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Fund Price: $13.80 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $-.0155 -0.11%  YTD: 12.27%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -0.22% -1.03% -1.28%
3 Months 8.30% 6.27% 6.30%
6 Months 16.60% 13.68% 13.33%
1 Year 6.69% 7.14% 5.58%
2 Year Avg -13.44% -12.08% -11.07%
3 Year Avg -7.64% -7.06% -6.80%
5 Year Avg -0.66% 1.14% 0.65%
10 Year Avg 0.39% -0.57% -2.39%
15 Year Avg 5.53% 3.23% 4.25%
20 Year Avg - 4.73% 5.55%
Since Inception 5.62% - -
 
2008 -30.11% -27.47% -26.05%
2007 -4.13% -6.83% -7.10%
2006 17.20% 19.45% 20.58%
 
3 year risk 15.92 16.34 15.41
3 year beta 0.97 0.98 1.00

*MSCI World ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Acuity Pooled Global Equity.

Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 04): 61.12 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 01): -38.34 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 obtain growth of capital over the long term. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of non-Canadian issuers, including preferred shares, warrants and securities convertible into equity securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Acuity Funds Ltd.
Managed by: Acuity Investment Management
Fund Type: Pooled
Inception Date: March 1993
Asset Class: Global Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $3.5 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.26%
Management Fee: 1.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$150,000
Subsequent:
-
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$150,000
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
Not Available in NUV (Min Initial Investment $150,000); MERs list ER Only; Min. Invt. $150K or Accredited
 
 

Asset Allocation October 31, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings October 31, 2009

Fund Geography October 31, 2009

Top Holdings as at October 31, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at November 20, 2009
1 Year Performance (%)
OXY-N Occidental Petroleum Integrated Oils United States Stock 3.39   96.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TMO-N Thermo Fisher Scientific Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 3.32   61.11 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- BG Group PLC Oil and Gas Producers United Kingdom Stock 2.84   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CVS-N CVS Caremark Specialty Stores United States Stock 2.67   18.06 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
HBC-N HSBC Holdings PLC Banks United Kingdom Stock 2.67   33.05 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- THE SWATCH GRP Other Switzerland Stock 2.59   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ESRX-Q Express Scripts Wholesale Distributors United States Stock 2.58   71.55 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ABB-N ABB Ltd. Transportation Equip. & Compnts Switzerland Stock 2.42   105.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Oriflame Cosmetics SA Misc. Consumer Products Sweden Stock 2.42   - 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 November 20, 2009)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Sep 30, 2009 0.0300 0.0300 0.2300 13.443
Jun 30, 2009 0.0900 0.0900 0.2200 12.268
Mar 31, 2009 0.0500 0.0500 0.3000 11.271
Dec 31, 2008 0.0600 0.0600 0.2700 12.460
Sep 30, 2008 0.0200 0.0200 0.2700 14.382
Jun 30, 2008 0.1700 0.1700 0.2500 16.999

Portfolio Manager(s)

Acuity Investment - Mgmt. Team

Acuity Investment Management

Start Date: March, 1993

Fund Return: 5.63%

Established in 1990 by Ian O. Ihnatowycz, Acuity is located in Toronto, now manages approximately $5.5 billion in assets and has evolved to include over 100 employees. Our investment team consists of 15 investment professionals. In addition to offering a broad range of traditional domestic and global investment products and capabilities, Acuity manages "sustainable" investment mandates for socially responsible investors.

Also manages:Acuity All Cap 30 Canadian Equity, Acuity Alpha Balanced Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Global Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Growth Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Income Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Social Values Port, Acuity Canadian Balanced, Acuity Canadian Equity, Acuity Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Clean Environment Equity, Acuity Conservative Asset Alloc, Acuity Diversified Income, Acuity Dividend, Acuity EAFE Equity, Acuity Fixed Income, Acuity Global Dividend, Acuity Global High Income, Acuity Growth and Income, Acuity High Income, Acuity Money Market, Acuity Natural Resource, Acuity Pooled 130/30, Acuity Pooled Canadian Balanced, Acuity Pooled Canadian Equity, Acuity Pooled Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Pooled Conser Asset Alloc, Acuity Pooled Corporate Bond, Acuity Pooled Diversified Income, Acuity Pooled EAFE Equity, Acuity Pooled Fixed Income, Acuity Pooled Global Balanced, Acuity Pooled Global Dividend, Acuity Pooled Global High Income, Acuity Pooled Growth and Income, Acuity Pooled High Income, Acuity Pooled Pure Cdn. Equity, Acuity Pooled Short Term, Acuity Pooled Social Value Cdn Equ, Acuity Pooled US Equity (US$), Acuity Short Term Income Class, Acuity Small Cap Corporation, Acuity Social Values Balanced, Acuity Social Values Canadian Equ, Acuity Social Values Global Equity, Co-operators SRI Aggressive Pt VA, Co-operators SRI Moderate Port VA, Co-operators SRI Very Aggr Pt VA, Frk Tmp Canadian Small Cap, MD Equity, MD Select

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