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Fund Price: $11.51 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $.01 0.09%  YTD: 29.33%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -2.86% -3.19% -4.04%
3 Months 3.28% 1.41% 1.85%
6 Months 19.35% 15.69% 18.72%
1 Year 18.32% 7.71% 15.74%
2 Year Avg -3.39% -9.67% -10.86%
3 Year Avg -1.78% -4.10% -1.19%
5 Year Avg 3.34% 2.77% 6.94%
10 Year Avg 5.99% 5.84% 6.37%
15 Year Avg - 9.65% 8.60%
20 Year Avg - 8.68% 7.73%
Since Inception 6.01% - -
 
2008 -23.04% -26.73% -33.00%
2007 -5.09% 0.48% 9.83%
2006 10.84% 11.67% 17.26%
 
3 year risk 13.74 15.18 20.48
3 year beta 0.55 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): 30.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Nov 08): -26.07 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: 14 High

Fund Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate a high level of dividend income and to preserve capital. It invests primarily in preferred shares and dividend paying common shares of Canadian companies. It may also invest in other common shares, fixed income securities and income trusts. The fund may also invest in foreign securities. 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: October 1996
Asset Class: Canadian Dividend and Income Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $1,385.6 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 1.79%
Management Fee: 1.50%
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 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 (%)
  National Bank of Canada, 0.00%, NOV/03/09 Bond 5.34   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CM-T CIBC Banks Canada Stock 2.97   59.89 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Royal Bank of Canada, NOV/02/09 Bond 2.85   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MBT-T Manitoba Telecom Services Telephone Utilities Canada Stock 2.23   -23.63 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 2.11   59.56 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
T-T TELUS Corp. Telephone Utilities Canada Stock 2.11   -1.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MFC-T Manulife Financial Insurance Canada Stock 2.05   6.16 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 1.99   54.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BAC-N Bank of America Banks United States Stock 1.84   43.02 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MSFT-Q Microsoft Computer Software & Processing United States Stock 1.5   68.97 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: Monthly

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Oct 30, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.150
Sep 25, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.440
Aug 28, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 11.450
Jul 31, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.910
Jun 26, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.350
May 29, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 10.180
Apr 24, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 9.520
Mar 27, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 8.960
Feb 27, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 8.650
Jan 30, 2009 0.0400 0.0400 0.5650 9.090
Dec 19, 2008 0.1250 0.1250 0.5650 8.660
Nov 28, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 9.100
Oct 31, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 9.990
Sep 26, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 11.580
Aug 29, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 12.110
Jul 25, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 11.710
Jun 27, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 11.890
May 30, 2008 0.0400 0.0400 1.1970 12.620

Portfolio Manager(s)

Eric Bushell

Signature Global Advisors

Start Date: October, 1999

Fund Return: 6.02%

Eric Bushell, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer of Signature Advisors of CI Investments, has 10 years of investment industry experience. Mr. Bushell began his career as an equity analyst and equity trader at BPI Mutual Funds before becoming a portfolio manager at the firm. He joined CI's Signature team in 1999 when BPI became part of CI Investments. He holds the chartered financial analyst designation and a BA from Queen's University.

Also manages:CI Oil Sands & Energy EARNs Ser 1, CI Signature Canadian Balanced, CI Signature Div Yield Corp Class, CI Signature Diversified Yield, CI Signature Global Income & Growth, CI Signature High Income, CI Signature Income & Growth, CI Signature Select Canadian, Convertible & Yield Advantage Trust, RBC CI Multi-Callable Deposit Notes, 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, Signature Diversified Value Trust, United Cash Management Pool-W, United Cdn Fixed Income CC-A, United Cdn Fixed Income Pool-W, United Enhanced Income CC-A, United Enhanced Income Pool-W, United Inst'l Mgd Income Pool-Z, United Short Term Income CC-A, United Short Term Income Pool-W, Yield Advantage Income Trust

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