Altafund Investment Corp.
Globe 5-Star Rating
Fund Price: $34.38 (as at February 8, 2010) 1-day chg: $-.24 -0.69% YTD: -5.47%
Returns as at January 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -5.11% | -5.04% | -5.35% |
| 3 Months | 1.67% | 2.37% | 2.44% |
| 6 Months | 7.79% | 4.30% | 4.33% |
| 1 Year | 37.69% | 30.22% | 31.73% |
| 2 Year Avg | -4.58% | -6.76% | -5.19% |
| 3 Year Avg | -1.34% | -4.53% | -2.39% |
| 5 Year Avg | 7.78% | 4.27% | 6.57% |
| 10 Year Avg | 6.51% | 4.57% | 4.94% |
| 15 Year Avg | 6.73% | 7.43% | 9.21% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 6.56% | 8.12% |
| Since Inception | 8.08% | - | - |
| 2009 | 39.07% | 32.19% | 35.06% |
| 2008 | -34.58% | -34.51% | -33.00% |
| 2007 | 11.76% | 8.00% | 9.83% |
| 3 year risk | 23.07 | 20.71 | 20.89 |
| 3 year beta | 1.07 | 0.96 | 1.00 |
*S&P/TSX Total Return
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Jun 93): | 57.47 | ||
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -40.75 | ||
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
LowFund Objectives
The objective of this fund is to provide investors with superior investment returns over the long term, having regard to safety of capital, by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. The fund seeks to meet this objective by emphasizing companies that have a significant business presence in Western Canada and that research indicates offer opportunities for gains from capital growth.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | National Bank Mutual Funds |
| Managed by: | Altamira Management Ltd. |
| Fund Type: | MF Corp |
| Inception Date: | July 1986 |
| Asset Class: | Canadian Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 1 (3YR ending January 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $54.8 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.33% |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | No Load |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $1,000
- Subsequent:
- $50
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $1,000
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $50
- 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 (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU-T | Suncor Energy | Integrated Oils | Canada | Stock | 6.17 | 22.71 | |||
| RY-T | Royal Bank of Canada | Banks | Canada | Stock | 5.98 | 68.39 | |||
| CNQ-T | Canadian Natural Resources | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 5.5 | 51.95 | |||
| ABX-T | Barrick Gold Corp. | Precious Metals | Canada | Stock | 4.52 | -22.83 | |||
| TD-T | TD Bank | Banks | Canada | Stock | 4.07 | 58.09 | |||
| ECA-T | EnCana Corp. | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 3.98 | 8.49 | |||
| CVE-T | Cenovus Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 3.09 | - | |||
| TLM-T | Talisman Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.48 | 41.84 | |||
| RIM-T | Research In Motion | Telecommunications | Canada | Stock | 2.45 | -0.54 | |||
| BTE.UN-T | Baytex Energy Trust | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.41 | 128.17 | |||
| PRE-T | Pacific Rubiales Energy | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 2.35 | 402.86 | |||
| CM-T | CIBC | Banks | Canada | Stock | 2.11 | 30.36 | |||
| CNR-T | Canadian National Railway | Transportation | Canada | Stock | 1.98 | 14.2 | |||
| COS.UN-T | Canadian Oil Sands Trust | Oil and Gas Producers | Canada | Stock | 1.97 | 33.51 | |||
| TCK.B-T | Teck Resources | Integrated Mines | Canada | Stock | 1.95 | 552.17 | |||
Distribution Report (18 months up to February 8, 2010)
Frequency of Income Distributions: Annually
Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually
| Date | Income Dividend | Capital Gain | Total (Current Period) | Trailing 12-Months Total | Reinvestment Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.0383 | 0.0383 | 0.0383 | 36.370 |
Portfolio Manager(s)
Natcan Investment Mgmt. - Mgmt. Team
Natcan Investment Mgmt. Inc.
Start Date: August, 2002
Fund Return: 11.96%
Also manages:Altamira Asia Pacific, Altamira Canadian Equity Growth, Altamira Canadian Index, Altamira Dividend, Altamira Energy Fund, Altamira European Equity, Altamira Global Bond, Altamira Global Small Co., Altamira Health Sciences, Altamira High Yield Bond, Altamira Income, Altamira International Index, Altamira Intl Currency Neutral Idx, Altamira Japanese Opportunity, Altamira Long Term Bond, Altamira Precious & Strategic Metal, Altamira Quebec Growth, Altamira Resource, Altamira Science & Technology, Altamira Tactical Asset Allocation, Altamira US Currency Neutral Index, Altamira US Equity, Altamira US Index, Astra Aggressive Strategy, Astra Balanced Strategy, Astra Growth Strategy, FÉRIQUE Equity, IA Group Bonds (Natcan), IA Group Canadian Equity (Natcan), National Bank Balanced Diversified, National Bank Balanced Port, National Bank Balanced Strat. Port., National Bank Bond, National Bank Canadian Equity, National Bank Cdn Opportunities, National Bank Conser Strategic Port, National Bank Conservative Diversif, National Bank Corporate Cash Mgmt, National Bank Dividend, National Bank Equity Mngd Portfolio, National Bank Equity Strat Port NR, National Bank Global Equity, National Bank Growth Diversified, National Bank Growth Portfolio, National Bank Growth Strat Port NR, National Bank Inc & Grwth Mngd Port, National Bank Inc Managed Portfolio, National Bank Moderate Diversified, National Bank Moderate Strategic Po, National Bank Money Market, National Bank Monthly Conserv Inc, National Bank Monthly Equity Income, National Bank Monthly High Income, National Bank Monthly Income, National Bank Monthly Moderate Inc, National Bank Monthly Secure Income, National Bank Mortgage, National Bank Protected Cdn Bond, National Bank Protected Cdn Equ, National Bank Protected Global, National Bank Protected Gwth Bal, National Bank Protected Retr Bal, National Bank Secure Diversified, National Bank Secure Strategic Port, National Bank Short Term Cdn Income, National Bank Small Capitalization, National Bank Stable Inc Mngd Port, National Bank Strategic Yield Class, National Bank Treasury Management, National Bank U.S. Money Mkt (US$), Omega Global Opportunities
