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AGF Emerging Markets Fund
December 31, 2011
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A specialty international fund investing in emerging market growth companies.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for aggressive investors who want to diversify into emerging markets.
  • It's ideal for those looking to benefit from the long-term growth potential of developing nations, e.g., Central and South America, Asia and Eastern Europe.
  • A fund similar to this one is available in the AGF All World Tax Advantage Group.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Emerging market equity
Fund Start Date: 1994-03-11 00:00:00.0
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$791691254806--
US$491591618706--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Patricia Perez-Coutts  -  June 2002 
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Performance Start Date:
2003-06-16
Total Net Assets:
$1,656.0 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Feb 03, 2012
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
11.30
11.31
-0.01
+10.7
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
-2.6
+1.4
-10.0
-14.6
-14.6
-0.8
+16.4
+2.8
+15.0
BENCHMARK*
-1.4
+1.4
-14.6
-16.3
-16.3
-2.6
+13.4
-0.1
+12.0
MSCI Emerging Markets Free TR Index
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
FUND
-14.6
+15.3
+60.3
-35.2
+12.4
+40.4
+35.3
+16.6
BENCHMARK*
-16.3
+13.2
+53.7
-42.3
+18.7
+32.5
+30.3
+17.3

Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 2001
 
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 $0.0000000N/A

 


** 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
Lojas Renner SA Consumer Discretionary 2.1%
Daphne International Holdings Consumer Discretionary 2.1%
VTech Holdings Ltd. Information Technology 2.0%
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. Information Technology 2.0%
Tingyi Holding Corporation Consumer Staples 2.0%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Information Technology 2.0%
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. Information Technology 1.9%
Randgold Resources Ltd. Materials 1.9%
Petroleo Brasileiro - Petrobras Energy 1.9%
First Pacific Company Ltd. Financials 1.8%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
Financials 18.4%
Consumer Discretionary 16.2%
Materials 14.7%
Energy 11.5%
Consumer Staples 10.4%
Information Technology 10.4%
Telecommunication Services 6.3%
Industrials 5.5%
Utilities 4.2%
Health Care 1.3%
REGIONAL MIX
Pacific Rim 49.7%
Latin America 25.2%
Middle East & Africa 14.8%
Europe 7.1%
North America 2.2%
Cash 1.1%

AGF Emerging Markets Fund received Fundata's A FundGrade® rating as of June 30, 2011 for the Emerging Markets Equity category. The peer group for all other funds with over two years of history consists of 48 funds within the category. FundGrade measures risk adjusted returns based on a fund's historical track record and ratings are subject to change monthly. For more information, visit www.fundata.com. For the most recent fund performance data, visit www.AGF.com.

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.


1AGF Emerging Markets Fund received the 2011 Lipper Fund Award for achieving the best 10-year returns in the Emerging Markets Equity category, for the period ending October 31, 2010. Performance for AGF Emerging Markets Fund for that same period is as follows: one year 22.3%, 3 year 5.5%, 5 year 16.0%, Performance Start Date (June 16, 2003) 20.0%. AGF India Fund and AGF Latin America Fund merged into AGF Emerging Markets Value Fund on June 14, 2003. AGF Emerging Markets Value Fund was renamed AGF Emerging Markets Fund on April 18, 2005. Three-year performance as of May 30, 2003 for AGF India Fund was -23.26%, AGF Latin American Fund was -12.82% and AGF Emerging Markets Value Fund was -7.37%. The peer group for 10 years consists of 20 funds within the category. The Lipper Fund Awards recognize funds with at least 36 months of performance history that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers. Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, uses the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return methodology to designate award winning funds. For more detailed information on the Lipper Fund Awards, please visit www.lipperweb.com.

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