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AGF Global High Yield Bond Fund
October 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


An actively managed global high yield bond fund that invests in investment grade debt or lower.
 

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors looking to diversify fixed-income holdings.
  • It offers peace of mind from an award-winning manager.
  • It’s suitable for investors seeking tax-efficient income through a combination of interest income and capital appreciation.
  • This fund is an excellent complement to a core Canadian fixed-income fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Foreign bond
Fund Start Date: 1994-06-15
Management Style: Bottom-Up Security Selection, Top-Down Duration Management
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$792692256824--
US$492592619724--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Tristan Sones  -  April 2006 
Tom Nakamura  -  April 2006 
Performance Start Date:
2001-07-09
Total Net Assets: $181.6 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style8
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Nov 20, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
2.91
2.87
+0.04
-4.3
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
-4.9
-9.2
-9.1
-5.3
-2.4
-3.2
+0.3
+2.6
+5.2
BENCHMARK*
-4.4
-7.9
-8.3
-4.4
-0.2
-4.8
-1.5
+0.6
+2.3
20% Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Total Return Index + 40% Lehman Brothers Global High Yield Total Return Index + 40% Lehman Brothers Emerging Markets Total Return 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
FUND
-5.7
+11.1
+6.3
+4.8
+8.6
+12.9
BENCHMARK*
-10.7
+10.7
+2.0
+4.2
+3.2
+9.0
+8.3
+10.6
+5.1
+3.8
Distribution Frequency: Monthly      Last Distribution Date: Last Month
 
Distributions
($)
Paid jul 31, 2008
Reinvestment Price
($)
Monthly Income
Distribution
($/Unit)
Monthly Capital Gains
Distribution
($/Unit)
Cumulative 12 Months
Distribution
Yield **
  $3.23 $0.0153800 $0.0000000 4.80%

 


** For funds not in existence for 12 months, the distribution Yield is since inception (Not Annualized)
PORTFOLIO
As of October 31, 2008  
Bond Characteristics
Payment Frequency  Monthly  
Annualized Yield  6.2%  
Modified Duration (years)  3.3  
Average Term (years)  5.9  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Inter-American Development Bank 7.250% May 24, 2012 Sovereigns/Supranationals 5.7%
New South Wales Treasury Corp 7.000% Dec 1, 2010 Sovereigns/Supranationals 4.9%
European Investment Bank 6.000% Jul 15, 2009 Sovereigns/Supranationals 4.8%
Royal Bank of Canada 4.724% Mar 23, 2012 Cdn Issue Foreigh Pay 3.6%
Brazil (NTN-B) 6.000% May 15, 2009 Emerging Markets 2.5%
Mexican Bonds 9.500% Dec 18, 2014 Emerging Markets 2.2%
Toyota Motor Credit Corp 12.000% May 19, 2010 Corporates 2.2%
Alliance Imaging 7.250% Dec 15, 2012 High Yield 2.1%
Crown Euro Holdings 6.250% Sep 1, 2011 High Yield 1.9%
L-3 Communications 6.125% Jul 15, 2013 High Yield 1.8%
FIXED-INCOME ALLOCATION
High Yield 34.7%
Emerging Markets 30.9%
Corporates 16.5%
Sovereigns/Supranationals 15.4%
Cdn Issue Foreign Pay 1.4%
Equities 1.1%
CURRENCY MIX
Canadian Dollar 47.1%
U.S. Dollar 16.6%
Euro 10.9%
Brazilian Real 7.6%
Mexican Peso 5.2%
Other 4.2%
New Zealand Dollar 3.0%
British Pound 2.3%
Vietnamese Dong 1.7%
Indonesian Rupiah 1.5%

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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