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Fund Price: $7.13 (as at November 20, 2009)  1-day chg: $-.01 -0.14%  YTD: 24.43%

Returns as at October 31, 2009

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -3.39% -2.95% -4.04%
3 Months -0.15% 2.85% 1.85%
6 Months 10.88% 14.89% 18.72%
1 Year 11.05% 10.53% 15.74%
2 Year Avg -6.51% -12.05% -10.86%
3 Year Avg -7.70% -4.73% -1.19%
5 Year Avg 1.86% 3.33% 6.94%
10 Year Avg - 4.86% 6.37%
15 Year Avg - 7.40% 8.60%
20 Year Avg - 6.91% 7.73%
Since Inception 4.49% - -
 
2008 -27.06% -30.61% -33.00%
2007 -12.83% 2.18% 9.83%
2006 10.62% 14.94% 17.26%
 
3 year risk 18.39 17.83 20.48
3 year beta 0.74 0.81 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 Aug 05): 35.74 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -31.16 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: 18 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to obtain capital preservation and appreciation by investing primarily in a select number of Canadian equities. The Manager seeks to achieve the fundamental investment objective of the Fund by investing in quality businesses. The investments of the Funds do not have any predetermined holding period or selling price. The Manager will hold a stock as long as it expects the value of the business to increase at a satisfactory rate.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Manulife Mutual Funds
Managed by: Portland Investment Counsel
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: August 2000
Asset Class: Canadian Focused Equity
Quartile Rank: 4 (3YR ending October 31, 2009)
Total Assets: $268.0 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.42%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$250
Subsequent:
$50
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$250
Subsequent RRSP:
$50
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 November 20, 2009
1 Year Performance (%)
SJR.B-T Shaw Communications Cable Canada Stock 9.35   0.1 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 8.88   102.18 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 8.18   54.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RCI.B-T Rogers Communications Cable Canada Stock 7.96   0.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
COS.UN-T Canadian Oil Sands Trust Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 6.82   53.51 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GWO-T Great-West Lifeco Insurance Canada Stock 6.04   10.38 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
SLF-T Sun Life Financial Inc. Insurance Canada Stock 4.36   43.08 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
WN-T George Weston Ltd. Food Stores Canada Stock 4.34   4.44 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AGU-T Agrium Chemicals Canada Stock 4.28   101.75 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: Annually

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Dec 19, 2008 0.2446 0.2446 0.2446 5.580

Portfolio Manager(s)

James Cole, BA, CFA

Portland Investment Counsel

Start Date: August, 2000

Fund Return: 4.49%

James Cole joined AIC in February 2000 as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. James has 22 years of investment experience, including 13 years as a portfolio manager responsible for Canadian and U.S. equities. James has been lead portfolio manager of AIC Canadian Focused Fund since its inception and was appointed as lead manager of AIC Canadian Balanced Fund in September 2002 and AIC Dividend Income Fund in September 2004. In March 2005, he was appointed lead portfolio manager of AIC American Focused Fund and AIC American Focused Plus Fund. Prior to joining AIC, James was a portfolio manager with Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. and prior to this was Vice President and Portfolio Manager with Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. James also spent nine years as a securities analyst. James holds a degree in Economics from Trent University and earned his CFA designation in 1986.

Also manages:AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Cl

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