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Fund Price: $21.50 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $-.0811 -0.38%  YTD: 48.90%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -1.98% -3.61% -4.85%
3 Months 3.18% 2.33% -1.05%
6 Months 22.83% 17.24% 14.56%
1 Year 32.88% 16.30% 9.55%
2 Year Avg -13.27% -11.17% -12.65%
3 Year Avg -3.60% -1.83% -2.71%
5 Year Avg 6.36% 6.48% 5.47%
10 Year Avg 9.80% 8.23% 4.09%
15 Year Avg 14.14% 9.18% 7.36%
20 Year Avg - 7.79% 6.19%
Since Inception 13.17% - -
 
2008 -42.06% -32.46% -32.99%
2007 4.20% 7.78% 8.85%
2006 19.90% 17.61% 17.02%
 
3 year risk 24.76 20.36 20.38
3 year beta 1.16 0.95 1.00

*S&P/TSX 60 Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Acuity Pooled Canadian Equity.

Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Jul 97): 85.22 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Oct 08): -43.39 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: 25 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to obtain capital growth over the long term. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities, including income trusts, preferred shares, warrants and securities convertible into equity securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Acuity Funds Ltd.
Managed by: Acuity Investment Management
Fund Type: Pooled
Inception Date: March 1993
Asset Class: Canadian Large Cap Equity
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $33.3 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.12%
Management Fee: 1.00%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$150,000
Subsequent:
-
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$150,000
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
Not Available in NUV (Min Initial Investment $150,000); MERs list ER Only; Min. Invt. $150K or Accredited
 
 

Asset Allocation September 30, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings September 30, 2009

Fund Geography September 30, 2009

Top Holdings as at September 30, 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 5.55   61.37 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RIM-T Research In Motion Telecommunications Canada Stock 5.26   17.91 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 4.68   99.27 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 4.36   54.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PBG-T Petrobank Energy and Resources Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 4.16   180.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ECA-T EnCana Corp. Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 3.96   28.59 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TCK.B-T Teck Resources Integrated Mines Canada Stock 3.26   802.93 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 3.19   102.18 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CEE-T Centamin Egypt Precious Metals Australia Stock 3.04   366.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TLM-T Talisman Energy Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 2.7   116.55 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: Quarterly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Sep 30, 2009 0.0700 0.0700 0.4800 20.638
Jun 30, 2009 0.0700 0.0700 0.4900 18.830
Mar 31, 2009 0.0500 0.0500 0.5000 15.566
Dec 31, 2008 0.2900 0.2900 0.5100 14.586
Sep 30, 2008 0.0800 0.0800 1.4100 19.499
Jun 30, 2008 0.0800 0.0800 1.3900 26.458

Portfolio Manager(s)

Acuity Investment - Mgmt. Team

Acuity Investment Management

Start Date: March, 1993

Fund Return: 13.17%

Established in 1990 by Ian O. Ihnatowycz, Acuity is located in Toronto, now manages approximately $5.5 billion in assets and has evolved to include over 100 employees. Our investment team consists of 15 investment professionals. In addition to offering a broad range of traditional domestic and global investment products and capabilities, Acuity manages "sustainable" investment mandates for socially responsible investors.

Also manages:Acuity All Cap 30 Canadian Equity, Acuity Alpha Balanced Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Global Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Growth Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Income Portfolio, Acuity Alpha Social Values Port, Acuity Canadian Balanced, Acuity Canadian Equity, Acuity Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Clean Environment Equity, Acuity Conservative Asset Alloc, Acuity Diversified Income, Acuity Dividend, Acuity EAFE Equity, Acuity Fixed Income, Acuity Global Dividend, Acuity Global High Income, Acuity Growth and Income, Acuity High Income, Acuity Money Market, Acuity Natural Resource, Acuity Pooled 130/30, Acuity Pooled Canadian Balanced, Acuity Pooled Canadian Small Cap, Acuity Pooled Conser Asset Alloc, Acuity Pooled Corporate Bond, Acuity Pooled Diversified Income, Acuity Pooled EAFE Equity, Acuity Pooled Fixed Income, Acuity Pooled Global Balanced, Acuity Pooled Global Dividend, Acuity Pooled Global Equity, Acuity Pooled Global High Income, Acuity Pooled Growth and Income, Acuity Pooled High Income, Acuity Pooled Pure Cdn. Equity, Acuity Pooled Short Term, Acuity Pooled Social Value Cdn Equ, Acuity Pooled US Equity (US$), Acuity Short Term Income Class, Acuity Small Cap Corporation, Acuity Social Values Balanced, Acuity Social Values Canadian Equ, Acuity Social Values Global Equity, Co-operators SRI Aggressive Pt VA, Co-operators SRI Moderate Port VA, Co-operators SRI Very Aggr Pt VA, Frk Tmp Canadian Small Cap, MD Equity, MD Select

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