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AGF Emerging Markets Fund
October 31, 2008
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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
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$791691254806--
US$491591618706--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Patricia Perez-Coutts  -  June 2002 
Performance Start Date:
2003-06-16
Total Net Assets: $529.8 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Dec 03, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
5.83
5.75
+0.08
-41.9
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
-18.1
-33.1
-37.8
-38.6
-39.4
-10.7
+2.7
+10.7
+13.6
BENCHMARK*
-17.4
-35.1
-41.8
-42.8
-44.1
-11.0
+0.6
+7.9
+11.5
MSCI Emerging Markets Free Total Return Index.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
FUND
+12.4
+40.4
+35.3
+16.6
BENCHMARK*
+18.7
+32.5
+30.3
+17.3
+27.9
-6.8
+3.7
-27.9
+56.2
-19.7
Distribution Frequency: Annual      Last Distribution Date: December 2001
 
PORTFOLIO
As of October 31, 2008  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Petrobras-Petroleo Brasiliero Energy 3.1%
Bradesco Banco Financials 2.4%
Randgold Resources Ltd Materials 2.3%
British American Tobacco Consumer Staples 2.3%
Akbank Turk Financials 2.2%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Health Care 2.1%
Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd Consumer Discretionary 2.0%
Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce Materials 2.0%
China Overseas Land & Invest Financials 2.0%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Information Technology 1.9%
TOP 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
Financials 20.5%
Consumer Discretionary 17.3%
Consumer Staples 13.2%
Materials 12.0%
Energy 11.2%
Information Technology 8.0%
Industrials 5.5%
Telecommunication Services 4.0%
Health Care 3.2%
Utilities 3.1%
REGIONAL MIX
Pacific Rim 55.5%
Latin America 26.6%
Europe 10.4%
Middle East & Africa 5.1%
Cash 1.1%
North America 0.7%
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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