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Fund Price: $10.01 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.11 -1.09%  YTD: -9.82%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -5.77% -4.92% -5.27%
3 Months -0.19% -0.74% -3.50%
6 Months 3.26% 3.13% 10.30%
1 Year 68.44% 41.29% 52.74%
2 Year Avg -6.36% -4.65% -2.64%
3 Year Avg 1.92% -0.98% -1.71%
5 Year Avg 9.16% 7.18% 6.94%
10 Year Avg 1.04% 0.89% 5.88%
15 Year Avg 1.04% 3.93% 5.88%
20 Year Avg - - 8.63%
Since Inception -0.32% - -
 
2009 66.67% 38.12% 46.95%
2008 -50.96% -36.73% -37.49%
2007 39.14% 19.85% 11.72%
 
3 year risk 35.34 23.01 22.03
3 year beta 1.34 0.92 1.00

*MSCI Pacific, ex-Japan ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

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

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 00): 93.03 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Jul 98): -59.01 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: 35 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the fund is to provide long-term capital growth through shares of companies located in Asia (ex. Japan) that are experiencing above-average growth in sales, earnings and cash flow. The portfolio managers use a value-growth blend investment style to assemble a "growth at the right price" portfolio of stocks. With free-floating currencies, the managers are more inclined to factor country allocation into the portfolio mix. Stock selection, however, remains a critical focus. A policy of currency hedging is employed as a defensive measure when necessary.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: AGF Investments Inc.
Managed by: AGF Investments Inc.
Fund Type: MF Corp
Inception Date: October 1994
Asset Class: Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: N/A
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 (%)
- Samsung Electronics Co. Electrical & Electronic South Korea Stock 4.14   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PKX-N POSCO Steel South Korea Stock 3.76   44.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Banks Singapore Stock 3.13   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Industrial and Commercial Bank Banks China Stock 3.03   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SHG-N Shinhan Financial Group Co. Banks South Korea Stock 2.95   52.15 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Misc. Industrial Products China Stock 2.89   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Electrical & Electronic Taiwan Stock 2.65   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CHL-N China Mobile Ltd. Telecommunications Hong Kong Stock 2.57   -4.25 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- NHN Corp Other Services South Korea Stock 2.55   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TSM-N Taiwan Semiconductor Electrical & Electronic Taiwan Stock 2.54   11.14 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Eng Hock Ong, MBA, CFA

AGF Asset Management Asia Ltd.

Start Date: January, 2005

Fund Return: 6.25%

Eng Hock Ong, MBA, CFA, is Managing Director at AGF Asset Management Asia Ltd. Eng Hock joined AGF in 2005 and has 20 years of investment management experience, specializing in Asian markets. As Managing Director, Eng Hock manages AGF Asian Growth Class and AGF China Focus Class. He leads a team of investment professionals who use their local knowledge to construct a diversified portfolio of equities from across Asia. Prior to joining AGF, Eng Hock managed an Asian emerging markets fund based in Singapore, and has worked for a variety of mandates, including equities, fixed income and balanced products. Eng Hock earned his MBA from the National University of Singapore, and earned his CFA designation in 1992.

Also manages:AGF China Focus Class

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