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European Equity Fund
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AGF European Equity Class*
July 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A European specialty fund providing geographic diversification in a developed market.
*AGF Germany Class merged into AGF European Equity Class, May 23, 2008.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for investors seeking geographic diversification in a developed market, and offers an alternative to the U.S. or Japan.
  • It would complement a large-cap, growth-style fund, or a more broadly diversified, global equity fund.
  • This fund is part of the corporate structured AGF All World Tax Advantage Group.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: European equity
Fund Start Date: 1994-04-11
Management Style: Bottom-Up
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$811812268855--
US$711712664755--
Fund Advisor / Start Date:
AGF International Advisors Co. Ltd.  -  April 1994 
Performance Start Date:
2001-12-17
Total Net Assets: $1,489.1 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style10
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Aug 27, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
29.17
29.18
-0.01
-19.3
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS(%) as of July 31, 2008
1 mo.
3 mo.
6 mo.
YTD
1 yr.
2 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
10 yr.
Performance Start Date
FUND
+2.7
-11.4
-7.4
-16.8
-24.7
-5.9
+2.2
+7.0
+5.6
BENCHMARK*
-2.2
-9.3
-2.3
-11.3
-14.9
+1.4
+5.2
+9.4
+4.4
MSCI (Developed) Europe Total Return Index.
ANNUAL RETURNS(%)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
FUND
-11.7
+41.0
+10.0
+12.5
+21.6
-7.7
BENCHMARK*
-2.9
+34.3
+6.5
+13.0
+13.9
-18.8
-14.7
-4.5
+9.1
+38.6
Distribution Frequency: As declared      Last Distribution Date: never
 
PORTFOLIO
As of July 31, 2008  
Buys/Additions
No major buys/additions
Sells/Reductions
Deutsche Telekom AG
Siemans AG
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
BNP PARIBAS Financials 11.6%
SGF-SOC GENERL DE FRANCE SA Financials 9.5%
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INS GP Financials 8.5%
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC Health Care 7.7%
SANOFI-AVENTIS Health Care 6.5%
UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA Financials 5.3%
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Energy 5.2%
FRANCE TELECOM Telecommunication Services 4.8%
KINGFISHER PLC Consumer Discretionary 3.8%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA Financials 3.2%
GICS SECTOR ALLOCATION
Financials 62.2%
Health Care 14.2%
Consumer Discretionary 7.1%
Telecommunication Services 6.5%
Energy 5.2%
Materials 2.4%
Industrials 2.0%
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN
France 40.2%
United Kingdom 34.0%
Italy 11.5%
Spain 8.4%
Germany 3.6%
Belgium 1.1%
Netherlands 0.8%
Cash 0.4%

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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