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AGF Aggressive™ U.S. Growth Fund*
October 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A small- to mid-cap U.S. equity fund using an earnings growth 'momentum' style.
* Fund name changed from AGF Aggressive™ Growth Fund, 04/08

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is a good fit for investors who can tolerate high volatility to pursue high potential returns.
  • It complements a conservative, U.S. large-cap or international fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: U.S. small and mid-cap equity
Fund Start Date: 1993-06-09
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$789680247807--
US$489580659707--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Driehaus Capital Management LLC  -  June 1993 
Performance Start Date:
1993-06-16
Total Net Assets: $245.7 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style4
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Dec 03, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
15.58
15.24
+0.34
-39.3
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of October 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
-12.7
-27.2
-27.0
-30.9
-26.9
+2.3
+2.0
+3.5
+7.2
+9.3
BENCHMARK*
-11.9
-19.6
-20.5
-23.5
-24.7
-12.7
-5.7
-2.0
+0.6
+9.1
Russell 2500 Growth TR 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
2000
1999
1998
FUND
+40.8
+4.2
+4.7
+11.0
+17.9
-30.0
-38.0
-14.2
+195.1
+30.0
BENCHMARK*
-6.9
+12.2
+4.8
+6.7
+19.7
-29.7
-5.3
-12.8
+46.0
+10.9
Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 2000
 
PORTFOLIO
As of October 31, 2008  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Equinix Inc Information Technology 3.9%
FTI Consulting Inc Industrials 3.8%
Illumina Inc Health Care 3.5%
Sequenom Inc Health Care 2.8%
Nuvasive Inc Health Care 2.6%
Wabtec Corp Industrials 2.5%
Intrepid Potash Inc Materials 2.3%
Masimo Corp Health Care 2.1%
Thoratec Corp Health Care 2.1%
Ralcorp Holdings Inc Consumer Staples 1.9%
GICS SECTOR ALLOCATION
Health Care 22.8%
Industrials 17.4%
Consumer Discretionary 14.5%
Information Technology 11.9%
Energy 7.1%
Materials 5.5%
Financials 3.7%
Consumer Staples 2.7%
Telecommunication Services 1.6%
EQUITY/CASH MIX
North America 85.1%
Cash 12.9%
Pacific Rim 1.4%
Europe 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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