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Fund Price: $20.56 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.1989 -0.96%  YTD: -5.21%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -5.38% -5.04% -5.35%
3 Months 2.28% 2.37% 2.44%
6 Months 4.10% 4.30% 4.33%
1 Year 30.86% 30.22% 31.73%
2 Year Avg -5.57% -6.76% -5.19%
3 Year Avg -2.80% -4.53% -2.39%
5 Year Avg 6.05% 4.27% 6.57%
10 Year Avg 4.51% 4.57% 4.94%
15 Year Avg - 7.43% 9.21%
20 Year Avg - 6.56% 8.12%
Since Inception 8.02% - -
 
2009 34.11% 32.19% 35.06%
2008 -33.07% -34.51% -33.00%
2007 9.34% 8.00% 9.83%
 
3 year risk 20.78 20.71 20.89
3 year beta 1.00 0.96 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 January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Aug 00): 60.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -38.27 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: 21 High

Fund Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. The fund seeks to achieve returns similar to a generally recognized index of Canadian equity market performance, currently being The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 Total Return Index.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: RBC Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: RBC Asset Management Inc.
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: October 1998
Asset Class: Canadian Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $518.1 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.68%
Management Fee: 0.50%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$1,000
Subsequent:
$25
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$1,000
Subsequent RRSP:
$25
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

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 February 9, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
RY-T Royal Bank of Canada Banks Canada Stock 6.54   68.39 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 4.79   58.09 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 4.71   22.71 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 4.03   48.53 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 3.74   8.49 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 3.2   -22.83 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 3.15   51.95 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 2.94   -10.65 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 2.91   -0.54 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
G-T Goldcorp Inc. Precious Metals Canada Stock 2.54   -1.34 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 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 24, 2009 0.4300 0.4300 0.4300 21.680
Dec 19, 2008 0.5100 0.5100 0.5100 15.672

Portfolio Manager(s)

State Street Global Advisors - Mgmt Team

State Street Global Advisors, Ltd. (SSGA)

Start Date: October, 1998

Fund Return: 8.02%

SSGA is based in Montreal and is indirectly a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts. State Street Corporation is a specialist in serving institutional investors, providing a full range of products and services in the field of investments. As of June 30, 1998, SSGA managed assets of approximately CDN$15.0 billion in Canada and, along with affiliated companies, US$471 billion worldwide. SSGA is registered in Ontario as an investment counsel & portfolio manager in the category of extra provincial adviser. The name and address of the agent for service for SSGA in Ontario is available from the Ontario Securities Commission.

Also manages:IA Ecflx U.S. DAQ Index, IA Ultraflex R-M US/DAQ Index, RBC Intl Index Currency Neutral, RBC U.S. Index, RBC U.S. Index Currency Neutral

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