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Fund Price: $8.00 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $-.01 -0.12%  YTD: 14.41%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -3.31% -3.19% -4.04%
3 Months 2.72% 1.41% 1.85%
6 Months 14.17% 15.69% 18.72%
1 Year 7.19% 7.71% 15.74%
2 Year Avg -10.81% -9.67% -10.86%
3 Year Avg -4.45% -4.10% -1.19%
5 Year Avg 3.59% 2.77% 6.94%
10 Year Avg 6.72% 5.84% 6.37%
15 Year Avg 7.59% 9.65% 8.60%
20 Year Avg 7.48% 8.68% 7.73%
Since Inception 7.80% - -
 
2008 -24.96% -26.73% -33.00%
2007 6.30% 0.48% 9.83%
2006 10.53% 11.67% 17.26%
 
3 year risk 12.38 15.18 20.48
3 year beta 0.57 0.66 1.00

*S&P/TSX Total Return

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P/TSX Total Return.

Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 01): 26.93 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -28.22 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: 12 High

Fund Objectives

Dynamic Dividend Fund seeks to maximize dividend income through investment primarily in preferred and equity securities of Canadian companies.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Dynamic Funds
Managed by: Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: August 1985
Asset Class: Canadian Dividend and Income Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $435.5 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.58%
Management Fee: 1.25%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$500
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation August 31, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings August 31, 2009

Fund Geography August 31, 2009

Top Holdings as at August 31, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at November 20, 2009
1 Year Performance (%)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 6.45   61.37 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TD-T TD Bank Banks Canada Stock 6.27   54.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BNS-T Bank of Nova Scotia Banks Canada Stock 5.87   59.56 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SU-T Suncor Energy Integrated Oils Canada Stock 3.89   102.18 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
LO-N Lorillard Tobacco United States Stock 3.82   40.05 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 3.55   105.04 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CNQ-T Canadian Natural Resources Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 3.17   99.27 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, 0.20%, MAY/01/09 Bond 3.03   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BHP-N BHP Billiton Limited Other Mines Australia Stock 2.9   197.97 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SC-T Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Stores Canada Stock 2.64   1.88 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: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Oct 30, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.630
Sep 25, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.830
Aug 28, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.690
Jul 31, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.480
Jun 26, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.240
May 29, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 7.160
Apr 24, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.840
Mar 27, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.710
Feb 27, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.520
Jan 30, 2009 0.0180 0.0180 0.2394 6.790
Dec 30, 2008 0.0414 0.0414 0.2394 7.100
Nov 28, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 7.140
Oct 31, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 7.360
Sep 26, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 8.380
Aug 29, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 9.070
Jul 25, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 8.930
Jun 27, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 9.430
May 30, 2008 0.0180 0.0180 0.9452 9.630

Portfolio Manager(s)

Oscar Belaiche, HBA, FICB, CFA

Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.

Start Date: July, 2000

Fund Return: 7.19%

Oscar Belaiche is a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President at Dynamic's investment arm, Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel. Mr. Belaiche joined Dynamic in 1997 where he manages three pools of assets which include income trusts, dividend paying securities and real estate securities on a global basis. Mr. Belaiche is a veteran of the real estate and investment industries. Prior to joining Dynamic he spent seven years at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, where he rose to the position of Vice President of Property Investments. In this role, he was responsible for their Canadian investment portfolio of 43 commercial properties totaling 5.6 million square feet. Mr. Belaiche brings to the Dynamic team 25 years of business, operational and investment experience as a money manager, asset manager, developer and corporate banker. He is lead manager of the Dynamic Dividend Income Fund, Dynamic Dividend Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Diversified Income Trust Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Energy Income Trust Fund, Dynamic Focus+ Small Business Fund and Dynamic Focus+ Real Estate Fund. Oscar also co-manages closed-end funds diversiTrust(tm) Income Fund (DTF.UN), divesiTrust(tm) Stable Income Fund (DTS.UN) and diversiTrust(tm) Income+ Fund (DTP.UN). He is co-manager of diversiYield(tm) Income Fund (DYI.UN) with Barry Allan of Marret Asset Management. Mr. Belaiche graduated in 1980 with an Honours B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He has his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Also manages:Dynamic Dividend Income, Dynamic FocusPls Diversifd Income, Dynamic FocusPlus Energy Inc Trust, Dynamic FocusPlus Real Estate, Dynamic FocusPlus Small Business, Dynamic Global Energy Class, Dynamic Global Infrastructure, Dynamic Income Opportunities, Dynamic Real Estate & Infra Income, Dynamic Strategic Yield, Dynamic Strategic Yield Class-A

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Jason Gibbs, BAcc., CA, CFA

Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd.

Start Date: March, 2007

Fund Return: -5.69%

In 2002, Jason Gibbs joined Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel as an analyst. He is a key member of the award-winning equity income team, which manages over $4 billion in assets and is led by portfolio manager Oscar Belaiche. Jason undertakes detailed financial analysis to find attractive opportunities in income trusts, dividend paying equities and infrastructure companies. In 2007 he became co-manager of Dynamic Dividend Fund and Dynamic Focus+ Small Business Fund and lead manager of Dynamic Global Infrastructure Fund. Jason began with Dynamic in 2000 as a manager of fund valuation services. Prior to this role, he was a senior manager of fund valuation at Canada Trust and an auditor with Deloitte and Touche. Jason received his Bachelor of Accounting from Brock University. He also holds the Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

Also manages:Dynamic FocusPlus Small Business, Dynamic Global Infrastructure, Dynamic Real Estate & Infra Income

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