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Fund Price: $6.28 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.0212 -0.34%  YTD: -5.96%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -3.61% -2.86% -2.43%
3 Months -1.94% 1.38% 0.51%
6 Months 6.37% 6.66% 6.84%
1 Year 15.04% 23.08% 18.36%
2 Year Avg -10.61% -8.46% -7.22%
3 Year Avg -13.19% -9.69% -9.89%
5 Year Avg - -1.56% -0.86%
10 Year Avg - -2.08% -2.66%
15 Year Avg - 3.57% 4.35%
20 Year Avg - 4.81% 5.40%
Since Inception -9.87% - -
 
2009 8.59% 17.93% 11.78%
2008 -29.89% -30.86% -26.05%
2007 -9.60% -3.95% -7.10%
 
3 year risk 16.19 16.92 14.91
3 year beta 1.02 0.98 1.00

*MSCI World ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

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

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Jan 10): 15.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -36.33 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

To seek long-term capital appreciation and income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying equity securities of businesses located around the world.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Acuity Funds Ltd.
Managed by: Acuity Investment Management
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: October 2006
Asset Class: Global Equity
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $32.5 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.95%
Management Fee: 2.50%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$500
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
Not Available in NUV
 
 

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 (%)
- BG Group PLC Oil and Gas Producers United Kingdom Stock 3.2   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Sap AG Computer Software & Processing Germany Stock 3.06   - 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 2.98   12.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
OXY-N Occidental Petroleum Integrated Oils United States Stock 2.74   34.4 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- NESTLE N Other Switzerland Stock 2.69   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AXA-N AXA Insurance France Stock 2.69   12.38 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 2.68   22.71 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 2.63   21.49 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
DGX-N Quest Diagnostics Medical Services United States Stock 2.56   5.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- AMEC PLC Other Services United Kingdom Stock 2.4   - 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: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Quarterly

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Dec 31, 2009 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 6.681
Sep 30, 2009 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 6.598
Jun 30, 2009 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 6.111
Mar 31, 2009 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 5.707
Dec 31, 2008 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 6.392
Sep 30, 2008 0.0600 0.0600 0.2400 7.288

Portfolio Manager(s)

Acuity Investment - Mgmt. Team

Acuity Investment Management

Start Date: October, 2006

Fund Return: -9.88%

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 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 Equity, 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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