Middlefield Canadian Balanced Class
Globe 5-Star Rating
Fund Price: $15.51 (as at November 20, 2009) 1-day chg: $-.0172 -0.11% YTD: 18.68%
Returns as at October 31, 2009
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -2.12% | -1.61% | -1.61% |
| 3 Months | 2.22% | 2.73% | 2.75% |
| 6 Months | 11.48% | 10.64% | 10.69% |
| 1 Year | 14.77% | 10.38% | 10.72% |
| 2 Year Avg | -7.58% | -4.08% | -4.37% |
| 3 Year Avg | -3.35% | -1.03% | -1.32% |
| 5 Year Avg | 4.37% | 3.56% | 2.96% |
| 10 Year Avg | - | 4.20% | 3.59% |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 6.37% | 5.56% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 6.45% | 6.13% |
| Since Inception | 4.79% | - | - |
| 2008 | -22.29% | -16.04% | -17.42% |
| 2007 | 4.28% | 1.29% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 4.00% | 9.66% | 8.98% |
| 3 year risk | 15.80 | 9.80 | 9.51 |
| 3 year beta | 1.37 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
*Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Aug 05): | 33.24 | ||
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -26.91 | ||
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
LowFund Objectives
The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize long-term total return by investing primarily in equities, equity-related securities and fixed income securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund is not limited to how much it invests or keeps invested in each asset class.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | Middlefield Group Limited |
| Managed by: | Middlefield Group Limited |
| Fund Type: | MF Corp |
| Inception Date: | June 2001 |
| Asset Class: | Canadian Neutral Balanced |
| Quartile Rank: | 4 (3YR ending October 31, 2009) |
| Total Assets: | $7.5 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.73% |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | Optional |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $1,000
- Subsequent:
- $100
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $1,000
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $100
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- Yes
- Restriction:
- Not Available in NWT,NUV
Asset Allocation September 30, 2009
Equity Sector Weightings September 30, 2009
Bond Type September 30, 2009
Top Holdings as at September 30, 2009
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area |
Asset Type |
% of Total Assets |
Performance as at November 20, 2009 1 Year Performance (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransCanada Pipelines, 5.05%, AUG/20/13 | Bond | 6.89 | 9.86 | ||||||
| AET.UN-T | ARC Energy Trust | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 5.14 | 15.47 | |||
| CPG-T | Crescent Point Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 4.61 | 74.12 | |||
| K-T | Kinross Gold | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 4.45 | 45.96 | |||
| Province of Saskatchewan, 6.50%, NOV/12/09 | Bond | 3.94 | - | ||||||
| Province of British Columbia, 6.25%, DEC/01/09 | Bond | 3.93 | - | ||||||
| COS.UN-T | Canadian Oil Sands Trust | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 3.91 | 53.51 | |||
| G-T | Goldcorp Inc. | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 3.83 | 88.45 | |||
| TLM-T | Talisman Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 3.56 | 116.55 | |||
Portfolio Manager(s)
Robert F. Lauzon
Middlefield Capital Corporation
Start Date: July, 2007
Fund Return: -6.16%
Robert F. Lauzon is Managing Director, Trading of Middlefield Capital Corporation. Prior to joining Middlefield in 2002, he worked as an Investment Executive with ScotiaMcLeod. He is an MBA graduate of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Mr. Lauzon also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Also manages:Middlefield Canadian Growth Class, Middlefield Equity Index, Middlefield Income Plus, Middlefield Short Term Income Class, Middlefield Uranium Focused Metals
