Caldwell Balanced
Globe 5-Star Rating
Fund Price: $6.86 (as at February 8, 2010) 1-day chg: $-.0273 -0.40% YTD: -2.99%
Returns as at January 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -2.31% | -1.97% | -0.15% |
| 3 Months | -1.02% | 1.78% | 0.32% |
| 6 Months | 6.45% | 6.51% | 5.09% |
| 1 Year | 19.47% | 22.29% | 7.94% |
| 2 Year Avg | -8.79% | -3.97% | -0.66% |
| 3 Year Avg | -5.83% | -5.21% | -4.48% |
| 5 Year Avg | 5.66% | 0.82% | 0.55% |
| 10 Year Avg | 0.53% | 1.18% | 0.03% |
| 15 Year Avg | 3.88% | 5.15% | 4.85% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 6.87% | 6.18% |
| Since Inception | 5.28% | - | - |
| 2009 | 17.46% | 18.88% | 2.75% |
| 2008 | -30.24% | -23.27% | -6.16% |
| 2007 | 7.62% | -2.18% | -7.77% |
| 3 year risk | 13.65 | 12.62 | 10.01 |
| 3 year beta | 0.55 | 0.72 | 1.00 |
*Blend: 60% MSCI World, 40% Barclays Cap
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Jul 97): | 38.90 | ||
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -32.19 | ||
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
LowFund Objectives
The Fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation in a balance fund while emphasizing overall preservation of capital. Investments in the Fund are in three basic categories: (1) approved core equities (2) income investments and (3) special situations. The balance between these categories will be based on economic and market conditions. The investment objective of the Fund may only be changed with the approval of unitholders at a meeting called for that purpose.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | Caldwell Investment Mgmt Ltd. |
| Managed by: | Caldwell Investment Mgmt Ltd. |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | March 1990 |
| Asset Class: | Global Equity Balanced |
| Quartile Rank: | 3 (3YR ending January 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $37.0 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.75% |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | Optional |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $500
- Subsequent:
- $100
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $500
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $100
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- Yes
- Restriction:
- Not Available in PQ
Asset Allocation February 28, 2009
Bond Type February 28, 2009
Fund Geography February 28, 2009
Top Holdings as at February 28, 2009
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area |
Asset Type |
% of Total Assets |
Performance as at February 8, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | CBOE Investment | Investment Companies and Funds | United States | Stock | 11.73 | - | |||
| Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, MAR/05/09 | Bond | 11.7 | - | ||||||
| Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, APR/16/09 | Bond | 8.75 | 2.84 | ||||||
| NYX-N | NYSE Euronext | Investment Companies and Funds | United States | Stock | 5.47 | -1.75 | |||
| RY-T | Royal Bank of Canada | Banks | Canada | Stock | 4.95 | 68.39 | |||
| X-T | TMX Group | Other Services | Canada | Stock | 3.21 | -13.01 | |||
| VT-T | Viterra Inc. | Agriculture | Canada | Stock | 3.09 | -11.5 | |||
| ABX-T | Barrick Gold Corp. | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 2.99 | -22.83 | |||
| BNS-T | Bank of Nova Scotia | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.45 | 48.53 | |||
Portfolio Manager(s)
Brendan T.N. Caldwell
Caldwell Investment Mgmt Ltd.
Start Date: October, 2004
Fund Return: 5.27%
Brendan T.N. Caldwell, CFA, is President and CEO and lead Portfolio Manager for the Fund. Mr. Caldwell joined the team from a bank-controlled investment firm in 1995.
Also manages:Caldwell Canada, Caldwell Exchange, Caldwell Income
