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Fund Price: $58.25 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $.05 0.09%  YTD: 66.57%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -1.14% -0.81% -0.81%
3 Months 10.48% 11.52% 10.77%
6 Months 35.43% 30.91% 29.94%
1 Year 114.10% 107.28% 104.19%
2 Year Avg -5.58% -9.28% -7.85%
3 Year Avg 3.68% 0.79% 1.04%
5 Year Avg 13.23% 11.58% 10.33%
10 Year Avg 15.40% 16.49% 13.67%
15 Year Avg - 10.13% 7.19%
20 Year Avg - 11.73% 8.36%
Since Inception 11.46% - -
 
2008 -33.40% -39.10% -35.79%
2007 4.64% 4.02% 2.32%
2006 49.39% 53.09% 44.01%
 
3 year risk 45.02 45.10 41.04
3 year beta 1.08 1.06 1.00

*Globe Precious Metals Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe Precious Metals Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Oct 09): 114.10 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Oct 08): -58.36 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: 36 High

Fund Objectives

The fundamental investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing directly in gold, silver and platinum situated in Canada, by investing in deposit receipts and certificates evidencing such commodities, and by investing in the securities of Canadian and international issuers engaged in the exploration, mining and production of precious metals and stones.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: TD Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: TD Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: November 1994
Asset Class: Precious Metals Equity
Quartile Rank: 2 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $226.4 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.15%
Management Fee: 1.85%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$100
Subsequent:
$100
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$100
Subsequent RRSP:
$100
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation October 31, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings October 31, 2009

Fund Geography October 31, 2009

Top Holdings as at October 31, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at November 20, 2009
1 Year Performance (%)
G-T Goldcorp Inc. Precious Metals Canada Stock 15.06   88.45 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ABX-T Barrick Gold Corp. Precious Metals Canada Stock 6.9   75.37 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
YRI-T Yamana Gold Inc. Precious Metals Canada Stock 5.45   206.28 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
K-T Kinross Gold Precious Metals Canada Stock 4.24   45.96 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AEM-T Agnico-Eagle Mines Precious Metals Canada Stock 3.91   88.63 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
OSK-T Osisko Mining Precious Metals Canada Stock 3.59   417.2 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Newcrest Mining Precious Metals Australia Stock 2.98   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CGL.UN-T Claymore Gold Bullion Trust Other Canada Stock 2.71   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
IMG-T Iamgold Corp. Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.35   443.4 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SLW-T Silver Wheaton Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.11   393.24 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SGR-X San Gold Corporation Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.01   390.28 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- West Timmins Mining Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.01   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FNV-T Franco-Nevada Corp Precious Metals Canada Stock 1.95   109.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
R-X Romarco Minerals Precious Metals Canada Stock 1.87   1046.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FCX-N Freeport McMoran Non-Base Metal Mining United States Stock 1.86   380.51 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Margot Naudie

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: April, 1998

Fund Return: 12.13%

Over her 14 years in the investment industry, Margot Naudie has built a reputation as one of Canada's leading experts in the natural resources sector. She is the lead manager of the TD Precious Metals Fund, as well as the Emerald North American Equity Pairs Fund. Prior to joining TDAM for the second time in 1998, Margot worked as a Research Associate with two leading brokerage firms gaining experience in a variety of sectors including the telecom, cable, transportation and industrial products industries. Margot holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from McGill University.

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Ari Levy, CFA

TD Asset Management Inc.

Start Date: March, 2003

Fund Return: 13.40%

Ari Levy is lead manager of the TD Energy and TD Resource Funds and is co-manager of the TD Precious Metals, TD Canadian Equity Fund and TD Income Trust Capital Yield Funds. He is also co-manager of the TD Private Income Trust Fund and TD Private Income Trust model for TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel. His primary research responsibility is coverage of numerous sectors for the Global Energy, Base Metals and Fertilizer Products sectors. Ari has additional responsibilities as the Product Specialist for all Active Equity products managed by TD Asset Management Inc. Ari spent several years as the Global Energy, Industrials and Autos Analyst for Goodman & Co. Investment Counsel and was the co-lead analyst on several of their sector funds before joining TD Asset Management in early 2002. Prior to this, he was senior analyst, Canadian Equities for a major Canadian pension fund. He sits on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organization including a community daycare centre and Rethink Breast Cancer. He is a graduate of the combined Law/MBA program (BCL, LL.B. and MBA) and has a BA (economics) all from McGill University. He is a CFA charterholder and is currently enrolled in the Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) program. He is also a member in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Also manages:TD Canadian Equity, TD Energy, TD Resource

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