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AGF Global Government Bond Fund*
October 31, 2008
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POSITIONING STATEMENT


A top-down global fixed-income fund that invests in sovereign investment grade fixed income.
*AGF RSP Global Bond Fund merged into AGF Global Government Bond Fund, May 23, 2008.

WHY CONSIDER THIS FUND?

  • This fund is for conservative investors seeking a core foreign, fixed-income fund to provide monthly income.
  • Investors must be willing to accept a higher degree of risk than a domestic fixed-income fund.
  • This fund would be an excellent complement to a domestic or foreign equity fund.
FUND DETAILS
Fund Type: Foreign bond
Fund Start Date: 1988-05-06
Management Style: Top-Down
Fund Codes:
 FEDSCLLFD
C$889148232829--
US$457537602745--
Fund Manager / Start Date:
Jean Charbonneau  -  December 2006 
Tristan Sones  -  April 2006 
Performance Start Date:
2001-07-09
Total Net Assets: $454.5 million (updated monthly)
Investment Style/ Market Cap

Style7
Risk Profile
PERFORMANCE
Fund Price as of Dec 03, 2008
$ CLOSE
PREV. $ CLOSE
$ CHANGE
YTD % CHANGE
 
11.66
11.62
+0.04
+23.7
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
+7.9
+7.2
+8.7
+15.7
+22.1
+6.1
+3.1
+2.1
+4.9
BENCHMARK*
+11.4
+11.5
+12.3
+21.7
+30.4
+9.5
+6.2
+3.1
+4.3
Citigroup World Government Bond 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
-6.8
+3.0
-6.7
+3.1
-0.0
+19.5
BENCHMARK*
-5.8
+6.1
-9.8
+2.8
-6.0
+18.5
+5.1
+5.6
-10.1
+24.0
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 **
  $10.33 $0.0207800 $0.0000000 1.91%

 


** 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  2.3%  
Modified Duration (years)  6.0  
Average Term (years)  7.4  
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Federal Republic of Germany 4.25% January 4, 2014 Germany 11.8%
US Treasury N/B 3.125% September 30, 2013 United States 7.3%
Province of Quebec 1.60% May 9, 2013 Canada 6.3%
European Investment Bank 4.625% April 15, 2020 Supranational 5.1%
European Investment Bank 1.40% June 20, 2017 Supranational 4.9%
Government of France O.A.T. 4.00% April 25, 2018 France 4.6%
Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds 8.00% December 17, 2015 Mexico 4.1%
Province of Ontario 4.125% May 14, 2013 Canada 3.5%
Federal Republic of Brazil 12.50% January 5, 2016 Brazil 3.4%
KfW Bankengruppe 4.375% July 4, 2018 Germany 3.4%
COUNTRY ALLOCATION
Suprnational 25.7%
Canada 19.1%
Germany 15.8%
France 7.9%
United States 7.3%
Japan 6.7%
Other/Cash 6.5%
Mexico 4.2%
Brazil 3.5%
United Kingdom 3.3%
CURRENCY MIX
Euro 38.0%
Japanese Yen 22.7%
US Dollar 18.2%
Canadian Dollar 4.5%
British Pound 4.3%
Mexican Peso 4.2%
Brazilian Real 3.5%
New Zealand Dollar 3.0%
Polish Zloty 1.7%

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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