300031003200----
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Stephen Way  -  August 2007 
Thomas Pinto Basto  -  February 2011 
Performance Start Date:
2007-08-22
Total Net Assets:
$148.1 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style11
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Feb 03, 2012
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
14.90
14.82
+0.08
+2.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of December 31, 2011
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
+0.3
+4.5
-1.8
+1.8
+1.8
+3.6
+6.2
-0.6
BENCHMARK*
-0.4
+4.1
-6.5
-4.7
-4.7
+1.2
+6.0
-3.8
MSCI (All Country) World TR Index
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2011
2010
2009
2008
FUND
+1.8
+5.5
+11.5
-17.0
BENCHMARK*
-4.7
+7.6
+16.3
-28.3

Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: never
 
Distributions
($)
Paid Oct 31, 2011
Reinvestment Price
($)
Monthly Income
Distribution
($/Unit)
Monthly Capital Gains
Distribution
($/Unit)
Cumulative 12 Months
Distribution
Yield **
 N/A $0.0000000 $0.00000000.21%

 


** For funds not in existence for 12 months, the distribution Yield is since inception (Not Annualized)
PORTFOLIO
As of December 31, 2011  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
International Business Machines Corporation Information Technology 5.2%
Philip Morris International Consumer Staples 4.4%
Altria Group Inc. Consumer Staples 3.3%
Kinder Morgan Energy Energy 3.2%
Davide Campari SpA Consumer Staples 3.0%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Health Care 3.0%
Honeywell International Inc. Industrials 2.9%
Temple-Inland Inc. Materials 2.8%
ACE Ltd. Financials 2.7%
Williams Companies Inc. Energy 2.7%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
Financials 20.0%
Consumer Staples 16.3%
Industrials 10.2%
Energy 10.0%
Information Technology 9.6%
Health Care 7.5%
Materials 6.4%
Consumer Discretionary 4.2%
Telecommunication Services 3.8%
Utilities 3.3%
REGIONAL MIX
North America 44.9%
Europe 32.4%
Pacific Rim 13.9%
Cash 8.7%

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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