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March 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A core Canadian equity fund focusing on mid- to large-cap companies with a growth-oriented investment style.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is suitable for investors who want a core Canadian equity fund for either registered or non-registered portfolios.
  • Its growth-style investing approach makes it a good complement to a large-cap value fund or a conservative income-producing fund.
  • A fund similar to this one is available in the AGF All World Tax Advantage Group.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Canadian equity
Fund Start Date: 1969-10-01
Management Style: Bottom-Up
 
 Fund Codes
  Cdn$ US$ T V
 FE 781 - 4201 3004
 DSC 681 - 4301 3104
 LL 248 - 4401 3204
 F 857 - - -
 D 504 - - -
 

 

Fund Manager / Start Date:
Martin Hubbes  -  August 1996 
Caterina Prato  -  October 2007 
Performance Start Date:
2001-07-09
Total Net Assets: $2,743.6 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style2
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of May 08, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
56.03
55.15
+0.88
+2.6
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of March 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
+1.1
-3.5
-5.4
-3.5
-0.3
+5.3
+12.0
+15.9
+8.7
BENCHMARK*
-1.4
-2.8
-4.1
-2.8
+4.0
+7.6
+14.2
+18.5
+10.9
S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index.

ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
FUND
+5.2
+18.6
+20.3
+12.2
+22.2
-14.0
BENCHMARK*
+9.8
+17.3
+24.1
+14.5
+26.7
-12.4
-12.6
+7.4
+31.7
-1.6
Distribution Frequency: Annual
Last Distribution Date: December 2001
 
PORTFOLIO
Buys/Additions
Nexen Inc.
The Thomson Corporation
Sells/Reductions
Rogers Communications Inc. 'B'
TOP 10 HOLDINGS as of March 31, 2008
EnCana Corporation Energy 5.1%
Manulife Financial Corporation Financials 4.3%
Research In Motion Limited Information Technology 4.2%
Toronto-Dominion Bank Financials 4.1%
Petro-Canada Energy 3.3%
Bank of Nova Scotia Financials 3.1%
Talisman Energy Inc. Energy 3.0%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited Materials 2.8%
Royal Bank of Canada Financials 2.5%
Rogers Communications Inc. 'B' Telecommunication Services 2.5%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS as of March 31, 2008
Financials 27.1%
Energy 17.5%
Materials 13.0%
Information Technology 7.5%
Health Care 6.5%
Telecommunication Services 5.2%
Consumer Staples 4.8%
Consumer Discretionary 4.7%
Industrials 4.5%
Utilities 0.1%
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN as of March 31, 2008
Canada 69.5%
United States 9.6%
Cash 9.2%
France 3.1%
Other 2.2%
Germany 2.1%
United Kingdom 1.8%
Finland 1.3%
Israel 1.1%

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.