CI American Small Companies
Globe 5-Star Rating
Fund Price: $22.24 (as at February 8, 2010) 1-day chg: $-.06 -0.27% YTD: -2.71%
Returns as at January 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -1.49% | -2.50% | -1.99% |
| 3 Months | 3.69% | 5.16% | 6.10% |
| 6 Months | 9.30% | 9.50% | 7.44% |
| 1 Year | 22.18% | 25.62% | 18.71% |
| 2 Year Avg | -5.36% | -7.00% | -3.83% |
| 3 Year Avg | -9.46% | -10.41% | -10.82% |
| 5 Year Avg | -3.22% | -3.36% | -2.37% |
| 10 Year Avg | -2.89% | 0.53% | 0.15% |
| 15 Year Avg | 3.97% | 6.85% | 5.56% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 5.52% | 8.06% |
| Since Inception | 7.45% | - | - |
| 2009 | 14.41% | 19.70% | 8.69% |
| 2008 | -24.76% | -29.64% | -17.94% |
| 2007 | -10.12% | -8.16% | -16.52% |
| 3 year risk | 17.32 | 20.32 | 20.86 |
| 3 year beta | 0.75 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
*Russell 2000 ($ Cdn)
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Feb 00): | 119.67 | ||
| Worst (ending Mar 03): | -36.30 | ||
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
LowFund Objectives
This fund's objective is to seek above-average capital growth. It invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of small to mid-capitalization North American companies. Any change to the investment objective must be approved by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of unitholders held for that reason.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | CI Investments Inc. |
| Managed by: | CI Investments Inc. |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | September 1986 |
| Asset Class: | U.S. Small or Mid Cap Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 2 (3YR ending January 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $126.1 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.32% |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | Optional |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $500
- Subsequent:
- $50
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $500
- 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 9, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVA-N | DaVita | Medical Services | United States | Stock | 2.42 | 33.22 | |||
| OKE-N | Oneok | Gas Utilities | United States | Stock | 2.2 | 47.42 | |||
| SY-N | Sybase Inc. | Computer Software & Processing | United States | Stock | 2.2 | 39.35 | |||
| VTR-N | Ventas Inc. | Investment Companies and Funds | United States | Stock | 2.14 | 38.46 | |||
| SVR-N | Syniverse Holdings | Telecommunications | United States | Stock | 2.06 | 13.95 | |||
| ENDP-Q | Endo Pharmaceuticals Hldgs | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | United States | Stock | 2.03 | -14.54 | |||
| FII-N | Federated Investors | Investment Companies and Funds | United States | Stock | 2.0 | 12.35 | |||
| PTP-N | Platinum Underwriters | Insurance | Bermuda | Stock | 1.99 | 17.89 | |||
| WDR-N | Waddell & Reed Financial | Investment Companies and Funds | United States | Stock | 1.99 | 81.45 | |||
| SLGN-Q | Silgan Holdings | Packaging and Containers | United States | Stock | 1.99 | 3.66 | |||
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 18, 2009 | 0.2940 | 0.2940 | 0.2940 | 22.680 |
Portfolio Manager(s)
William Priest
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.
Start Date: August, 2002
Fund Return: 0.33%
William Priest, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Epoch Investment Partners Inc., has more than 35 years of Wall Street experience. Before founding Epoch, Mr. Priest was Senior Partner and Portfolio Manager at Steinberg Priest Capital Management, LLC, which he joined in 2001. Prior to that, he was Chairman and CEO of Credit Suisse Asset Management Americas and CEO and Portfolio Manager of its predecessor firm BEA Associates, which he co-founded in 1972. During his tenure at BEA, Mr. Priest developed the firm into a well-recognized investment manager with over $35 billion US under management. Mr. Priest holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Public Accountant designations. He is a graduate of Duke University and the Wharton Graduate School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is author of several published articles and papers on investing and finance, a director of Globe Wireless, InfraReDx and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Also manages:CI American Managers Corp Class, CI American Value, CI American Value Corporate Class, CI Global High Dividend Advantage, CI Global Managers Corporate Class, CI Global Small Companies, CI Japanese Corporate Class, CI Pacific, CI Select U.S. Eq Managed Corp Cl, SW Elite Inst Mg i20/e80 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i30/e70 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i40/e60 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i50/e50 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i60/e40 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i70/e30 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mg i80/e20 Pt 100/100, SW Elite Inst Mgd e100 Pt 100/100, United Inst'l Mgd Int'l Eq Pool-A, United Inst'l Mgd US Eq Pool-A, United US Eq Small Cap CC-A, United US Eq Small Cap Pool-W, United US Eqty Val Cur Hed CC-A, United US Equity Value CC-A, United US Equity Value Pool-W
