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Fund Price: $10.08 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $0 0.00%  YTD: 1.30%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 1.10% 0.82% 0.82%
3 Months 1.28% 0.98% 0.96%
6 Months 2.92% 1.94% 1.87%
1 Year 6.94% 4.24% 3.98%
2 Year Avg 5.89% 4.00% 3.79%
3 Year Avg 5.26% 3.79% 3.73%
5 Year Avg 3.96% 3.03% 3.01%
10 Year Avg 5.02% 4.09% 3.61%
15 Year Avg 5.25% 4.88% 4.36%
20 Year Avg 5.65% 6.13% 5.20%
Since Inception 5.94% - -
 
2009 5.53% 3.27% 2.95%
2008 6.60% 5.01% 4.77%
2007 2.53% 2.74% 2.68%
 
3 year risk 2.05 2.00 1.41
3 year beta 1.44 0.97 1.00

*Globe Cdn Short Tm Fixed Inc Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Cdn Short Tm Fixed Inc Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Dec 90): 12.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Jan 95): -1.29 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 2 High

Fund Objectives

The fundamental investment objective is to maximize income while simultaneously preserving investment capital and liquidity by investing primarily in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the Canadian federal or provincial governments or any agency of such governments, as well as debt obligations of Schedule I Canadian chartered banks, debt obligations of loan or trust companies and debt obligations of corporations. In each case such obligations may have a term to maturity of up to five years.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: TD Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: TD Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: January 1989
Asset Class: Canadian Short Term Fixed Income
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $2,693.3 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.05%
Management Fee: 1.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$100
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$100
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation December 31, 2009

Bond Type December 31, 2009

Bond Term December 31, 2009

Top Holdings as at December 31, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at February 8, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
  Bank of Montreal, 0.25%, JAN/04/10 Bond 5.62   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 1.00%, SEP/01/11 Bond 4.45   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 4.55%, DEC/15/12 Bond 4.15   -1.1 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 2.00%, DEC/01/14 Bond 3.94   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 1.25%, DEC/01/11 Bond 2.71   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 5.00%, JUN/01/14 Bond 2.35   -2.77 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 2.70%, DEC/15/13 Bond 2.18   -0.36 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 5.00%, MAR/08/14 Bond 2.11   0.3 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 4.00%, JUN/15/12 Bond 2.06   -0.62 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 3.15%, JUN/15/14 Bond 1.97   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Canada Housing Trust, 2.75%, DEC/15/14 Bond 1.92   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  MORTAGE & R/E Other 1.75   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  BCIMC Realty Corp, 5.25%, SEP/19/12 Bond 1.7   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Province of Ontario, 4.75%, JUN/02/13 Bond 1.67   0.12 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. Cda, 5.05%, JUL/27/12 Bond 1.65   6.58 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to February 8, 2010)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Jan 29, 2010 0.0301 0.0301 0.2942 10.060
Dec 18, 2009 0.0154 0.0154 0.3021 10.020
Nov 30, 2009 0.0219 0.0219 0.3060 10.080
Oct 30, 2009 0.0244 0.0244 0.3101 10.000
Sep 30, 2009 0.0228 0.0228 0.3171 10.000
Aug 31, 2009 0.0232 0.0232 0.3219 9.970
Jul 31, 2009 0.0274 0.0274 0.3274 9.910
Jun 30, 2009 0.0249 0.0249 0.3286 9.860
May 29, 2009 0.0255 0.0255 0.3301 9.830
Apr 30, 2009 0.0268 0.0268 0.3342 9.850
Mar 31, 2009 0.0269 0.0269 0.3346 9.810
Feb 27, 2009 0.0248 0.0248 0.3330 9.740
Jan 30, 2009 0.0381 0.0381 0.3353 9.690
Dec 19, 2008 0.0193 0.0193 0.3347 9.710
Nov 28, 2008 0.0260 0.0260 0.3277 9.620
Oct 31, 2008 0.0314 0.0314 0.3282 9.550
Sep 30, 2008 0.0277 0.0277 0.3255 9.520
Aug 29, 2008 0.0286 0.0286 0.3220 9.630

Portfolio Manager(s)

David McCulla, CFA

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: June, 2003

Fund Return: 4.03%

David McCulla joined Canada Trust in 1995 and has held various positions including Financial Advisor and Manager of Mutual Fund Product Development. Prior to joining TD Asset Management in 2000, David worked in Canada Trust's Investment Management Group and gained experience in global fixed income as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. As a member of the portfolio management team within TD Asset Management, David is the lead manager of the TD Mortgage Fund and TD Short Term Bond Fund and is co-manager of the TD Global Bond Fund and several other portfolios. David received his Bachelor of Arts (Business) from Brock University.

Also manages:Counsel Short Term Bond Series A, TD Global Bond-I, TD Mortgage, TD Real Return Bond

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Olga Bylaard, CFA

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: January, 2009

Fund Return: 6.54%

Olga Bylaard joined TD Asset Management Inc. in October of 2002 with 5 years experience in credit analysis, trading and economic research. At TDAM, Olga is co-manager of the TD Short Term Bond Fund and works on the active fixed income portfolio management team after contributing to the management of TD money market funds since 2002. Olga holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from Queen's University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Also manages:Counsel Short Term Bond Series A, TD Mortgage

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