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Fund Price: $3.02 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.03 -0.98%  YTD: 4.14%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 4.14% 2.91% 3.57%
3 Months -1.31% 1.89% 0.53%
6 Months -3.21% -1.27% -0.20%
1 Year -1.95% 6.86% -0.04%
2 Year Avg -13.43% -11.45% -7.75%
3 Year Avg -18.16% -15.76% -12.96%
5 Year Avg -8.11% -5.92% -2.86%
10 Year Avg -10.25% -7.41% -5.87%
15 Year Avg -3.63% -2.67% -3.02%
20 Year Avg -3.21% -3.97% -2.27%
Since Inception 8.42% - -
 
2009 -13.17% -6.05% -9.65%
2008 -21.04% -22.19% -11.33%
2007 -22.95% -19.33% -18.70%
 
3 year risk 16.43 17.60 15.49
3 year beta 1.02 0.96 1.00

*MSCI Japan ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the MSCI Japan ($ Cdn).

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Aug 86): 102.22 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 01): -36.57 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: 16 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the fund is to provide long-term capital growth by investing in established Japanese equities that are trading below their true market value. The manager uses a top-down style blend of value/growth to manage the fund by investing in attractively valued stocks with above-average earnings growth - "growth at the right price". It is expected that no more than 5% of the fund will be committed to one stock and will typically remain invested across all market cycles. Currency hedging is utilized as a defensive strategy.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: AGF Investments Inc.
Managed by: AGF Investments Inc.
Fund Type: MF Corp
Inception Date: January 1969
Asset Class: Japanese Equity
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $25.2 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 3.04%
Management Fee: 2.50%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$25
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$25
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation December 31, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings December 31, 2009

Fund Geography 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 (%)
- Itochu Corp. Misc. Industrial Products Japan Stock 5.06   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Toyota Motor Corporation Automotive Japan Stock 4.96   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MITSY-Q Mitsui & Co. Ltd Wholesale Distributors Japan Stock 3.85   24.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
NTT-N Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Telephone Utilities Japan Stock 3.81   -7.3 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grp Management and Diversified Japan Stock 2.81   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Shin-etsu Chemical Co Chemicals Japan Stock 2.69   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Daikin Industries Ltd. Management and Diversified Japan Stock 2.68   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
IX-N Orix Corp. Investment Companies and Funds Japan Stock 2.08   74.81 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Yamato Holdings Co Ltd Other Services Japan Stock 2.07   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Stephen Way, CFA

AGF Investments Inc.

Start Date: April, 2009

Fund Return: -2.27%

Stephen Way, CFA, is a Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager at AGF Investments Inc. He leads a team of analysts as the head of the global equity team in Toronto, while managing numerous global equity mandates. He is also the chief liaison between AGF and its overseas subsidiaries in Europe and Asia. Stephen joined AGF in 1987 and has over 20 years of investment industry experience. In 1991, he established AGF's wholly owned subsidiary, AGF International Advisors Company Limited in Dublin, Ireland and ran the operations as Managing Director from 1991 to 1994. Stephen holds a BA in Administrative and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario. He is a member of the Toronto CFA Society.

Also manages:AGF Global Dividend, AGF Global Equity, AGF Global Equity Class, AGF Global Real Estate Equity Class, IG AGF Global Equity-A

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