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Fund Price: $5.41 (as at November 19, 2009)  1-day chg: $.029829 0.55%  YTD: 4.30%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -1.72% -1.73% -1.38%
3 Months 4.26% 4.40% 5.32%
6 Months 7.06% 8.86% 8.32%
1 Year -5.47% 0.75% -2.75%
2 Year Avg -13.32% -14.44% -10.79%
3 Year Avg -10.81% -10.23% -8.29%
5 Year Avg -4.88% -3.76% -2.15%
10 Year Avg -6.64% -4.61% -3.99%
15 Year Avg - 3.00% 5.71%
20 Year Avg - 4.92% 7.56%
Since Inception -5.22% - -
 
2008 -23.36% -30.43% -21.92%
2007 -12.99% -6.90% -10.55%
2006 12.21% 10.29% 15.74%
 
3 year risk 14.61 17.85 14.81
3 year beta 0.98 1.01 1.00

*S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn).

Risk Measures as at October 31, 2009

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Feb 04): 20.88 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Mar 03): -32.51 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: 15 High

Fund Objectives

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: SSQ VIE Inv et retraite(Astra)
Managed by: Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd.
Fund Type: Seg
Inception Date: December 1998
Asset Class: U.S. Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $5.1 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.65%
Management Fee: 2.40%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$400
Subsequent:
$400
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$400
Subsequent RRSP:
$400
Closed:
No
Restricted:
Yes
Restriction:
Not Available in BC,AL,SA,MA,ON,NB,NS,NF,PEI,YK,NWT,NUV
 
 

Asset Allocation December 31, 2008

Equity Sector Weightings December 31, 2008

Fund Geography December 31, 2008

Top Holdings as at December 31, 2008

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at November 20, 2009
1 Year Performance (%)
XOM-N Exxon Mobil Integrated Oils United States Stock 5.14   8.57 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PG-N Procter & Gamble Misc. Consumer Products United States Stock 2.27   4.16 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GE-N General Electric Management and Diversified United States Stock 2.17   21.42 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
T-N AT&T Inc. - United States Stock 2.08   6.16 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
JNJ-N Johnson & Johnson Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 2.08   11.65 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
CVX-N Chevron Corp. Integrated Oils United States Stock 1.88   19.21 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 1.88   68.97 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
WMT-N Wal-Mart Department Stores United States Stock 1.58   7.15 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
JPM-N JP Morgan Chase & Co. - United States Stock 1.48   81.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
PFE-N Pfizer Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 1.48   27.06 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Rajiv Silgardo

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd.

Start Date: January, 2000

Fund Return: -7.40%

Rajiv Silgardo is head of Portfolio Management and Trading for Barclays in Canada as well as Chair of the Investment Committee overseeing all Canadian investment strategies. Rajiv has over 15 years of portfolio management experience, mainly with indexed portfolios. Prior to joining Barclays, Rajiv was managing director of a Canadian investment firm specializing in quantitative and passive management strategies. He is a CFA and MBA graduate of the University of North Carolina, with a Master of Commerce degree from Delhi University, India.

Also manages:Astra Canadian Index, BGI S&P/TSX Composite Index Class A, BGI Universe Bond Index Class D

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